Sophora Editorial

Sophora Editorial researches and develops evidence-informed content about perimenopause and menopause, from symptoms and body changes to wellbeing and practical support. We translate current scientific and clinical evidence into clear, relatable and easy-to-understand guidance that helps women make sense of what is happening to them and what they can do next. Beyond our editorial content, Sophora provides the Sophora Companion, designed to guide and assist women through perimenopause and menopause with personalised, illuminating support, alongside carefully researched and curated products selected specifically for the needs and realities of women in this stage of life. Our content is reviewed and updated as evidence and guidance evolve.

 FSH and LH

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By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 Imagine your pituitary gland sending a message to your ovaries: produce more oestrogen, please. The ovaries receive the message, oblige, and send confirmation back. This has been happening reliably every cycle since puberty. During perimenopause, the ovaries start … Read more

Does Perimenopause Affect Vision

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By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 Your eyes have been gritty. Or dry in a way that makes screens harder. Or your vision blurs at odd moments and clears again when you blink. You may have changed your glasses prescription once already this year … Read more

Vitamin B12 Menopause 

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By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 The fatigue, the brain fog, the low mood, the tingling in your hands. All of it looks like menopause. And most of it probably is. But there is one nutritional deficiency that produces an almost identical set of … Read more

Can Progesterone Cause Weight Gain

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  By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 You started progesterone and the scale went up. Or your progesterone dropped and the scale went up. Either way, the number changed, the hormone changed, and now you want to know whether those two things are actually … Read more

Signs Of Low Progesterone In Women

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  By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 You cannot sleep. Your periods have changed. Your mood feels like it is balanced on a knife edge between anxious and flat. Your body feels unfamiliar in ways that are hard to name, let alone explain to … Read more

How To Raise Progesterone Naturally

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  By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 The search for ways to raise progesterone naturally is often driven by a specific experience. Sleep is broken, the second half of the cycle feels unstable, and periods have changed. The hormonal cause has a name. Now … Read more

Does Progesterone Increase Libido? 

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By Sophora Health Editorial Team ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 Does Progesterone increase libido or does it go lower? It can be confusing sometimes. One article said low progesterone kills sex drive. Another said progesterone is sedating and actually suppresses it. Perhaps a supplement company said their progesterone cream … Read more

Lack of Energy During Perimenopause 

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By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published June 2026  ·  Last reviewed June 2026 You slept. Eight hours, maybe more. And you woke up as tired as when you went to bed. Not the kind of tired that a weekend fixes, or a holiday, or an early night. The kind that sits … Read more

Heavy Breast During Menopause 

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By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 Your bra feels different. Not wrong size different. Just wrong. Heavier than it used to be, in a way that is hard to explain to someone who hasn’t felt it. By the end of the day by the … Read more

Can Perimenopause Cause Shoulder Pain

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By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 Your shoulder started hurting and you cannot remember injuring it. It aches when you reach behind your back. It wakes you when you roll onto that side at night. Age, or posture, or sleeping position seemed like the … Read more