perimenopause
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perimenopause
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From peri- (“near”) + menopause. The term has been in use since at least 1931, when it was used in Joseph Bolivar De Lee and Jacob Pearl Greenhill's book, Obstetrics: Gynecology.
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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.
Researchers at eight locations across the United States plan to examine the safety and effectiveness of estrogen therapy during perimenopause, the few years just prior to menopause.
Similar: climacteric
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noun physiological stage menstruating women go through when approaching menopause
| 中文 | 圍絕經期 /围绝经期 wéijuéjīngqī |
|---|---|
| Português | perimenopausa |
| Français | périménopause |
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@misc{perimenopause_2026,
title = {perimenopause},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perimenopause},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
