perimenopause

British  

/ ˌpɛrɪˈmɛnəʊˌpɔːz /

noun

1. the period leading up to the menopause during which some of the symptoms associated with menopause may be experienced

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Other Word Forms

• perimenopausal
  adjective

Example Sentences

One of Makary’s personal priorities within the FDA was expanding access to hormone therapy for cisgender men and women — particularly for women going through menopause and perimenopause.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

Through the wonders of social media, awareness about perimenopause and menopause is growing.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Mairead, an architectural technologist, finds that yoga and cold water swimming help but still has days where she is bedbound and her symptoms have been made worse by perimenopause.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

"Significant health changes during pregnancy, perimenopause and menopause make it particularly important to pay close attention to increases in health risk factors during those times."

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

I, too, assumed that whatever was causing my mysterious symptoms had to be perimenopause.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026