'Brain fog' during menopause is real – it can disrupt women's work and spark dementia fears

  • Written by: Caroline Gurvich, Associate professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Monash University
'Brain fog' during menopause is real – it can disrupt women's work and spark dementia fearsUnsplash/Gantas Vaiciulenas, CC BY

For nearly two-thirds of women, menopause comes with an undesirable change in memory.

Despite great progress in understanding the medical aspects of menopause – a natural part of life that occurs when a woman has not had a menstrual period for 12 months – we are only beginning to recognise the...

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