What is perimenopause?

A woman’s body goes through a lot of changes.

Perimenopause is another phase that women look forward to.

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What is perimenopause?

Perimenopause means “around” menopause“.

It refers to the time during which your body’s natural transition to menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years.

A woman can begin the transition at some point in her 40s. However, this transition occurs at a different age for every woman and can happen as early as mid 30’s

What are the symptoms?

During the menopausal transition, some small – and some not so subtle – changes in your body can take place. You can experience:

• Irregular menstruation.
• Hot flashes
• Insomnia
• Mood change
• urinary infection
• Vaginal infection
• change in sexual arousal
• Changes in cholesterol levels

How Can You Prevent Perimenopause?

Although every Women will have to go through perimenopause, there are many ways you can prolong the experience.

The foods we eat can determine how our hormone patterns manifest, physically and mentally, in our daily lives. So the easiest thing you can do to delay perimenopause is to start eating and exercising consistently.

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This way you will regulate your hormones and keep them from fluctuating too much on a daily basis.

You can also avoid foods, such as caffeine, sugar, alcohol, and spicy foods to avoid triggering symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats, and insomnia.

For treatment, you should always talk to a trusted doctor.

However, you can ask your doctor if you’re a good candidate for hormone therapy, an antidepressant, or an estrogen booster.