Perimenopause | Perimenopause Symptoms | Perimenopause Treatment

They’ve been called “power surges”, “raging hormones”, or just good old-fashioned “hot flashes”, and are generally associated with menopause – but guess what? In the years preceding full-blown menopause, aka ‘perimenopause’, you might still get a few of these as your body’s hormone levels start to fluctuate.

Whatever you call them, from the age of 35 on, you might experience a ‘preview’ of what menopause usually brings on in full force!

Hot flashes are uncomfortable and sometimes even embarrassing – since that sudden onset of heat and perspiration seems to radiate from your body at the most inconvenient and unexpected times.

Technically, Menopause begins in your early 40s as your ovaries gradually produce less and less of the hormone estrogen. This is the period that is now becoming known as ‘Perimenopause’. Your periods become erratic sometimes skipping a month or alternating between light and heavy.

During perimenopause, you might find yourself experiencing many of the common issues associated with full menopause, but in a milder or more infrequent version. Think of perimenopause as “menopause lite”!

During this time you might experience mild or sporadic hot flashes, vaginal dryness might begin, weight gain and mood swings. Many women that have had PMS during their life might never even notice the beginnings of perimenopause because the symptoms are often so similar to PMS.