Essential reading · Perimenopause Protocol

Dr. Mary Claire Haver — The New Menopause. The current go-to lay guide. Practical, evidence-based, not preachy. (Her newer The New Perimenopause drills further into the earlier transition.)
Dr. Lisa Mosconi — The Menopause Brain. The neuroscience of what's happening upstairs — why brain fog, mood shifts and memory blips are biology, not failings.
Dr. Jen Gunter — The Menopause Manifesto. OB/GYN, evidence-first, ruthless on the wellness-industry myths around hormones.
Dr. Stacy Sims — Next Level. Written for active women: training, nutrition and recovery through a female-physiology lens. Pair with her podcast appearances.
Dr. Sharon Malone — Grown Woman Talk. 30-year OB/GYN on navigating the medical system and advocating for what you actually need.
Drs. Avrum Bluming & Carol Tavris — Estrogen Matters. The deep, persuasive case for HRT, written for the post-WHI era when fear of estrogen got mistaken for caution.
Dr. Louise Newson — the free Balance app and balance-menopause.com. UK-based menopause specialist; one of the largest practitioner-driven resources online, with a symptom tracker, evidence library and excellent podcast.
Dr. Kelly Casperson — You Are Not Broken podcast and book. Urologist on libido, GSM, vaginal estrogen, and the sexual-health conversations no one had with you.
Dr. Vonda Wright — orthopaedic surgeon on bone, muscle and joint preservation through perimenopause. The musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause framing comes from her work.
Dr. Rachel Rubin — urologist and sexual-medicine specialist; the loudest voice on under-prescribed vaginal estrogen and testosterone for women.
Hello Menopause! — podcast hosted by Stacy London with a rolling cast of the experts above (Haver, Casperson, Sims, etc.). Good way to triangulate viewpoints if you don't want to commit to a single book.
Midi Health — virtual-clinic model staffed by menopause-trained clinicians; useful even just for their open library of evidence-based articles.
The Menopause Society Practitioner Directory — find a board-certified menopause specialist near you. Worth the time; most GPs are not trained for this.