Progress Your Health Podcast

  It is common to mistake perimenopause for menopause and vice versa.  Labs can be misleading. Doctors can be misleading in your concerns about whether you are in perimenopause vs. menopause.  Even symptoms can be misleading. In this article, I am going to explain the differences between perimenopause and menopause.  As well as information to help you determine which hormone phase you are in at the moment. Both perimenopause and menopause can start between 35 to 50years old.  As the word states, perimenopause starts before menopause. While that might seem obvious, sometimes it is hard to differentiate between them.  I have had many patients tell me they are in menopause but are really in perimenopause. You might be asking, ‘why is it a big deal to know the difference?’.  That can come down to the treatment. Treating a woman for menopausal symptoms when she is in perimenopause can not only be ineffective. But can make the symptoms worse as well as new symptoms. Perimenopause usually starts in the mid-’40s, but