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Special Feature Nº22Perimenopause Collection
Why Are My Periods Getting Closer Together?
What it can mean when your cycle starts arriving sooner than it used to, what’s useful to track, and when to bring it to your practitioner.
Hormones & MenopauseAlso in Women's Health
A cycle that starts arriving sooner than it used to can be part of perimenopause, but it isn’t automatically that. This feature covers why cycle timing changes, why one cycle isn’t the whole story, what’s useful to track, what a practitioner may consider, and when to make a routine, prompt or urgent appointment.
Inside this feature
- Your Cycle Was Predictable. Now It Isn’t.
- Why This Can Happen
- Why One Cycle Isn’t the Whole Story
- What to Notice
- It May Be Perimenopause, but That Isn’t the Only Consideration
- What a Practitioner May Consider
- When to Make an Appointment
- What Can Reasonably Happen Next
- A Better Conversation
Read the special feature 10 pages · 16 September 2026
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General information, not a diagnosis. If anything here feels familiar, the next step is a conversation with your GP.
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