Puberty<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>menopause<\/strong><\/a> are two huge health milestones, where our bodies go through some of the most challenging and significant changes. These transitions mark the beginning and the end of our reproductive cycles and for most people can be something of a hormonal roller coaster. To add in a bit of extra stress, in many households, teenagers and their mums will be going through these changes at the same time.<\/strong><\/p>\n Women usually start the shift to perimenopause<\/a> during their mid-to late 40s and then reach menopause a few years later. The NHS says<\/u><\/a> the average age for puberty to start in girls is 11 and age 12 for boys. If you had your children in your 30s, as many women in the UK <\/u><\/a>do, this means a decade or so later, hormones could be raging among a large proportion of your household.<\/p>\n