Perimenopause Snapshot can be a place to start if you are in your 40s or younger and searching for information about period changes, hot flushes, night sweats and other symptoms.

Perimenopause

What is perimenopause?

Depending on the Source the definition of perimenopause may vary. In Perimenopause: Symptoms & Causes – Overview the Mayo Clinic’s definition is:

“Perimenopause is the time before menopause when your body is getting ready to stop having periods. Perimenopause is sometimes called the menopausal transition”.

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Is perimenopause one-size-fits-all?

In Let’s Talk About Perimenopause: What Is Perimenopause? the (Australian) Jean Hailes for Women’s Health explain:

“It typically starts for a woman in her mid-40s, but for some it can begin in their 30s. How long this life stage lasts is variable – for some it can be a year and for others, a decade”.

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Last Updated: 11 January 2026 – Last Revised: 11 January 2026