Catriona Johnson

You wake at ten past three, heart going, with nothing to point at. Then your bloods come back normal and you leave the appointment quietly convinced the problem is you. Progesterone is usually the first hormone to fall in perimenopause, and it falls years before your periods change. Here is what is actually happening, why a standard blood test often misses it, and what genuinely helps.

Many women are functioning in a constant state of survival without realising that it's chronic stress. Learn how stress affects hormones, energy, sleep, metabolism, mood, and overall wellbeing, and why a root-cause approach is essential for long term health

The DUTCH hormone test measures your sex hormones and cortisol in real detail, giving you a genuine baseline instead of a guess.