premenopause

American  

[pree-men-uh-pawz] / ˌpriˈmɛn əˌpɔz /

noun

1. the stage of a woman's life just before menopause.

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Other Word Forms

• premenopausal adjective
• premenopausally adverb

Example Sentences

This confusion can be traced back to the misdirected emphasis on the last menstrual period as well as the confusing terminology: The menopause transition, the time leading up to the final menstrual period, is often called premenopause; perimenopause describes the menopause transition plus the first year without a period.

From New York Times

In an accompanying editorial, Pauline M. Maki, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, noted that “not only do women more frequently report cognitive difficulties as they transition from premenopause to perimenopause to postmenopause, but they also perform more poorly on standardized neuropsychological tests, particularly tests of verbal memory, aspects of executive function, and processing speed.”

From New York Times

Nevertheless, her mood swings in recent years had become so serious with the hormonal changes of premenopause that she was open to anything, Ms. Waldman said.

From New York Times

Overall, DeBoer's team found, women had a rapid increase in these risk factors during the last years of premenopause and during the perimenopause transition, right before menopause.

From US News