{"id":7469,"date":"2026-10-08T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/?p=7469"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:33:32","slug":"feeling-better-after-menopause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/feeling-better-after-menopause\/","title":{"rendered":"Feeling better after the menopause: how long the symptoms last, what mood and memory do, and what a hormone scan measures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700&#038;display=swap\">\n<style id=\"bp-blog-design\">\n.bp-blog {\n  --bp-ink: #212527; --bp-teal: #005859; --bp-teal-deep: #006B62; --bp-emerald: #228A62;\n  --bp-green: #7CA74D; --bp-lime: #B7CB33; --bp-lime-soft: #B7CB3329; --bp-green-aa: #4F6B28;\n  --bp-beige: #EDEAE5; --bp-sand: #DBD4CB; --bp-pale-teal: #D9E6E6; --bp-white: #FFFFFF;\n  --bp-foot: #6b6b6b;\n  --bp-font: 'Poppins','Segoe UI',Arial,sans-serif;\n  --bp-fs-h1: 40px; --bp-fs-h2: 29px; --bp-fs-h3: 21px; --bp-fs-body: 17px;\n  --bp-fs-lead: 19px; --bp-fs-small: 14px; --bp-fs-foot: 13px; --bp-fs-btn: 17px;\n  --bp-lh-body: 1.75;\n  --bp-s-2: 8px; --bp-s-3: 12px; --bp-s-4: 16px; --bp-s-5: 24px; --bp-s-6: 32px;\n  --bp-s-7: 44px; --bp-s-8: 72px;\n  --bp-measure: 875px; --bp-prose: 875px; --bp-side: 40px; --bp-portrait: 132px;\n  --bp-radius-card: 20px; --bp-radius-btn: 10px; --bp-radius-chip: 999px;\n  --bp-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,88,89,0.10); --bp-shadow-soft: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,88,89,0.06);\n  font-family: var(--bp-font); font-size: var(--bp-fs-body); line-height: var(--bp-lh-body);\n  color: var(--bp-ink); background: var(--bp-white); -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;\n}\n.bp-blog, .bp-blog * { box-sizing: border-box; }\n.bp-blog p, .bp-blog li, .bp-blog h1, .bp-blog h2, .bp-blog h3, .bp-blog a, .bp-blog td,\n.bp-blog th, .bp-blog cite { overflow-wrap: break-word; min-width: 0; }\n.bp-blog h1, .bp-blog h2, .bp-blog h3 { text-wrap: balance; }\n.bp-blog p, .bp-blog li { text-wrap: pretty; }\n\/* WordPress core's flow layout puts 24px above every child after the first; inside\n   a grid or a flex row that is a misalignment (measured on the scan pages 2026-08-21) *\/\n.bp-blog .bp-blog-author > *, .bp-blog .bp-blog-related > *, .bp-blog .bp-blog-verify > * { margin-block: 0; }\n\n\/* --- sections: one column, the article measure, the section rhythm ------------ *\/\n.bp-blog-sec { position: relative; background: var(--bp-white); margin-block: 0;\n  padding-block: var(--bp-s-7);\n  padding-inline: max(var(--bp-side), calc((100% - var(--bp-measure)) \/ 2)); }\n.bp-blog-sec > *:last-child { margin-block-end: 0; }\n.bp-blog-sec > p, .bp-blog-sec > ul, .bp-blog-sec > ol, .bp-blog-sec > .wp-block-quote,\n.bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-faq-item, .bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-takeaways, .bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-toc,\n.bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-refs, .bp-blog-sec > .bp-blog-srclead { max-width: var(--bp-prose); }\n.bp-blog-sec--head { padding-block: var(--bp-s-7) 0; }\n.bp-blog-sec--body { padding-block: var(--bp-s-6) var(--bp-s-7); }\n.bp-blog-sec--beige { background: var(--bp-beige); }\n.bp-blog-sec--wash { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #B7CB331A 0%, #B7CB330D 100%), #FFFFFF; }\n.bp-blog-sec--tight { padding-block: var(--bp-s-6); }\n\/* A COLOURED SECTION IS A PANEL, so it carries the panel radius. 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That matters, because much of what feels permanent in the middle of menopause has a measured end, and knowing where that end lies has an effect on what you expect from the coming year. <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/scan-hormone-test\/\">The BioProfile hormone scan<\/a> measures how much you notice of these symptoms, and gives you an indication of where you stand today in this area, as the first of the 11 health areas that the full scan assesses. This is not a diagnosis. It is insight, to see where you stand today, and to help you make better choices in your food and your way of living. This scan does not point to a cause. It is not a diagnosis. Only a doctor can do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-verify bp-blog-verify--top is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rt-portret-carlos-mendoza-montano.webp\" alt=\"Portrait of Carlos Mendoza Montano\" class=\"wp-image-5959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rt-portret-carlos-mendoza-montano.webp 290w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rt-portret-carlos-mendoza-montano-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-verify-name wp-block-paragraph\">Verified by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carlos-mendoza-montano-37615639\/\">Carlos Mendoza Montano<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-verify-cred wp-block-paragraph\">Doctorate in nutritional biochemistry from the University of Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-verify-date wp-block-paragraph\">Checked on 12 October 2026<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-takeaways is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In short<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Among 1,449 women with frequent hot flushes and night sweats, the median total duration was 7.4 years; among the 881 whose last period could be identified, symptoms lasted a median of 4.5 more years after it.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>In a cohort of 1,582 women, the 360 who started high on the score for depressive symptoms fell by a cumulative 3.42 points over the 10 years around the final menstrual period, and the 1,222 who started low stayed below the screening threshold for the whole period.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Processing speed improved outside the transition and in early perimenopause, but not in late perimenopause; delayed verbal memory improved outside the transition but stayed flat in early and late perimenopause, which points to a temporary difficulty.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>A hormone scan gives you a baseline for how much you are carrying today. It is not a diagnosis.