The Story of Femalign – My Personal Perimenopausal Journey

I feel an urgent need to support, educate, and coach you—to save you the frustration, time, and trouble I went through. For years, I had to figure things out the hard way through trial and error, research, and education, just to understand what was causing my physical troubles.

Throughout this journey, I have been diagnosed and treated by a wide range of professionals. I’ve tried all kinds of treatments—homeopathic remedies, acupuncture, you name it.

There is an overload of information on menopause, but much of it is repetitive, too general, sometimes contradictory, and overly focused on the infamous symptoms. This leads to certain expectations and confusion. We expect to experience hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, and weight gain. But what if your symptoms are uncommon? Or what if they seem related to perimenopause but are actually caused by something else?

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My personal hormonal imbalance story

My physical issues due to hormonal imbalance actually started when I was around 35 years old—and at the time, they had nothing to do with perimenopause. (A blood test showed I was far from menopause.)

I decided to stop taking birth control pills because I felt something was off and wanted to restore my natural balance. This decision triggered a series of issues because my body wasn’t able to regulate my hormones naturally. My thyroid was affected, my digestion became problematic, I developed mild PMS symptoms and irregular bleeding, I felt exhausted, experienced brain fogs, and more. After three years, I was completely fed up and went back on the pill. It made me feel slightly better, but my underlying issues remained unaddressed.

To make a long story short, after many years, I discovered that I had candida—an overgrowth of fungus in the gut, and this was the root cause of my hormonal imbalance. (For more details, read my blog on gut health and hormonal imbalances.)

Just when I had finally sorted it all out, perimenopause gradually took over.