What is ‘trans brain fog’ and can hormones help improve it?

We’ve all experienced “brain fog” at one time or another, but there is some anecdotal evidence to suggest that prolonged symptoms could mean something about your gender identity.

Brain fog, sometimes known as “clouding of consciousness,” is a colloquial umbrella term for an array of symptoms that temporarily affect a person’s concentration, cognitive thinking or memory. This can include fatigue or mental exhaustion, slower cognitive ability, muddling words and general forgetfulness.

The severity and duration of these symptoms typically depends on the root cause. The main causes, according to the NHS, include a lack of sleep, anxiety or depression, stress, poor nutrition, and, in rare cases, autoimmune conditions.

Brain fog can also occur after recovering from an illness, long hospital stays or following chemotherapy.

Brain fog is an umbrella term

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