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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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