{"id":64480,"date":"2026-07-13T13:48:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T01:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/?p=64480"},"modified":"2026-07-15T12:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:34:24","slug":"hormones-across-life-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/hormones-across-life-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"from first cycle to menopause &#8211; how your hormone needs change across a lifetime"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"64480\" class=\"elementor elementor-64480\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0608fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0608fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0752956\" data-id=\"0752956\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de5029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2de5029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Most women have a sense that their hormones are doing something. They feel it in the way their energy shifts across the month, in the skin that changes with age, in the sleep that becomes unsettled or in the moods that arrive without an obvious cause. What fewer women have a clear picture of is how those hormones change across different life stages.<\/p><p>For Dr Sonia Davison, Endocrinologist and part of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/endota-wellbeing-conversation\/\">endota Wellbeing Conversation<\/a><\/span>, women\u2019s hormonal health is a lifelong story. Having spent over two decades working in this field, she has consistently seen women navigate significant hormonal transitions while simultaneously managing everything else life asks of them. \u201cIt\u2019s an absolute pleasure to look at women\u2019s hormones,\u201d she says, \u201cto care for their health and help them age gracefully, naturally and safely.\u201d<\/p><p>What follows is a guide, from the first period to menopause and beyond, and an invitation to see the shifts along the way not as problems to solve but as a rhythm worth understanding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e93bebd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e93bebd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e49891c\" data-id=\"e49891c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9d526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be9d526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the beginning: puberty and the first cycle<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e4638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e4638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For most women, the hormonal story begins somewhere in early adolescence with the first period. It\u2019s the moment the body\u2019s monthly rhythm starts up for the first time, with oestrogen and progesterone beginning a cycle that will continue in different forms, for decades.\u00b9<\/p><p>Testosterone also enters the picture early and this is something most women don\u2019t know. Dr Davison\u2019s research on over 1,400 Australian women found that testosterone actually peaks in women around the age of 20, shaping mood, energy, sexual function and brain function in ways that go largely unrecognised.\u00b2<\/p><p>With so much happening hormonally, the early years can be unpredictable. Cycles may be irregular at first and PMS can emerge as the body settles into its rhythm.\u00b3 Understanding these early shifts can be the first step toward a more compassionate relationship with your own body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5b25d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5b25d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbeee7d\" data-id=\"dbeee7d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e5ad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6e5ad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the reproductive years: working with the cycle<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a83e111 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a83e111\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For most women, their 20s and 30s are often the most hormonally settled decades. Oestrogen and progesterone find a predictable monthly rhythm and many women begin, sometimes without even realising it, to notice the patterns of their own cycle. There might be a particular week where you feel your sharpest or certain days when everything feels heavier. Learning to read those signals, and to be a little kinder to yourself when the harder days arrive, is one of the more useful things hormonal awareness can offer.<\/p><p>What is less visible during this time and what most women are never told, is that testosterone is quietly declining throughout. From its peak at around age 20, it falls gradually through the 30s and into the 40s, reaching roughly half its original level by the time a woman turns 40, with effects on energy, libido and mood that many women may not think to connect to their hormones.\u00b2<\/p><p>For some, this stage also includes pregnancy and the postpartum period, when oestrogen and progesterone drop sharply after birth, contributing to mood changes and fatigue that are physiological, not personal.\u2074 Dr Davison sees the cumulative weight of all this regularly. \u201cWomen are often juggling careers, family, young children, dependents, others with health issues, ageing parents,\u201d she says. \u201cThey&#8217;ve got these raging hormones at times.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c6b279\" data-id=\"1c6b279\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba9031b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba9031b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the-reproductive-years-working-with-the-cycle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the-reproductive-years-working-with-the-cycle.jpg 400w, https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the-reproductive-years-working-with-the-cycle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the-reproductive-years-working-with-the-cycle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/the-reproductive-years-working-with-the-cycle-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bcb906 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bcb906\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65c9212\" data-id=\"65c9212\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3762b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3762b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the transition: perimenopause<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59bcc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c59bcc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perimenopause typically begins in the mid to late 40s, though for some women it starts earlier. It is the body\u2019s gradual wind-down of egg production and what makes it particularly unpredictable is that oestrogen doesn\u2019t decline in a straight line. It fluctuates, sometimes significantly and those fluctuations are what drive the range of symptoms women experience during this time.<\/p><p>Recognising perimenopause symptoms is made harder by the fact that many women are not expecting them, or do not immediately connect what they\u2019re feeling to their hormones. Irregular periods, hot flushes, night sweats, disrupted sleep, mood changes, brain fog and breast tenderness can all be part of the picture.\u2075 Perimenopause skin changes are also common, as oestrogen\u2019s role in collagen production and skin hydration means skin often becomes drier and less resilient as levels begin to shift.\u2076<\/p><p>The experience is highly individual. \u201c20% of women have severe symptoms, 20% have no symptoms at all,\u201d Dr Davison says. \u201cBut 80% of women will have symptoms throughout this transition.\u201d What she wants women to know is that support is available, and that navigating it alone is not necessary.<\/p><p>\u201cThis phase calls for a slightly different pace or way of caring for ourselves,\u201d Dr Davison says, and that is not a small thing to acknowledge when most women at this stage are also working, caring for others and managing everything else life asks of them. \u201cWomen need to rest, to devote time to caring for themselves, otherwise their delicate machine, which is their body, will at some point become dysfunctional.\u201d Rest and ritual carry particular weight here. The <a href=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/product\/spa-menu\/spa-packages\/surrender-by-endota\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Surrender<\/span><\/a> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/product\/spa-menu\/spa-packages\/rejuvenate\/\">Rejuvenate<\/a><\/span> Spa Packages offer genuine restoration during a demanding transition, and the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/product-category\/all-products\/brands\/rest-and-restore\/\">Rest &amp; Restore<\/a><\/span> range is created to bring the same intention into evenings at home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e01714f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e01714f\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6028257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6028257\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b983e86\" data-id=\"b983e86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-848dab7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"848dab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menopause-and-beyond.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-64482\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menopause-and-beyond.jpg 400w, https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menopause-and-beyond-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menopause-and-beyond-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/menopause-and-beyond-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d024be\" data-id=\"3d024be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f672a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5f672a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">menopause and beyond<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2968a86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2968a86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Menopause is the moment the monthly cycle comes to a stop, defined as 12 consecutive months without a period. In Australia most women reach this point between 51 and 52, though it can happen earlier or later.\u2077 The hormone changes at menopause are significant and it helps to understand why. Dr Davison puts it plainly: oestrogen, which sits at around 400 for a reproductive woman, sinks to an average of about 20 at menopause. \u201cNo wonder women are getting symptoms,\u201d she says, \u201cbecause their oestrogen is really just dropping right out.\u201d<\/p><p>The symptoms that follow can range from mild to genuinely disruptive. Night sweats, sleep disruption, anxiety, mood changes, vaginal dryness and urinary changes are all common and well-documented.\u2078<\/p><p>Worth knowing too is that testosterone continues its own quiet decline, hitting a further low around age 65 and bringing with it changes to energy, mood and cognition that often go unrecognised.\u00b2 It is a second shift worth being aware of rather than dismissing.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de05a08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de05a08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d525242\" data-id=\"d525242\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3ce8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b3ce8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Post-menopause also brings its own freedoms. \u201cWhen women shift out of reproductive mode, they&#8217;re essentially post-menopausal,\u201d Dr Davison says. \u201cThese women have valuable life experience, wisdom and are free of the challenges of periods, hormonal fluctuations, PMS, endometriosis, and concerns about fertility.\u201d And as she puts it, \u201cwhen we start viewing menopause as a natural evolution and we start going with the flow, having knowledge about the changes in our bodies and our hormones, it&#8217;s a much easier process to deal with.\u201d<\/p><p>This is also a stage where taking time for yourself starts being a genuine act of maintenance. The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/product\/spa-menu\/massage\/relaxation-massage\/hot-stone-massage\/\">Hot Stone Massage<\/a><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/product\/spa-menu\/massage\/relaxation-massage\/organic-massage\/\">Organic Relax Massage<\/a><\/span> offer the kind of restorative warmth that supports nervous system regulation and for skin that needs more nourishment than it once did, the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/product\/spa-menu\/facials\/organic-facials\/organic-infusion-facial\/\">Organic Infusion Facial<\/a><\/span> is a considered place to start.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62410c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62410c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00cd702\" data-id=\"00cd702\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ebca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85ebca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the thread that runs through it all<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f58384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f58384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across every stage, Dr Davison returns to the same themes: \u201cOur bodies are like a machine,\u201d she says. \u201cWe need to look after that machine. And machines need rituals. They can\u2019t go full bore or they will run out of steam.