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Menopause: More Cognitive Complaints, Not Decline

Subjective complaints increase during the menopause transition, while measurable cognitive performance shows little overall change.

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    Study published in npj Women’s Health examined cognitive symptoms in women ages 45-

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    Participants reported higher brain fog in perimenopause/postmenopause.

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    Objective cognitive performance showed minimal differences across groups.

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    Psychological factors like mood are related to perceived cognitive difficulties.

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    Cross-sectional design limits conclusions on causality.

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    Need for longitudinal studies to understand changes over time.

Original Source(s)

Menopause: More Cognitive Complaints, Not Decline

  • by Meg Barbor

  • March 23, 2026

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