Why persistent tiredness is so often assessed too narrowly
Fatigue sits downstream of a large number of systems. A single test rarely settles it, and a normal result rarely means nothing is wrong.
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Fatigue sits downstream of a large number of systems. A single test rarely settles it, and a normal result rarely means nothing is wrong.
It can begin a decade before the final period, while cycles are still regular — which is why it is so often recognised late.
The relationship runs in both directions. Treating one without assessing the other is the most common reason progress stalls.
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