You walk into a room and forget why. You reread the same email three times. Names disappear halfway through sentences. If your brain feels foggier than usual, here's what could be contributing — and when it's worth getting checked.

Your periods used to be manageable. Now you're planning your day around bathroom breaks and worrying about bleeding through your clothes. If your flow has suddenly become heavier, here's what might be happening — and why you don't have to simply live with it.

Your jeans fitted this morning. By dinner, you're desperate to undo the button. If bloating seems to appear around your period — or gets worse as the day goes on — here's what your body may be telling you.

You're eating much the same. You haven't abandoned exercise. Yet your clothes fit differently and your body seems to be changing anyway. Before blaming yourself — or your hormones — here's what may actually be going on.

You’re tired, anxious, sleeping badly and suddenly forgetting why you walked into a room. Is it stress, perimenopause, or both? Here’s how to make sense of the overlap without blaming everything on your hormones.