Treatment approaches

HRT, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, peptide therapy, and lifestyle interventions, honestly evaluated across the full menopause transition.

Treatment approaches, honestly graded

Acupuncture involves inserting hair-thin needles at specific points on the body based on traditional Chinese medicine principles.

Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old Indian medical system that approaches menopause as a natural transition requiring personalized support based on your unique constitution (dosha).

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT)

Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy uses lab-created hormones that are molecularly identical to what your ovaries made — estradiol, progesterone, and sometimes testosterone.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured talk therapy that teaches you to identify and change thought patterns that amplify menopause symptoms.

Cold Therapy and Cold Water Immersion

Cold therapy involves deliberate exposure to cold water or air through ice baths, cold showers, or cryotherapy to trigger beneficial stress responses in the body.

Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)

Continuous glucose monitors are small wearable sensors that track blood sugar levels throughout the day, showing how food, exercise, sleep, and stress affect your metabolism in real-time.

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Hormone replacement therapy replaces the estrogen and progesterone your body stops making during menopause.

Intermittent Fasting and Time-Restricted Eating

Intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating involve deliberately cycling between periods of eating and not eating, with time-restricted eating (eating within an 8-12 hour window) being the most…

Local Vaginal Estrogen Therapy

Local vaginal estrogen delivers low-dose hormones directly to vaginal and urinary tissues through creams, rings, or tablets, bypassing systemic circulation.

Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN)

Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) uses tiny amounts of an opioid blocker to potentially increase your body's natural endorphin production and calm overactive immune responses.

Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean diet is an eating pattern centered on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, olive oil, and fish, with minimal processed foods and red meat.

Mindfulness and Meditation

Mindfulness and meditation teach you to observe your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations without trying to change or judge them.

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy

Pelvic floor physiotherapy uses specialized exercises, manual techniques, and biofeedback to strengthen and coordinate the muscles that support your bladder, uterus, and bowel.

Peptide Therapy

Peptide therapy uses short chains of amino acids to potentially signal cellular repair, hormone production, and healing processes that may decline during menopause.

Resistance Training

Resistance training—using weights, bands, or bodyweight exercises to challenge your muscles—has some of the strongest evidence of any intervention for menopausal women.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Traditional Chinese Medicine approaches menopause as a natural shift in kidney yin energy — the body's cooling and nourishing force that naturally declines with age.

Yoga combines physical postures, breathing techniques, and mindfulness practices that research suggests can provide modest but meaningful relief for multiple menopause symptoms.