Understanding Hormonal Changes Leading to Menopause

There are two phases of changing hormones leading to menopause, and the first begins when periods are still coming monthly.

When do hormonal patterns start to change?

  • Only recently has research established that symptoms like hot flushes and depressed mood, can begin early in the menopause transition, well before menstrual irregularities occur, and can continue well beyond the final menstrual period.1
  • Our 2021 original WLB research also documented that many people still getting a monthly period experienced many symptoms often associated with perimenopause.

Continue learning at:
https://womenlivingbetter.org/hormonal-changes/

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