Symptoms & Sleep
Hot flashes, night sweats, sleep and the other menopause symptoms, and which options have evidence behind them.
Can peptides help with menopause symptoms? An honest overview
Do peptides help menopause symptoms? What GHK-Cu, MOTS-C, DSIP, sermorelin and PT-141 are, what the evidence for each actually shows, how they compare with hormone therapy and branded GLP-1s, and what women online are saying, sourced to the Menopause Society, ACOG, FDA drug labels, and the peer-reviewed literature.
Oral minoxidil for women: what the studies in women show, and the facial hair trade-off
Low-dose oral minoxidil is all over women's health feeds as a fix for midlife hair thinning. Here is what the trials in women found, how often women report facial and body hair, what the fluid and weight question really is, how it compares with topical minoxidil, and how it sits alongside menopause care.
Peptides for sleep during menopause: what actually helps
Sleep falls apart for most women in midlife, and peptides are marketed as a fix. Here is the honest picture: what actually has evidence for menopausal insomnia (sleep-focused CBT, treating the hot flashes that wake you, hormone therapy where appropriate), versus DSIP, the "sleep peptide," which rests on small, dated, conflicting studies, plus what women trying it actually report.