perimenopause

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Synonyms: perimenopausal, premenopause, perimenopauses

Antonyms: perimenopausal, premenopause, perimenopauses

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Noun

1. 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.

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