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.

How To Stop Hormonal Heart Palpitations

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How to Stop Hormonal Heart Palpitations By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 You are sitting still, doing absolutely nothing dramatic, and suddenly your heart seems to have other plans. A hard thump. A flutter. A few fast beats. Perhaps a pause that makes you wait for … Read more

Magnesium Glycinate Heart Palpitations

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 Your heart flutters at night. Someone online says magnesium glycinate stopped theirs within days. Another person says every woman in perimenopause is deficient. The bottle is easy to buy, the reviews are glowing, and the explanation sounds wonderfully tidy. There … Read more

Weight Gain

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By Sophora Editorial  ·  Evidence reviewed  ·  Published July 2026  ·  Last reviewed July 2026 You have not changed what you eat or how much you move. And yet , you can feel the shift, specifically around your middle, in a way that feels unrelated to anything you are doing or not doing. Clothes that … Read more

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 · Evidence reviewed · Published July 2026 · Last reviewed October 2026 Perimenopause Insomnia: Why You Wake at 3am and What Actually Helps Waking in the middle of the night can feel very different from simply having trouble falling asleep. During perimenopause, sleep can become lighter, more broken, or harder … Read more