Joint and muscle aches are discussed in many menopause pages, but not every page treats them as a menopause topic in the same way. What causes your aches is not answered here. A good first source is the FDA menopause page.
Check which symptoms a source lists
Open a source and see whether aches appear on its symptom list at all. If a page lists them, note the exact words it uses. If it does not, note that too. A missing item is a fact about the page, and it tells you to look further.
Compare two sources
A menopause medical society's page on hot flashes is a good example of a symptom page with a narrow scope. Read it for how it defines its subject, then compare that approach to a page that covers aches. Differences in scope explain many differences in wording.
Separate the symptom from the product claim
Pages about aches often point to supplements or other products. Compare the product's label to the claim made for it, and look for a regulator's notice. If a page says a product "supports" joint comfort, check what the label says it is for. A marketing word does not tell you that.
Keep your questions specific
A page cannot sort out what is behind your own aches. Write down where the aches are, when they happen and what you have tried, so a clinician can work from specifics.
Related topics
Menopause topics overlap. That society also has a page on sexual health. Reading it shows how a society sets the scope of one topic page, which helps you judge the scope of others.
Taking untraced claims to your clinician
Take your notes to your own clinician and ask them to go through the claims you could not trace. Nothing here judges what is behind your aches.
