Doctors Overlook 12-Month Menopause's Cognitive and Emotional Symptoms
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Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 23
Doctors Overlook 12-Month Menopause's Cognitive and Emotional Symptoms
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Aug 23
Summary
Many women say the most disruptive perimenopause and menopause problems are memory lapses, anxiety and sudden anger—not just hot flashes or night sweats.
Doctors often miss those cognitive and emotional symptoms, leaving patients without recognition of problems that can affect daily life as strongly as the better-known physical signs.
Perimenopause refers to the transition before menopause, while menopause is defined as 12 months without a menstrual cycle, a stage when these overlooked symptoms can still be prominent.