When does the menopause start and how do you recognize it? Can you curb your menopausal symptoms with a diet or supplements? And how do you deal with the hormonal pinball machine that menopause sometimes start up • Cycle

have I entered menopause?

At what age do you enter the menopause and what signs are there that it starts. All about perimenopause and menopause.

The symptoms of the perimenopause

Approximately 80% of all perimenopausal women suffer from these. We created a list for you of all of the mental and physical symptoms that can occur in the perimenopause. You might recognize some of these, but others are less well known.

Menopauze

Menopause, let’s talk about the taboo

5 min read

The perimenopause. It’s the elephant in the room no one ever dares to talk about, but every woman has to go through it and it can last for more than 10 years

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Anita Witzier and the menopause: "Hormone therapy was a lifesaver"

4 min read

Anita Witzier shares her experiences about menopause, hot flashes and hormone therapy in an interview with Cycle

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the physical and mental pinball machine

A hormonal pinball machine, the menopause. How do you deal with those hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness and those heart palpitations. Not to mention the mood swings and the panic that can suddenly sneak up on you.

De overgang verhoogt het risico op een depressie

2 min read

Vrouwen van midden veertig krijgen sneller last van sombere gevoelens en depressie. Hoe kan dat? En heeft de overgang daar iets mee te maken? We zochten het uit.

Pijnlijke gewrichten en spierpijn een symptoom van de overgang?

3 min read

Stijfheid, stramme spieren en pijnlijke gewrichten en pezen (musculoskeletale pijn). Het komt veel voor bij vrouwen in de overgang en na de menopauze. Wat is het verband tussen deze klachten en de overgang?

Frozen shoulder, a symptom of menopause?

2 min read

Provisional research has shown that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can decrease the risk of contracting the painful shoulder condition adhesive capsulitis, better known as frozen shoulder.

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how to master menopause

how can you reduce menopausal symptoms? Do homeopathic remedies or supplements work and what are the pros and cons of hormone treatments

Veoza, de niet hormonale oplossing voor opvliegers?

1 min read

Opvliegers, het kan je het leven behoorlijk zuur maken en overkomt met name vrouwen in de overgang.

Confessions

Carolien (55) has been struggling with perimenopause symptoms for 15 years

5 min read

Cycle spoke with Carolien who has been dealing with perimenopausal symptoms for the last 15 years. This is her story.

Menopauze

5 ways in which perimenopause affects your mental health

2 min read

There is so much more to the perimenopause than just hot flashes and insomnia. We’re here to discuss the 5 most common psychological symptoms related to perimenopause with the help of Cycle’s psychologist Cobie Lutters.

premature menopause aka POI

here you can read experience stories from like-minded women about the premature menopause, why it happens and how they deal with it

Menopause symptoms at a young age: POI or premature ovarian insufficiency

4 min read

You’re in the prime of your life, and you suddenly begin noticing changes in your body and how you feel. Your cycle becomes irregular, and eventually fully stops. You seek out medical attention, and it shows that, at 26 years old, you’re in menopause.

Menopauze

Irene raakt op haar 38ste vervroegd in de overgang als gevolg van hormonale borstkanker

3 min read

"De artsen vertelde mij vluchtig dat ik door mijn behandeling voor borstkanker in de overgang terecht zou komen, een verdere toelichting kreeg ik niet. Het advies voor een eventuele kinderwens? Mijn eitjes in laten vriezen."

Menopauze

34 jaar en al in de overgang. Het overkwam Charlotte

4 min read

"Ik was een jaar of 34. Vanaf dat moment kreeg ik eigenlijk allerlei klachten, ik werd niet meer regelmatig ongesteld. Ik kreeg last van droge ogen en een droge huid en kreeg veel last van hoofdpijn. "

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all about menopause

have I entered menopause?

At what age do you enter the menopause and what signs are there that it starts. All about perimenopause and menopause.

The symptoms of the perimenopause

Menopause, let’s talk about the taboo

Anita Witzier and the menopause: "Hormone therapy was a lifesaver"

ready, set, learn.

welcome to the cycle academy!

the physical and mental pinball machine

A hormonal pinball machine, the menopause. How do you deal with those hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness and those heart palpitations. Not to mention the mood swings and the panic that can suddenly sneak up on you.

De overgang verhoogt het risico op een depressie

Pijnlijke gewrichten en spierpijn een symptoom van de overgang?

Frozen shoulder, a symptom of menopause?

in the spotlight

welcome to the cycle academy!

how to master menopause

how can you reduce menopausal symptoms? Do homeopathic remedies or supplements work and what are the pros and cons of hormone treatments

Veoza, de niet hormonale oplossing voor opvliegers?

Carolien (55) has been struggling with perimenopause symptoms for 15 years

5 ways in which perimenopause affects your mental health

premature menopause aka POI

here you can read experience stories from like-minded women about the premature menopause, why it happens and how they deal with it

Menopause symptoms at a young age: POI or premature ovarian insufficiency

Irene raakt op haar 38ste vervroegd in de overgang als gevolg van hormonale borstkanker

34 jaar en al in de overgang. Het overkwam Charlotte

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