"I spent $3,000 to get a perimenopause diagnosis"

... which inspired me to create a database of peri/menopause specialists

My $3,000 journey to self-diagnosing perimenopause

BY ESTHER SEDGWICK of MAD ALICE

General and sustained shittiness. It was difficult to articulate exactly what I was experiencing, as my symptoms were numerous. I’d been on the hamster wheel for five years — juggling motherhood and a demanding career in tech marketing. As a former athlete, I knew what it w…