Women Over 40 Share What They Wish Everyone Knew About Perimenopause

“I wish someone had told me in my early 40s that my night sweats, migraines, and general desire to murder people was the start of menopause.”

Freelance Life Writer

Perimenopause is routinely confused for menopause, according to Dr Samantha Wild, clinical lead for women’s health at Bupa. “Often when people talk about ‘going through the menopause’ they’re actually talking about the perimenopause,” she shared.

The perimenopause is when your hormone levels start to change, typically when women reach their mid-40s (but it can happen earlier). It ends when you reach menopause, which is considered to be when you haven’t had a period for 12 months.

This confusion........

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