\u201d The fundamentals that support hormonal health are not complicated: movement, nourishment, rest, reduced stress and reduced toxic load. \u201cWe know that if we are more balanced, our hormones actually work better,\u201d she says.<\/p><p>She is also generous in her encouragement to women who feel they have fallen behind or left things too long. \u201cWomen do feel empowered when they take hold of their health and when they do make even small changes,\u201d she says.<\/p><p>For women exploring menopause wellness in Australia and wanting to learn more, the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/endota-wellbeing-conversation\/\">endota Wellbeing Conversation<\/a><\/span> offers expert-led guidance from <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endota.com\/nz\/endota-wellbeing-conversation-dr-sonia-davison\/\">Dr Davison<\/a><\/span> and the other expert contributors.<\/p><p>Wherever you are in your hormonal life, understanding it is a form of care. And that understanding, as Dr Davison has spent over two decades showing, is always worth seeking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-319d283 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"319d283\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e67ae34\" data-id=\"e67ae34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b492a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f4b492a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04b9d2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04b9d2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f7c79a0\" data-id=\"f7c79a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f1278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6f1278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdce83b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdce83b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What hormonal changes should I expect in my 40s?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7367e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c7367e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">The 40s are typically when perimenopause begins and when hormone changes start to become more noticeable. Testosterone has already been declining gradually since its early 20s peak and oestrogen starts to fluctuate more unpredictably as egg production winds down.\u00b2 Many women are surprised to find that symptoms they attribute to stress or lifestyle are hormonal in origin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dcab26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dcab26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the difference between perimenopause and menopause?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab7381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab7381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perimenopause is the transition leading up to menopause, typically lasting several years, during which oestrogen fluctuates widely and symptoms can be unpredictable.\u2075 Menopause is defined as 12 consecutive months without a period, after which oestrogen stabilises at a significantly lower level.\u2077 The years that follow are referred to as post-menopause.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a965b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81a965b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I know if my symptoms are hormonal?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c210f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c210f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Symptoms including disrupted sleep, mood changes, irregular periods, fatigue, brain fog and changes to skin or libido can all have a hormonal basis, particularly from the 40s onward. If something feels different and is affecting your daily life, it is worth raising with your GP rather than dismissing it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4f2c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af4f2c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does testosterone matter for women's health?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566b239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"566b239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes and it is often overlooked. It plays a role in energy, mood, libido and brain function throughout a woman\u2019s life and its gradual decline means many women do not recognise its effects until they are already significant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6439cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6439cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do hormones affect my skin as I age?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72526e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72526e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The connection between hormones and ageing women is particularly visible in the skin. Oestrogen plays a direct role in collagen production and hydration, which is why skin often becomes drier and less resilient as levels decline through perimenopause and beyond.\u2076 Adapting skincare to meet those changing needs is one of the most practical responses available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d3aae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9d3aae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When should I see a doctor about my hormonal symptoms?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89abefd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89abefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If symptoms are affecting your sleep, mood, relationships or daily function it\u2019s worth having a conversation with your GP or women&#8217;s health specialist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b67dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52b67dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can lifestyle changes really make a difference to hormonal health?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9930b19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9930b19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Movement, nourishment, adequate rest and reduced stress all contribute to a hormonal environment that functions better.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39948f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39948f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b331d8\" data-id=\"9b331d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bcd6bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3bcd6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9604ee2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9604ee2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22d4b29\" data-id=\"22d4b29\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a3e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03a3e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">references<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c925e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03c925e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00b9 Biro, F. M., &amp; Dorn, L. D. (2005). Puberty and adolescent sexuality. Pediatric Annals, 34(10), 777\u2013784.