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Perimenopause is the gradual change toward menopause. Some women may be experiencing perimenopause at age 35. Perimenopause can last several months or years. During perimenopause, estrogen production slows and the rate fluctuates. This causes symptoms similar to the time of puberty, but more intense. Postmenopause is the period after menopause.

Menopause symptoms
Menopausal symptoms are very different and individual women. Some experience symptoms that her friends have never suffered. The duration and severity of symptoms varies. Menopause is a natural part of life for all women suffer from, some with more difficulty than others. But one thing that all women have in common is the ability to determine the options for menopausal symptoms. In the Western world 12% of women experience symptoms of menopause and about 14% experienced physical or emotional problems is strong.

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