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-toc is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-toclabel wp-block-paragraph\">Contents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"#hoe-je-merkt-dat-de-overgang-achter-je-ligt\">How you notice the menopause is behind you<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#je-beter-voelen-na-de-overgang-wat-vrouwen-na-de-laatste-menstruatie-merken\">Feeling better after the menopause: what women notice after the last period<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#kan-je-karakter-veranderen-in-de-overgang\">Can your character change during the menopause?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-stil-doorloopt-bot\">What carries on quietly: bone<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-van-bewegen-gemeten-is\">What has been measured about exercise<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-een-hormoonscan-meet-en-wanneer-je-naar-de-dokter-gaat\">What a hormone scan measures, and when to see a doctor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#samengevat\">In summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hoe-je-merkt-dat-de-overgang-achter-je-ligt\">How you notice that menopause is behind you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuisarts gives the calendar. Menopause begins somewhere between the ages of 40 and 60, the average age of the last period is 51, 1 in 100 women reach menopause before the age of 40, and symptoms usually ease about 5 years after the last period. 8 in 10 women get hot flushes and about 3 in 10 get vaginal symptoms such as itching or dryness; a hot flush usually lasts a few minutes.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long-term measurement is more precise about how long that tail can last. Among 1,449 women with frequent hot flushes and night sweats, followed at 7 sites in the United States over 17 years of visits between February 1996 and April 2013, the median total duration was 7.4 years; among the 881 whose last period could be identified, symptoms lasted a median of 4.5 more years after it. When the symptoms began mattered more than when periods stopped: starting in premenopause or early perimenopause went with a median total duration of more than 11.8 years and 9.4 years of symptoms after the last period, while starting after the last period went with a median total duration of 5.66 years.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the date of your last period is not the day the symptoms stop. An early start points to a long tail, a late start to a short one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"je-beter-voelen-na-de-overgang-wat-vrouwen-na-de-laatste-menstruatie-merken\">Feeling better after menopause: what women notice after the final menstrual period<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1,582 women of different backgrounds, average age 46.2 years at the start, were followed for an average of 10.85 years over up to 11 visits in the 10 years around the last period. The 360 who came in with many depressive symptoms (CES-D 16 or higher) fell 1.04 points per year up to 4 years before the last period and 0.50 points per year from that moment until 18 months after it, a cumulative change of -3.42 points over 10 years. The 1,222 who came in low rose 0.21 points per year up to 1 year before the last period and fell 0.06 points per year after that, with an average CES-D of 6.94 at the last period, below the screening threshold throughout the whole window.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In plain words: the average mood score in this cohort moved towards better across menopause, and the women who came in with the most depressive symptoms are the ones whose scores fell the furthest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dutch figures show where the weight of the symptoms sits. In a national survey of 4,010 female employees aged 40 to 67, carried out in 2021 as a follow-up to the Nationale Enqu\u00eate Arbeidsomstandigheden 2020, almost a fifth were perimenopausal (n = 743), and 80% of that group reported menopausal symptoms: 27.5% &#8216;often&#8217; and 52.5% &#8216;sometimes&#8217;. Having symptoms went together with lower work ability, worse perceived health and more emotional exhaustion, most clearly in perimenopausal women who reported symptoms &#8216;often&#8217;.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup> The heaviest burden in that survey sits in the phase you are leaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kan-je-karakter-veranderen-in-de-overgang\">Can your character change during menopause?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was measured is mood and thinking. In 2,362 women aged 45 to 57, average age 50 at the first cognitive test, followed over 4 years, processing speed climbed with repeated testing in women before the menopause (slope 0.94, p = 0.0008), in women in early perimenopause (slope 0.54, p &lt; 0.0001) and in women after the menopause (slope 0.63, p &lt; 0.0001), while women in late perimenopause showed no improvement (slope 0.26, p = 0.2). Delayed verbal memory climbed in the premenopause (slope 0.14, p = 0.01) and in the postmenopause (slope 0.13, p &lt; 0.0001) but stayed flat through the early and late perimenopause. The authors read that as a cognitive difficulty of the menopause that is limited in time.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For you that means: the searching for words and the slower thinking that so many people describe sit concentrated in the menopause itself, and after the last period the scores climbed again with practice, just as in the groups on either side. The rest of the list is in the sister article on <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/menopause-symptoms-which-ones-and-how-long-they-last\/\">which menopause symptoms belong to it and how long they last<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-stil-doorloopt-bot\">What runs on quietly: bone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">862 women (242 African American, 384 Caucasian, 117 Chinese, 119 Japanese) were followed for 10 years, 5 before and 5 after the last period. The loss of bone mineral density began 1 year before the last period and slowed, without stopping, 2 years after it. Lumbar spine density fell 10.6% over the 10 years, 7.38% of that within the transmenopausal window (2.46% per year); the femoral neck fell 9.1%, 5.8% of that within that window (1.76% per year).