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P.E. Nation founder and Bondi 'it girl' Pip Edwards has spoken for the first time about the private health struggle she's been battling for years.
Speaking to Stellar magazine this week, the 42-year-old said her life was turned upside down almost three years ago after she was diagnosed with perimenopause
Menopause is the natural time in a woman's life where they have gone through 12 months without menstruating.
The term perimenopause refers to the transition phase into menopause, and can involve symptoms like irregular menstrual cycles, hot flashes, decreased fertility and sleep issues.
Most Australian women enter perimenopause their mid-40s, and then begin menopause between the ages of 45 and 60.
Pip Edwards, 42, told Stellar magazine has lifted the lid on her private health struggles, revealing she was diagnosed with perimenopause almost three years ago. (Pip is pictured in a Stellar photoshoot this week)
Pip, who developed symptoms in her late thirties, recalled how she was taken by surprise by a severe hot flush while attending her 16-year-old son Justice's basketball game.
'I had to take myself outside and literally was in a frenzy of trying to take my clothes off. I was like, this is not right!' the mother-of-one said, adding that she was so overwhelmed that she was reduced to 'tears'.
Pip said she 'didn't notice' her symptoms prior to this as she was too focussed on maintaining her fitness, growing her business and raising her only child Justice, who she shares with ex Dan Single.
Pip, who developed symptoms in her late thirties, recalled how she was taken by surprise by a severe hot flush while attending her 16-year-old son Justice's basketball game
Pip soon discovered her mother went through early menopause as well, and decided to visit a fertility clinic to freeze her eggs.
Tragically, she was unable to undergo the procedure, as egg freezing was banned due to Covid rules that prevented elective surgery.
She was also unable to delay menopause by using hormone replacement therapy due to the severity of her symptoms.
'I had to take myself outside and literally was in a frenzy of trying to take my clothes off. I was like, this is not right!' the mother-of-one said, adding that she was so overwhelmed that she was reduced to 'tears'