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Stages of Menopause
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Menopause means a woman's last menstrual period, which typically occurs around the age of 51 and defines the end of the fertile phase in a woman's life. The time, when a woman's body is adjusting before and after this last menstrual period, is divided into the four stages of menopause. The graph below shows the hormonal fluctuations and menopause symptoms experiences during the stages of menopause. There are hormonal changes and symptoms in the years leading up to, and beyond the final menstrual period in a women's life. |
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Premenopause
Refers to the entirety of a woman's life from her first to her last regular menstrual period. Therefore, premenopause is best defined as a time of "normal" reproductive function in a woman leading into the next stage of menopause called perimenopause.Click here to learn more about Premenopause
Perimenopause
Means literally "around menopause" and is a transitional stage of two to ten years before complete cessation of the menstrual period and is usually experienced by women from 35 to 50 years of age. This stage of menopause is characterized by hormone fluctuations, which cause the typical menopause symptoms such as hot flashes.
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Menopause
Represents the end stage of a natural transition in a woman's reproductive life. Menopause is the point at which estrogen and progesterone production decreases permanently to very low levels. The ovaries stop producing eggs and a woman is no longer able to get pregnant naturally.
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Postmenopause
Refer to womens time of life after menopause has occurred. It is generally believed that the postmenopausal phase begins when 12 full months have passed since the last menstrual period. From now a woman will be postmenopausal for the rest of her life.
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There are various stages in menopause that's a woman goes through. There is no specific order in which a woman goes through these stages and...
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If menopause occurs when women are still in their 20s, 30s or early 40s, it is said to be early menopause. See more information on early menopause here.
If menopause occurs when women are still in their 20s, 30s or early 40s, it is said to be early menopause. See more information on early menopause here.
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