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premenopause

American  
[pree-men-uh-pawz] / ˌpriˈmɛn əˌpɔz /

noun

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


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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 Jan. 7, 2017

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