Perimenopause III

There is a sentence women say quietly, usually near the end of an appointment, usually while reaching for a coat: I think there is something wrong with my brain. The measured answer is more reassuring and more precise than either the fear or the dismissal. Women in late perimenopause stopped improving on repeated cognitive testing while every other group carried on, and then the curve came back. But underneath that sits a second question, about ADHD in this window, where a systematic review went looking for studies and found none.