Now at least YOU KNOW the criteria for a perimenopause diagnosis, but how do you get your healthcare provider to give you the help and support you need?

Hippocrates & Hysteria Menopause, the “cessation of menses,” was recognized in medical texts as far back as Hippocrates. Its symptoms and the transition leading up to it, weren’t recognized until the 1930’s. Women suffering from mental, emotional, or physical symptoms were diagnosed with “Nervous Disorders,” “Moral Weakness,” or “Hysteria.” (1) In 1821, a doctor in France coined the term “ménopause” and described it as an “event” (not a transition or phase of life). That w