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Forty-seven percent of women in the SWAN study were told their perimenopause symptoms were stress, anxiety, or “just aging” before they got a real diagnosis. Here’s how to push back — and what to ask for next.
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Forty-seven percent of women in the SWAN study were told their perimenopause symptoms were stress, anxiety, or “just aging” before they got a real diagnosis. Here’s how to push back — and what to ask for next.
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