What is perimenopause?

Perimenopause marks the interval when a woman's body begins its transition into menopause. During this time a woman may experience various symptoms including irregular periods, vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, and vaginal dryness.

How do members experience perimenopause?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with perimenopause*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for perimenopause*

Who has perimenopause on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 7
40s 113
50s 266
60s 62
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 430

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What is perimenopause?

Perimenopause marks the interval when a woman's body begins its transition into menopause. During this time a woman may experience various symptoms including irregular periods, vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, and vaginal dryness.



Common symptoms reported by people with perimenopause

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for perimenopause

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Compare treatments taken by people with perimenopause

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have perimenopause through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with perimenopause? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has perimenopause on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 3 new patients joined this month
  • 210 say perimenopause is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 7
40s 113
50s 266
60s 62
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 430

These charts show data from perimenopause patients who have completed their condition history
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