Menopause Symptom Clusters (Pre-, Peri- and Post-): Shorts

Revisit a previous episode where hosts Tiffany Cruikshank and Katja Bartsch dive into a 2025 study analyzing more than 145,000 symptom logs from nearly 4,800 women pre- peri- and post-menopause. They discuss how symptoms can vary widely between individuals and across different stages of the transition, while also highlighting why emerging research should be interpreted with curiosity rather than certainty.

"The research is really making an effort to understand how women experience their transition on a daily basis." — Katja Bartsch.

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What You'll Learn:

• The study: more than 145,000 symptom logs from almost 5,000 users [02:15]
• Symptoms differ between pre-menopause, perimenopause, and post-menopause [04:19]
• Top symptoms in each stage [06:53]
• Greater granularity is needed when studying individual symptoms [10:17]
• How research like this informs future studies [12:26]

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Links Mentioned:

• Watch this episode on YouTube
• Yoga Medicine Live Online Menopause Teacher Training
• Read the research here: Aras SG, Grant AD, Konhilas JP. Clustering of > 145,000 symptom logs reveals distinct pre, peri, and menopausal phenotypes. Sci Rep. 2025 Jan 3;15(1):640. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-84208-3. PMID: 39753725; PMCID: PMC11699220.

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Learn More:

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