{"id":3327,"date":"2018-11-28T16:36:13","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidghozland.com\/?p=3327"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:34:15","slug":"what-expect-during-perimenopause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intimatehealthcenter.com\/es\/what-expect-during-perimenopause\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prepare for Perimenopause"},"content":{"rendered":"

As women we hear so much about menopause – the symptoms, when it will start, how it feels. But perimenopause? Not so much.<\/p>\n

What is Perimenopause?<\/h2>\n

As the name indicates perimenopause is a precursor to menopause. Menopause<\/a> occurs when the ovaries no longer release any eggs and is defined as the absence of periods for one year.<\/p>\n

Perimenopause is a little more difficult to distinguish since it can begin with various symptoms. Basically, when a woman\u2019s body starts preparing for menopause they have entered perimenopause – which essentially means their ovaries begin releasing fewer eggs.<\/p>\n

Just how a traffic jam doesn\u2019t just suddenly occur but rather builds up, the body doesn\u2019t just one day enter menopause. During this transition period, women will often experience symptoms that are less severe than menopause but still uncomfortable and unpleasant.<\/p>\n

A Gradual Process<\/h2>\n

Women are born with about 2 million eggs but about 10,000 die off before puberty and then thousands during every monthly cycle. The body does not produce additional eggs, which means the eggs a woman is born with is all she\u2019ll ever have.<\/p>\n

As a woman ages and her body ramps up for menopause, estrogen levels begin to drop and fewer eggs are released every month which can result in irregular periods accompanied by these other symptoms:<\/p>\n