Skip to Videos All | Hormones & Hormone Therapy | Knowing your Reproductive Zone | General Health in Perimenopause & Menopause | Sleep | What symptoms can I expect at midlife and perimenopause? Most inconvenient midlife symptom: heavy bleeding A common and very annoying midlife problem: midriff weight. Common but puzzling midlife symptoms: aches and pains Bone loss and what you can do about it Can you maintain strong bones throughout perimenopause and menopause without hormone therapy? Yes The festive season: alcohol and estrogen Why do you feel loopy in midlife? Causes of hot flushes and night sweats other than hormone changes at midlife, perimenopause and menopause