Let's Talk About the Menopause Transition

Also known as premenopause and sometimes perimenopause

The language is confusing…premenopause…perimenopause? They sound the same. Are they the same or are they different? And does it matter?

Medically, we now use the term menopause transition for the time leading up to the last menstrual period. The last menstrual period is menopause and everything after is post menopause. I like to call the whole process th…