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3928\/0090-4481-20051001-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3928\/0090-4481-20051<\/a><a title=\"Puberty and adolescent sexuality\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3928\/0090-4481-20051001-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3928\/0090-4481-20051001-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">01-11<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u00b2 Davison, S. L., Bell, R., Donath, S., Montalto, J. G., &amp; Davis, S. R. (2005). Androgen levels in adult females: changes with age, menopause, and oophorectomy. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, 90(7), 3847\u20133853.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Androgen levels in adult females: changes with age, menopause, and oophorectomy\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1210\/jc.2005-0212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1210\/jc.2005-0212<\/a><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u00b3 Direkvand-Moghadam, A., Sayehmiri, K., Delpisheh, A., &amp; Kaikhavandi, S. (2014). Epidemiology of premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 8(2), 106\u2013109.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Epidemiology of premenstrual syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis study\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7860\/JCDR\/2014\/8024.4116\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7860\/JCDR\/2014\/8024.4116<\/a><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2074 Hendrick, V., Altshuler, L. L., &amp; Suri, R. (1998). Hormonal changes in the postpartum and implications for postpartum depression. Psychosomatics, 39(2), 93\u2013101.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Hormonal changes in the postpartum and implications for postpartum depression\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0033-3182(98)71355-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S0033-3182(98)71355-6<\/a><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2075 Jean Hailes for Women\u2019s Health. (2023). Perimenopause.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Perimenopause\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeanhailes.org.au\/health-topics\/menopause\/perimenopause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.jeanhailes.org.au\/health-topics\/menopause\/perimenopause<\/a><\/span><br \/>Peer-reviewed support: Hickey, M., Schoenaker, D. A. J. M., Joffe, H., &amp; Mishra, G. D. (2016). Depressive symptoms across the menopause transition. Menopause, 23(12), 1287\u20131293.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Depressive symptoms across the menopause transition\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/GME.0000000000000712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/GME.0000000000000712<\/a><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2076 Thornton, M. J. (2013). Oestrogens and ageing skin. Dermato-Endocrinology, 5(2), 264\u2013270.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Oestrogens and ageing skin.\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4161\/derm.23872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4161\/derm.23872<\/a><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2077 Jean Hailes for Women\u2019s Health. (2023). Menopause.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Menopause\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeanhailes.org.au\/health-topics\/menopause\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.jeanhailes.org.au\/health-topics\/menopause<\/a><\/span><br \/>Peer-reviewed support: Deeks, A. A. (2003). Psychological aspects of menopause management. Best Practice &amp; Research Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism, 17(1), 17\u201331.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Psychological aspects of menopause management\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1053\/beem.2003.0214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1053\/beem.2003.0214<\/a><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2078 Avis, N. E., Crawford, S. L., Greendale, G., Bromberger, J. T., Everson-Rose, S. A., Gold, E. B., Hess, R., Joffe, H., Kravitz, H. M., Tepper, P. G., &amp; Thurston, R. C. (2015). Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition. JAMA Internal Medicine, 175(4), 531\u2013539.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2014.8063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2014.8063<\/a><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2079 Cauley, J. A. (2015). Estrogen and bone health in men and women. Steroids, 99, 11\u201315.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Estrogen and bone health in men and women\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.steroids.2014.12.010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.steroids.2014.12.010<\/a><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u00b9\u2070 Muka, T., Oliver-Williams, C., Kunutsor, S., Laven, J. S. E., Fauser, B. C. J. M., Chowdhury, R., Kavousi, M., &amp; Franco, O. H. (2016). Association of age at onset of menopause and time since onset of menopause with cardiovascular outcomes. JAMA Cardiology, 1(7), 767\u2013776.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Association of age at onset of menopause and time since onset of menopause with cardiovascular outcomes\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamacardio.2016.2415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamacardio.2016.2415<\/a><\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u00b9\u00b9 Jean Hailes for Women\u2019s Health.\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a title=\"Jean Hailes for Women\u2019s Health\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jeanhailes.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.jeanhailes.org.au<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd21fb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd21fb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f73be8\" data-id=\"3f73be8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ab8417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ab8417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Sonia Davison is an endocrinologist and women\u2019s health expert. 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