References
Everything you can look up, in one place.
The deep-end shelves: guides, glossary, research summaries, stats, and the printable checklists you might want to take to an appointment.
Guides library
Long-form, evidence-based guides across symptoms, treatments, and life chapters.
Glossary
Plain-language definitions for the terms you'll hear in research papers and at appointments.
Research summaries
Recent studies summarised in human English, with the limitations called out honestly.
By the numbers
The figures that frame menopause: scope, workforce impact, investment landscape. Sourced and dated.
Virtual-care checklist
What to look for when you're choosing a telehealth menopause provider.
Workplace disclosure scripts
Word-for-word scripts for telling a manager, HR, or a colleague, only as much as you choose.
Editorial scoring rubric
How we grade evidence and vet partner placements. The rubric is published so you can hold us to it.
Beyond Nila
Newsletters and decision tools we trust
Non-commercial, clinician-built or independently edited. Useful for a second source or when a friend asks 'where else can I read about this?'
- Newsletter
The Vajenda
by Dr. Jen Gunter
Free Substack. Reliably good at debunking the latest 'bioidentical' or compounded-pellet claim before it spreads.
- Newsletter
Hotflash Inc.
by Ann Marie McQueen
Long-running newsletter and podcast covering the menopause beat as actual journalism — including which products and claims don't hold up.
- Tool
MyMenoPlan
by UCSF & Massachusetts General Hospital (NIH-funded)
A free decision tool built by menopause researchers: short symptom checker, personalised plan covering hormonal and non-hormonal options.
- Tool
Endocrine Society — Menopause patient library
by The Endocrine Society
The endocrinology profession's own patient-facing reference. Strong on the hormone-system side and a useful cross-check.
No affiliate links. No paid placement. We update this shelf roughly every quarter.