Claire Whitfield
A practising women's health specialist covering perimenopause and the menopausal transition, with a B.S. in Biological Sciences (Pre-Medicine) from Wichita State University.
About Claire Whitfield
Claire is a practising women’s health specialist who studied Biological Sciences on the pre-medicine track at Wichita State University. She writes our perimenopause guides the way she talks about the transition in consultation: starting from what can actually be measured, and being equally direct about what cannot.
Her guides work from the published staging criteria and specialist-society guidance rather than symptom checklists — separating what a test can rule out from what it can confirm, and saying plainly where the evidence for an option is strong, mixed, or simply thin. None of it is a diagnosis or a treatment plan; it is background to bring to an appointment.
Areas of focus
Latest from Claire
Iron Deficiency in Women: Why It's So Common, and What Helps
What Is Endometriosis? Symptoms and Why Diagnosis Takes Years
Perimenopause Test: What Bloodwork Can and Can't Tell You
Perimenopause Treatment Options, Ranked by Evidence
Perimenopause ICD-10 Code: N95.1 and What It Excludes
Perimenopause vs Menopause: The Four Stages Explained
How Long Perimenopause Lasts — and Why Answers Differ
Perimenopause Symptoms: What's Actually Linked to It