PERIMENOPAUSE
Starts between 5- 10 years before menopause
Hormones start to change
Symptoms start
MENOPAUSE
Occurs as ovaries age and produce less reproductive hormones
Average age in the UK is 51
Ovaries stop releasing eggs and menstruation ends for good.
POST MENOPAUSE
No period for 12 months consecutively
In this stage for rest of life
Increased risk of
Heart Disease
Osteoporosis
Poor muscle tone
Alzheimers
Dementia
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