Muscle and Joint Pain
Sore, stiff, aching joints – knees, hips, shoulders, fingers – are one of the most common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause worldwide.
However, many doctors still do not make the connection between muscle and joint pain and perimenopause-menopause.
If you have been told that this is ‘just ageing or getting older’, there may be more to the story. What is possibly happening to your joints and muscles, and what helps.
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Page last reviewed: 1 March 2026
Next review due: 1 March 2027