Perimenopause: What is it and what can you do?
The average age of menopause is 51, and menopause itself only lasts for one day, because it simply marks the one-year anniversary of your last period.
Perimenopause, on the other hand, refers to the period of time in which you鈥檒l have cycles, but start to experience 鈥榤enopausal鈥� symptoms.
Three quarters of women experience significant symptoms during the perimenopause, yet there is little in the way of evidence based information available.
Maisie Hill is a women's health advocate and author of 'Perimenopause Power'. She discusses the symptoms and her toolkit of tips and techniques women can use to help themselves.
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