Guide To The Symptoms Of Menopause

Irregular Periods

Irregular periods can be a sign of many different hormonal changes or imbalances. However, it is crucial to understand it's common for women to experience irregularity in their menstrual cycle as they approach menopause. Even if their periods have always been predictable before, women might find they start to experience changes somewhere in their forties. As a woman approaches menopause, her estrogen levels go through serious fluctuations. She may have more or less estrogen than usual at any given time and without any apparent warning. Some women experience a lengthening in their menstrual cycle, so they bleed for more days than usual or have several months between their periods. Others might have shorter menstrual cycles, bleeding less often and potentially having more than one period in a month. It's also possible that women will experience menstruation without ovulation, which means their uterine lining will shed even though an egg hasn't been released. Early perimenopause tends to involve changes of at least seven days in the menstrual cycle, while late perimenopause tends to involve at least sixty days between each period.

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