Is this perimenopause or something worse? #health #shorts

Added: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]Your periods have gone rogue. You can't sleep. You keep losing your train of thought mid-sentence. You've snapped at people you love and felt terrible about it afterwards. You've put weight on around your middle even though nothing has changed about your diet. And nobody, not your GP, not Google, not your friends, has given you a satisfying explanation. What if every single one of those things has one name? And what if most women are living inside of it for 4 to 10 years before anybody says that word aloud? Well, let's say it today.

[00:00:32]Hi, I'm Dr. Sylvia, a UK GP and women's health doctor. Perimenopause is an area I speak on quite frequently. And it is the condition most missed and the condition most mistaken for something else out of all the hormonal transition issues in women's health. If you're in your late 30s or 40s and something feels off in your health, this video is for you.