A couple of years ago, Jennifer Clark, a 40-year-old teacher and clinical counseling graduate student in Colorado, started waking up soaked in sweat a few nights a week. Her once-healthy libido and mood took a major dip, she was gaining weight, and, eventually, her periods got closer together — sometimes they’d come twice in a month. Clark suspected perimenopause, but multiple OB/GYNs gave her the same advice: Eat healthier, exercise more and sleep with a fan on. “They made me feel like it was all in my head,” she said.
