The Peri-Menopause Guide
Understand what's happening to you, in plain English. Walk into your next appointment and get taken seriously.
Secure checkout, encrypted by Shopify"First time I walked out with a plan."
Three years of ten-minute appointments and "let's wait and see". I read the Doctor Kit on the Sunday, tracked four weeks, walked in with the page. My GP read it, looked up and said "this is really helpful". First time I walked out with a plan.
Regular periods, never had a hot flush, and I was sure I was losing my mind. Page nine, the bit about progesterone going first, and I actually cried. Nobody had told me. Not one doctor.
I thought I was past all this. The bones and heart chapter is the conversation my GP should have started five years ago. Booked the scan the same week. Better late than at 70.
Honestly bought the set because I had no idea which one I was. Turns out Meno. The other two went to my sister and my mum, and Mum rang me in tears. Good tears.
I'd spent more than this on supplements in one month, on a blog's say-so. Fifty-five pages that actually explain what's happening beat a cupboard full of bottles. Wish I'd had it at 45.
I nearly didn't buy it because I thought "another PDF". It isn't. It's the map. Only reason it's four stars: I wanted it at 40, not 45. Nobody needs to know I have it, which matters to me.
It usually goes like this.
"Just really suddenly, I couldn't sleep anymore."
3:12am. Heart going. You've never had a panic attack in your life. You're the one who copes.
"You've got a lot on. It's probably stress."
Ten minutes. A head tilt. A sleeping pill. You walk out scared and somehow more tired.
"What is wrong with you?"
Your daughter, last Tuesday, after you snapped at her over nothing. That one breaks something.
"I thought I was getting dementia."
So you decide it's you. You google at 3am. Nobody says the word.
It has a name. It's not you. It's the hormones, and the silence around them.
Which guide is yours?
No email. No sign-up. It picks your stage for you.
Three guides. One for each stage.
A woman at 43 and a woman at 58 are not living the same thing. Each guide is complete on its own, about 55 pages, built for a phone screen.
Start here
What it is and isn't, and "this guide is for you if…". Wrong stage? We swap it free.
The Decoder
The three stages on one timeline. What oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone were doing for you. Why progesterone goes first.
Your stage, in depth
Only yours. Sleep, mood, body, desire, work, family, in the words women actually use.
The Doctor Kit
Four weeks of tracking, one page to bring, twelve questions word for word, and what to say if you're sent home with "let's wait and see".
Everyday
Sleep, heat, movement, plate, head, people, work, money. One page each, one thing to try this week.
The Tools file
The 4-week tracker, the one-page GP sheet, the question card. Stick them on the fridge.
Stop begging. Bring the case.
Women told the Senate inquiry they had to "present a case and beg". The Doctor Kit builds the case for you, in five steps.
Document, 4 weeks
"I have hot flushes" is information. "Four a day, and I've stopped presenting at work" is a case.
Prepare, 1 page
History, medications, the five changes that weigh most, what you want to leave with.
Book the right appointment
Since July 2025, Medicare funds a dedicated menopause health assessment. Ask for it by name.
Ask the twelve questions
Word for word, on a card you can hold.
If you're dismissed
"It's just stress." "You're too young." "Your bloods are normal." The calm one-sentence answer to each.
"I was told it was stress. Twice."
Nicole, 47, Geelong. Two teenagers, a good job, and eighteen months of believing the problem was her.
443am, heart racing
"I'd lie there running through everything I'd ever done wrong. I'd never had a panic attack in my life."
44GP number one
"You've got a lot on. It's probably stress. Try to get more sleep." Ten minutes. A sleeping pill.
45GP number two
Blood test. "Your hormones are normal. You're too young for that." So I did what women do. I decided it was me.
46A nurse, over coffee
"Maybe you're peri. Write it all down. Dates, how often, how bad. And bring the page."
46The appointment that was different
Four weeks tracked, one page written, a long consult booked. The doctor read it and asked: "Why didn't anyone pick this up earlier?"
47The guides I should have been handed
Plain English, sourced from the people who set the standards here, written for adults. And the Doctor Kit in every one, because the appointment is where it's won or lost.
"If you're reading this at 3am: you're not going mad. Nobody explained this to you. That's about to change."
What Australian women told the Senate.
Hundreds of women wrote to the 2024 Senate inquiry. Public record. Their words, not ours.
She dismissed me and said, 'You're far too young.' I was 45.
I was so scared and frustrated. I thought I was getting dementia.
You have to go and present a case to someone who is infinitely more knowledgeable than you and beg.
The final straw was when my daughter asked me "What is wrong with you?" as I was snapping at her.
I had no idea that this existed in this day and age.
I wish I knew at 30 what I know now. Perimenopause is not for old ladies and is not just hot flushes.
Source: Parliament of Australia, Senate Community Affairs References Committee, "Issues related to menopause and perimenopause", 2024. ABC News.
Nothing else does all of it.
Others: menopause apps on subscription, telehealth clinics, blogs and TikTok, supplement lists. Compared on what they publish.
Fair questions.
Which guide should I buy?
Take the two-minute check on this page. Roughly: periods still happening, even regular, is Peri. Stopped in the last five years is Meno. Longer than that is Post. Straddling two, or buying for a sister as well: the complete set.
What if I pick the wrong stage?
Email us and we send you the right guide, free, no questions. Every guide opens with "this guide is for you if…", so you'll know within a page.
My periods are regular and I've never had a hot flush. Is it still for me?
That's the most common way it starts, and the most commonly missed. Sleep, anxiety, rage and lost words often come years before periods change. The Peri guide is written for exactly this.
Is this medical advice?
No. It's an educational resource. It explains what's happening, helps you document it and prepares you for a proper conversation with a doctor who knows you. It doesn't diagnose or prescribe. It makes the appointment work.
What exactly do I receive?
Two PDFs by email within minutes: your guide (about 55 pages, designed for a phone) and the Tools file (tracker, GP sheet, question card, made to print). The complete set is three guides plus the Tools file.
I went through it early, or after surgery or cancer treatment. Does it cover me?
Yes. The check routes you by age when periods can't be used as a guide, and the Doctor Kit has a dedicated page for early, surgical and treatment-induced menopause.
Is it written for Australia?
Yes. Medicare, the PBS, the Australasian Menopause Society directory, the screening you're entitled to. The explanations work anywhere; the pages about the system are Australian.
What if it's not for me?
Email us within 30 days for a full refund. No form, no justification.
You've spent years being told it's nothing.
Spend one evening finding out what it is.
In your inbox in minutes. 30 days to change your mind, a free swap if you picked the wrong stage.
Get my guide · A$39Feminesis is an educational resource, not medical advice, and not a substitute for a consultation with a health professional. Sources: Australasian Menopause Society, Jean Hailes for Women's Health, RACGP, healthdirect, Parliament of Australia. If you experience heavy, prolonged or post-menopausal bleeding, see your GP.