Learn About Perimenopause - Women Living Better

Understand how hormonal patterns change on the path to menopause.

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Common Symptoms During Perimenopause

Higher estrogen can lead to heavier flow. There can be other causes as well, so consult your health care provider.

Disrupted sleep includes middle-of-the-night waking, trouble falling asleep, and early morning waking.

New or increased feelings of anxiety, irritability, or depression arise during the menopause transition, for some women.

Changes in hormone levels can alter our internal thermostat and the body reacts by dissipating heat.

Many women experience premenstrual breast tenderness in their twenties, which then resolves. The high and erratic estrogen brings it back for some.

Premenstrual headaches often occur when hormonal patterns begin to change. For those who’ve had migraines, these often return or worsen.

Many women gain weight during this transition without increasing their food or calorie intake due to changing estrogen levels.

Premenstrual cramps may occur in your teens and twenties and then go away, but as hormones change, they often return.

Slightly shorter cycles are one of the earliest signs that things are changing. They can be hard to detect unless you are tracking.

Lack of interest in sex is reported by many women during these years.

The decline of estrogen closer to menopause causes vaginal dryness, which can feel like itching or pain during sex.

Memory issues, or forgetfulness, are a commonly reported symptom.

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