\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read simply: the fast phase sits around the final menstrual period and slows down after that, and slower still means downwards. That is why the everyday advice for this age still stands. Het Voedingscentrum advises women aged 50 up to and including 69 to take a daily supplement of 10 micrograms of vitamin D and everyone of 70 and older 20 micrograms a day, and states that vitamin D is needed to limit bone loss as much as possible and so reduce the risk of osteoporosis at a later age.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">7<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-van-bewegen-gemeten-is\">What was measured about exercise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A systematic review screened 954 records and pooled 8 randomised controlled trials with 882 women with menopausal symptoms. The pooled standardised mean difference was 0.89 for physical quality of life (95% CI -0.11 to 1.89) and 0.56 for mental quality of life (95% CI -0.04 to 1.15), with both intervals running through zero. The studies used yoga or yoga-like postures (4 studies, 10 to 18 weeks), pelvic floor muscle training (3 studies, 4 to 12 weeks), aerobic training (1 study, 24 weeks), walking (1 study, 16 weeks) and self-directed exercise (1 study, 12 weeks), without a pooled signal coming through on general, social or menopause-specific quality of life.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup> The honest reading of that is a possible gain rather than a certain gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A randomised controlled trial in Turkey enrolled 38 postmenopausal women aged 45 to 65, of whom 36 completed it. Twelve weeks of strength training twice a week plus walking three times a week produced a large change in the vasomotor MENQOL domain in the exercise group (eta squared = 0.81, p &lt; 0.001), with improvement in the psychosocial and physical MENQOL domains (both p &lt; 0.001) and in sleep quality measured with the PSQI (p &lt; 0.01, eta squared = 0.435).\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup> This small 12-week study does not predict your result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-een-hormoonscan-meet-en-wanneer-je-naar-de-dokter-gaat\">What a hormone scan measures, and when you go to the doctor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hormone scan asks how much of these symptoms you notice over the past few weeks. Your answers are given points, the points are added up and converted into a score, with the reading band the score falls in. What you get is a picture of how much you are carrying right now, and a starting value you can repeat in a few weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What a set of questions cannot do is tell you what is causing a symptom. These symptoms can have more than one cause, and a questionnaire cannot determine which cause it is. The scan is not a diagnosis. Blood values and the tests a doctor can carry out are the layer that turns a picture of your symptoms into an explained picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuisarts names the moments to contact your GP: heavy menstrual bleeding, symptoms before the age of 40, vaginal bleeding after more than 1 year without a period, and hot flushes with symptoms that bother you.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> That third signal has a page of its own. Make an appointment if you have vaginal bleeding after more than a year without a period, or pink or brown discharge from the vagina, even if it happens only once, is very little, or stops on its own. After bleeding that comes following the menopause, the cause is a polyp in 3 in 10 women and cancer of the womb or the cervix in 1 in 10; in more than half no cause is found, and the checks named are a smear test and an internal ultrasound of the womb and the ovaries.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">10<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"samengevat\">In summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menopause symptoms have a measured length: a median of 7.4 years in total for women with frequent symptoms, and 4.5 years after the last period for the 881 of them whose last period could be identified.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> Over the same window, mood scores moved towards better, most strongly in the women who started highest.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> Processing speed stalled only in late perimenopause, and delayed verbal memory stayed flat through early and late perimenopause; after the last period, both rose again.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup> Bone keeps declining after the last period, more slowly than during the transition.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup> Exercise is the habit here with research figures behind it.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup> And a hormone scan gives you a starting point for how much you are carrying today. It is not a diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-cta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Measure where you stand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few questions about the past few weeks, and your hormone score is in your dashboard. What the hormone scan measures and what the scan is based on is on the scan page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/scan-hormone-test\/\">Start the hormone scan<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-ctamicro wp-block-paragraph\">Free, about 3 minutes. An analysis of your answers, never a diagnosis. <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/free-health-check-tests\/\">All health scans<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--wash is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you notice that menopause is over?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, the calendar: menopause begins somewhere between the ages of 40 and 60, the average age of the last period is 51, and symptoms usually ease about 5 years after the last period.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> Among 881 women with frequent hot flushes whose last period could be identified, symptoms lasted a median of 4.5 more years after that last period.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do women feel after menopause?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a cohort of 1,582 women, the scores for depressive symptoms fell over the 10 years around the final menstrual period in the group that started high, and the group that started low stayed below the screening threshold the whole time.