Thanks, that is so kind!

Thanks for sharing Sam!

Hi Adrian, i’m a freelance journalist who has long followed your work with interest - are you able to say why you’re not allowed to talk about this paper? Sophie dot McBain at gmail dot com or DM any time!

Thanks so much Russell!

I think I need to listen to that episode! (Or do I need to wait until my brain is more normal to avoid falling into a pit of despair!?)

Yes - it was the most ridiculously stupid injury, hit my head really hard on a cupboard door over three weeks ago, and am still having problems with vertigo and noise sensitivity, which is ideal with three small kids!

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With thanks to @tomgatti.bsky.social for the super fun commission!

I did get tested though (all normal) but my doctor said that perimenopause doesn’t have a precise definition and can last a decade so it might also be diagnostic inflation!

I wondered if I was in perimenopause and then realised I was on the pill for my entire 20s and spent most of my early to mid-30s pregnant or breastfeeding and maybe this was just the hell of my normal hormonal cycle, something I hadn’t experienced since my teens. Wonder if this is a common pattern?