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.

Fatigue

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 This is not the tiredness that an early night fixes. This is waking up already depleted. A heaviness in the body that sits behind the eyes and in the legs and does not lift by mid-morning. The third coffee not … Read more

Headaches

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 Your headaches have changed. Not just more frequent, but different in quality, arriving at different points in your cycle, sometimes building in a way you did not used to experience. If you have always had migraines, they are probably worse … Read more

Joint Pain

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 Your knees when you go down stairs. Your fingers in the morning. Your hips when you have been sitting for an hour and stand up. A stiffness that takes longer to shake off than it used to. A background ache … Read more

Heavy Bleeding

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 It is heavier than it has ever been. Heavier than after childbirth, heavier than the worst period of your twenties. You are going through protection faster than makes sense, planning around it, sometimes afraid to leave the house on the … Read more

Irregular Periods

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 Your period used to be reliable. It may not have arrived on exactly the same day every month or always come without symptoms, but it was broadly predictable in a way your body had settled into. Now it seems to … Read more

Causes of Itchy Ears

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published June 2026  ·  Last reviewed June 2026 You have searched this before and gotten the same four answers: infection, wax, eczema, allergies. You have checked for all of them. None quite fits. The itch is still there. What most lists do not tell you: there are more … Read more

Perimenopause Insomnia

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By Sophora Health Editorial Team  ·  Medically reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 It is 3am. The house is quiet. Your brain, however, is not. It has already filed through the email from Tuesday, a conversation that went badly, and a crisis it cannot locate but insists is urgent. Sleep is … Read more

Itchy Breasts Menopause

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 You noticed it a few days,weeks, or maybe months ago. An itch on the skin of your breasts, sometimes the nipples, that comes and goes without an obvious reason. No rash you can see. Nothing new you have used or … Read more

My Ears Itch Deep Inside At Night 

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published June 2026  ·  Last reviewed June 2026 During the day it is manageable. An annoyance, a background itch you can mostly ignore while you are busy with other things. But at night, when the room is quiet and nothing competes for your attention, the itch inside your … Read more

Menopause Itching At Night 

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published June 2026  ·  Last reviewed June 2026 You lie down and the itching starts. Your arms. Your legs. Sometimes your scalp, your back, your ears. It moves around, never quite settling in one place long enough to address. During the day it is there but manageable. At … Read more