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> In a Dutch survey of 4,010 working women aged 40 to 67, the heaviest burden was in perimenopause.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can your character change during menopause?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was measured is mood and thinking. Processing speed and delayed verbal memory rose on both sides of the transition; processing speed also rose in early but not in late perimenopause, while delayed verbal memory stayed flat in both, which the authors read as a difficulty limited in time.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup> Mood scores in the same research programme moved towards better over the same window.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Does exercise do anything after the menopause?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pooled analysis of 8 randomised studies with 882 women pointed upwards on physical and mental quality of life, with confidence intervals that still run through zero.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup> A 12 week study with strength training twice a week and walking three times a week gave a large change in the vasomotor MENQOL domain and better sleep scores.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">9<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When do you contact your GP?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With heavy menstrual bleeding, symptoms before the age of 40, hot flushes with symptoms that bother you, and vaginal bleeding after more than 1 year without a period.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> That last signal counts even if it happens only once, is very slight, or stops on its own.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">10<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--beige bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bronnen\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-srclead wp-block-paragraph\">Every source below was checked on the day this article was published. The numbering follows the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list bp-blog-refs\">\n\n<li>Avis NE, Crawford SL, Greendale G, et al. Duration of Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms Over the Menopause Transition. JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2014.8063\">doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2014.8063<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Avis NE, Colvin A, Chen Y, Joffe H, Kravitz HM. Depressive Symptoms Over the Final Menstrual Period: Study of Women&#8217;s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Journal of Affective Disorders, 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jad.2024.08.237\">doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jad.2024.08.237<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Greendale GA, Huang M-H, Wight RG, et al. Effects of the menopause transition and hormone use on cognitive performance in midlife women. Neurology, 2009. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1212\/WNL.0b013e3181a71193\">doi.org\/10.1212\/WNL.0b013e3181a71193<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Thuisarts.nl (NHG). Ik ben in de overgang. Accessed 29 September 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/overgang\/ik-ben-in-overgang\">thuisarts.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Oude Hengel KM, Soeter M, In der Maur M, van Oostrom SH, Loef B, Hooftman WE. Perimenopause: Symptoms, work ability and health among 4010 Dutch workers. Maturitas, 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.maturitas.2023.107793\">doi.org\/10.1016\/j.maturitas.2023.107793<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Greendale GA, Sowers M, Han W, et al. Bone Mineral Density Loss in Relation to the Final Menstrual Period in a Multi-ethnic Cohort: Results from the Study of Women&#8217;s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2012. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/jbmr.534\">doi.org\/10.1002\/jbmr.534<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Voedingscentrum. Vitamine D. Accessed 29 September 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voedingscentrum.nl\/encyclopedie\/vitamine-d.aspx\">voedingscentrum.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Nguyen TM, Do TTT, Tran TN, Kim JH. Exercise and Quality of Life in Women with Menopausal Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph17197049\">doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph17197049<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Yilmaz Babacan G, Guler Cekic S, Candan Algun Z, Durmusoglu AF. Effects of exercise training on vasomotor symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Women&#8217;s Health, 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12905-025-04231-y\">doi.org\/10.1186\/s12905-025-04231-y<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Thuisarts.nl (NHG). Ik heb vaginaal bloedverlies na de overgang. Accessed 29 September 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/vaginaal-bloedverlies\/ik-heb-vaginaal-bloedverlies-na-overgang\">thuisarts.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also read<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/hot-flushes-where-they-come-from-how-long-they-last\/\">Hot flushes: where they come from, how long they last and what you can measure yourself<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/menopause-symptoms-which-ones-and-how-long-they-last\/\">Menopause symptoms: which symptoms belong to it, how long they last and what a hormone scan measures<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Written by<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-author is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse van der Velde\" class=\"wp-image-4815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-authorid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorrole wp-block-paragraph\">Founder of BioProfile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorname wp-block-paragraph\">Jesse van der Velde<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-authorbody is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorbio wp-block-paragraph\">Jesse van der Velde has been guiding people to a new body and optimal health since 2006, and has written or co-written fifteen books on nutrition and health. 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