perimenopause
Noun
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Noun
perimenopause (uncountable)
- The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation through a phase of atypical menstruation, and finally cease menstruating. Perimenopause ends when a woman has not menstruated for a year.
- 2009, Robert Preidt, 'Study to Assess Hormone Therapy Before Menopause', ABC News, (Mar. 23 2009):
- Researchers at eight locations across the United States plan to examine the safety and effectiveness of estrogen therapy during perimenopause, the few years just prior to menopause.
- 2009, Robert Preidt, 'Study to Assess Hormone Therapy Before Menopause', ABC News, (Mar. 23 2009):
- French: périménopause
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