Symptoms of perimenopausal period

Older women can still have hot flushes

Some women become aware of their heartbeat

What can women do about their symptoms?

The four symptoms of menopause

Oestrogen cream for vaginal dryness

Learn how to manage bothersome symptoms that typically emerge in the four to five years before a woman's final menstruation. 

Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.

Perimenopause is the stage before menopause that many women here do not talk about, largely due to stigma or a lack of awareness. 

The transition phase in perimenopause ends in menopause, which marks the end of a woman's natural fertility. This affects not just her reproductive organs but her entire body, adding to the confusion in distinguishing between ageing or illness. 

In this episode, senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to Associate Professor Rukshini Puvanendran, the co-director of the KK Menopause Centre, to counter the misinformation out there.

Prof Ruskhini is also the head and a senior consultant at the Family Medicine Service at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH).

Highlights (click/tap above):

2.28 Symptoms of perimenopause

7.23 Older women can still have hot flushes 

11.03 Some women develop an awareness of their heartbeat 

18:39 What can women do about their symptoms?

30:08 The four symptoms of menopause that doctors won't argue about

31:59 Oestrogen cream to treat vaginal dryness and urinary incontinence

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Host: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg)

Produced and edited by: Amirul Karim

Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong

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Learn how to manage bothersome symptoms that typically emerge in the four to five years before a woman's final menstruation.&nbsp;
Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Perimenopause is the stage before menopause that many women here do not talk about, largely due to stigma or a lack of awareness.&nbsp;
The transition phase in perimenopause ends in menopause, which marks the end of a woman's natural fertility. This affects not just her reproductive organs but her entire body, adding to the confusion in distinguishing between ageing or illness.&nbsp;
In this episode, senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to Associate Professor Rukshini Puvanendran, the co-director of the KK Menopause Centre, to counter the misinformation out there.
Prof Ruskhini is also the head and a senior consultant at the Family Medicine Service at KK Women&rsquo;s and Children&rsquo;s Hospital (KKH).
Highlights (click/tap above):
2.28 Symptoms of perimenopause
7.23 Older women can still have hot flushes&nbsp;
11.03 Some women develop an awareness of their heartbeat&nbsp;
18:39 What can women do about their symptoms?
30:08 The four symptoms of menopause that doctors won't argue about
31:59 Oestrogen cream to treat vaginal dryness and urinary incontinence
Check out ST's new series, No health without mental health:<a href="https://str.sg/mentalhealthmatters"> https://str.sg/mentalhealthmatters</a>
Read Joyce Teo's stories:<a href="https://str.sg/JbxN"> https://str.sg/JbxN</a>
Host: Joyce Teo (<a href="mailto:joyceteo@sph.com.sg">joyceteo@sph.com.sg</a>)
Produced and edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong
Follow Health Check Podcast here and get notified for new episode drops:
Channel:<a href="https://str.sg/JWaN"> https://str.sg/JWaN</a>
Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://str.sg/JWRX"> https://str.sg/JWRX</a>
Spotify:<a href="https://str.sg/JWaQ"> https://str.sg/JWaQ</a>
Feedback to: <a href="mailto:podcast@sph.com.sg">podcast@sph.com.sg</a>
SPH Awedio app: <a href="https://www.awedio.sg">https://www.awedio.sg</a>
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Making sense of health matters that work for you.

Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.

Podcaster: Joyce Teo

Produced & edited by: Amirul Karim

Executive producers: Ernest Luis & Lynda Hong

A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.

Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Podcaster: Joyce Teo
Produced &amp; edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis &amp; Lynda Hong
A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.

Health Check

Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Podcaster: Joyce Teo
Produced &amp; edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis &amp; Lynda Hong
A podcast by The Straits Times, SPH Media.

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