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perimenopause

British  
/ ˌpɛrɪˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz /

noun

  1. the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced

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  • perimenopausal adjective

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Mairead, an architectural technologist, finds that yoga and cold water swimming help but still has days where she is bedbound and her symptoms have been made worse by perimenopause.

From BBC

Tessa Gonzalez, a 51-year-old from Stockton, Calif., said her primary care provider told her symptoms of brain fog and inconsistent sleep were normal for perimenopause.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Significant health changes during pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause make it particularly important to pay close attention to increases in health risk factors during those times."

From Science Daily

“For too long, women going into perimenopause and menopause just drifted along, suffering through symptoms. Eventually, they maybe found out they had frail bones and were put on medicines,” says Dr. Tang.

From The Wall Street Journal

After two years and 11 doctors, WSJ’s Jessica Toonkel learned that her stubborn itch had nothing to do with menopause, perimenopause or hormones after all; she had cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal