How do I know if I am in perimenopause?

Answer 1

Perimenopause, the name for the transitional phase as a woman approaches menopause, can last up to six years or longer and ends when a woman's periods stop for at least 12 months. If you're in your 40s, or even in your 30s, you may have started to experience some of the normal and natural changes that signal perimenopause. The time between periods can shorten or lengthen, the periods can become heavier or lighter. The fluctuations in the hormones can produce a host of symptoms. Perimenopause can best be summed up as the time when your body gets ready for menopause. At menopause our estrogen and progesterone levels become quite low. It is during perimenopause that our body gets ready for these new lower levels. There are herbal supplements like Estrin-D that can help resolve the symptoms indicated above and face the menopause stage with more ease.

Answer 2

have a look at the symptoms listed at the mayo clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/perimenopause/DS00554). They are similar to those symptoms you find in menopause.

The reason I wanted to address your question is not so much the symptoms as the risks.

There is a suggestion that a woman is more susceptible or at risk for developing breast cancer at this time of her life. This is due to the fluctuations in hormone levels a woman experiences at Peri menopause. Do breast self exams. Have a physical, including a mammogram. Early detection is the key to survival.

Good luck

Answer 3

How old are you? I am in my mid forties and I KNOW I am perimenopausal. No hot flashes, yet... but very irregular periods (which I DON'T miss). I haven't had a period since December. My doctor says I probably am peri. You might talk to your doctor and explain what symptoms you are having.

Answer 4

Hi, I started two years ago at age 36. My symptoms were extreme hot flashes, headaches, irregular menstruation, night sweats, mood swings, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and a problem peeing. I went to my doctor and they did blood work and with the results of that and my symptoms they diagnosed me. I was put on an estrogen supplement. I chose not to take a pill so instead I rub a cream on my wrist. It works great and has helped a great deal. When I started having these symptoms I felt like I was losing my mind, I had no idea what was going on. I have never had kids and never been pregnant so at my age I guess my body threw itself in to premenopause. I also take a vitamin supplement called black cohosh, it helps with the hot flashes. That and during the summer I drink soy milk because I can't handle the heat.

Answer 5

You will feel like you were pregnant but with out the being. Your moods go all over the board, you cry, sweat, missed periods or lighter ones, food taste different and some you don't even want to ever eat or smell again. Your sex drive may change. Mine did not but most say theirs did. Have you tried going to Web MD.com they have all the answer's. Hope this helps.
Promise that you will listen to your mind and body. It's telling you to spend more time with them. Treat your self to things you love that you can still have. What ever they may be. As your reproduction genes are ending and your life is now yours. LOVE YOUR SELF.

Answer 6

Hotflashes in the morning.. Those that aren't so "hot'
Irregular periods too, Load a fun.

Answer 7

is your period getting more erratic? shorter, not as close together, are you getting cranky, do you have hot flashes?

Answer 8

i think by irrreguality of periods

Answer 9

if your doctor tells you you are.