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SHIFTHEADS: Perimenopause Symptoms: The 10-Year Sneak Attack
Perimenopause symptoms accumulate slowly. Your hair falls out in the shower. You need more coffee to get through the day. You walk into rooms and forget why. Six months of small changes add up to something unrecognizable. You wonder what's happening to your body.
Dr. Iliana Lega confirms perimenopause can last up to 10 years for some women. Hot flashes average seven years of duration. In Ontario, nothing is covered for 50-year-old women unless they have disability or private drug plans. That includes everything, not just hormone therapy. She flags the healthcare provider knowledge gap: women…
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