Weight gain, insomnia, hair loss, depression… Little known and poorly managed, perimenopause can appear as early as the thirties, ten years before the normal age of menopause.
- The average age of entering perimenopause is 47.5 years, but some women may be affected as early as their thirties
- Symptoms of perimenopause include anxiety, paranoia, palpitations, hair loss, crying, loss of self-confidence, suicidal thoughts, dry skin, and difficulty concentrating
It was still called pre-menopause until recently, but a new medical term is emerging: perimenopause. “It is an obligatory stage of the genital life of any woman, which frames the menopause. It includes two periods: the first precedes the cessation of the rules, and the second is the year which follows the last rules”, explain the health professionals of the study group on menopause and hormonal aging.
This natural phenomenon lasts between 3 and 4 years
The average age of entry into perimenopause is 47.5 years, but this varies greatly from one woman to another, who can be affected as early as their thirties. This natural phenomenon lasts between 3 and 4 years.
The occurrence of changes in menstrual cycles, for women not taking any gynecological treatment, is the most frequent sign that perimenopause is beginning. Depending on the person, periods can become more abundant, decrease in volume or disappear for several months. At the beginning of this period, cycles can become shorter or longer by 1 or 2 weeks, or even more.
Other symptoms are possible:
– some are a reflection of hyperestrogenia: mood swings (irritability, nervousness), breast pain, abdominal swelling, weight gain.
– some, on the contrary, reflect hypoestrogenia: hot flushes, insomnia, asthenia, vaginal dryness, loss of morale.
A report from Huffington Post also lists anxiety, paranoia, palpitations, hair loss, crying, loss of self-confidence, suicidal thoughts, dry skin and difficulty concentrating.
Treatments to better live the perimenopause
“These are actually the problems felt at the time of menopause, but some women may experience them several years before their menopause. As mentioned above, the symptoms can vary over time since they are the consequence of the hormonal state of the moment (hyper or hypoestrogenia)”, specifies the study group on Menopause and hormonal aging.
There are treatments to better live the perimenopause, such as the progesterone IUD, the estrogen-progestin pill and the progestins. In case of symptoms mentioned above, talk to your doctor or gynecologist.
Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when menstruation stops for good. It occurs when the ovaries stop their hormonal secretion (estrogen and progesterone) and the formation of an egg each month. It is said that the menopause is truly installed when the rules have been absent for a year.
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