Free · 3-minute self-check

You're not imagining it.

Told you're too young? That your bloods are normal? That it's just stress — when something still feels off? Let's make sense of what's actually going on.

This isn't a diagnosis. It's a way to understand what's happening in your body — and to walk into your next GP appointment knowing exactly what to say.

⏱ About 3 minutes 🔒 Private No right answers — just yours

Free and private · Not a diagnosis — a navigation tool.

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Why PeriHelp

You deserve answers — not a brush-off.

Too many women spend years being told it's nothing — too young, bloods are normal, just stress — while perimenopause quietly reshapes their bodies, their moods and their lives. PeriHelp exists to change that: to empower women through perimenopause with trusted education, practical resources and honest conversations — so you understand what's happening, feel less alone, and can advocate for the care you deserve.

Kristy Vardanega, founder of PeriHelp
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At 41, I started feeling like a stranger in my own body. Awake at 3am every night. Forgetting names of people I’d known for years. Losing it over the way my husband had stacked the dishwasher — then bursting into tears for being a psycho.

I went to my GP three times. The first said I was too young. The second handed me a printout. The third ran bloods that came back “normal” and told me to come back in a few years.

By the time I saw Dr Kelly — a doctor with menopause training — I’d almost given up. She listened properly and treated me like the credible adult I am. I left with my first HRT script on the eve of my 42nd birthday.

I’m not the only Australian woman with this story. I’m one of millions.

PeriHelp is for the woman who’s been dismissed, told she’s too young, or told her bloods are normal. It’s the trusted Australian guide I wish I’d had — the toolkit, conversations and expert insight to help you work out what’s happening and what to do next.

— Kristy Vardanega, Founder of PeriHelp

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PeriHelp's clinical partner

Lived experience, backed by medical expertise.

Dr Kelly Needham, PeriHelp clinical partner

Dr Kelly Needham

MBBS · Women's Health Doctor

This is what makes PeriHelp different. It's built by a woman who's lived it — and a doctor who gets it. Kristy brings the lived experience, the research, and the refusal to be brushed off. Dr Kelly Needham brings the medicine: she guides our clinical direction, reviews every word of our health content, and makes sure it holds up to real best-practice care — not internet guesswork. So everything you read here is accurate, current, and unmistakably on your side.

Registered Medical Practitioner · AHPRA reg. MED0001858737

What you'll walk away with

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Validation

A clear read on what you're experiencing — and why it deserves to be taken seriously.

02

Your GP conversation guide

Exactly what to say, and what to bring, so you're not waved away.

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Where to start

How to find a GP near you who actually gets perimenopause.

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