General Article The symptoms of perimenopause – and six signs it’s nearing its end

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The run-up to menopause can begin in your 30s, leaving young women confused by unexplained symptoms. Here are the tell-tale signs.

By Marina Gask

The perimenopause is the stage in your life when you experience symptoms of menopause but your periods have not yet stopped. It usually starts several years before a woman reaches her menopause, which officially begins when you haven’t had a period for 12 months.

It is during perimenopause, when oestrogen and progesterone levels begin to fluctuate, ...

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