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By Olinda Rola
Perimenopause symptoms are most often experienced by women in
their late 30's, 40's or early 50's. The perimenopause
symptoms
such as fluctuating menstrual cycles can signal the slowing
down
of reproductive capabilities.
Perimenopause (or peri menopause) can be defined as the time
before menopause. Menopause is the cessation of menstrual
periods for twelve months in a row. Having symptoms of
perimenopause can mean that the woman is getting closer to the
age of menopause and the ending of monthly menstrual periods.
Here are common symptoms of perimenopause:
• Changes in the Menstrual Cycle (menstrual flow can be
heavier
or lighter, longer or shorter time between periods, irregular
flow)
• Lumpy or Tender Breasts
• Water Retention, Bloating
• Problems with Sleep
• "Foggy, Fuzzy" Thinking, Difficulty Concentrating
• Anxiety, Mood Swings, Depression
• PMS
• Hot Flashes, Night Sweats
• Vaginal Dryness
• Unexplained Weight Gain
Perimenopause and menopause will affect each woman
differently.
Your only one of the perimenopause symptoms may be that your
period stops. However, you may have one or more of the other
symptoms of perimenopause. Perimenopause symptoms can be
experienced by a woman for a few months or they can last for
years. Since the average age of menopause is 51, symptoms of
perimenopause can appear in a woman's late 30's, any time in
her 40's or early 50's.
During perimenopause, many women begin experiencing their
first
symptoms of hormone imbalance. How does hormone imbalance
happen?
According to Harvard-trained physician Dr. John Lee,
perimenopause symptoms appear because ovulation occurs less
frequently or not at all in the years before menopause. When a
woman is healthy and ovulating, estrogen is produced during
the
first part of the menstrual cycle and following ovulation,
progesterone is produced during the latter part of the monthly
cycle.
With ovulation required for the monthly production of
progesterone, if there's no ovulation, no progesterone will be
produced. With declining progesterone production,
perimenopause
can be the time women experience the onset of hormone
imbalance,
causing symptoms of perimenopause.
How can a woman tell if the symptoms of perimenopause are
related to hormone imbalance? One way is to take a leading
womens clinic test for hormone health and related
perimenopause
symptoms. The health test is free and it takes just a few
minutes.
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will find a variety of natural health articles for women.
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