By worrying about perimenopause, are young(ish) women missing a rare “golden window” when they shouldn’t actually have to fixate on their reproductive systems?

A person doesn't just jump from reproductive years to menopause. There's an in-between phase known as perimenopause that can last about a decade. "The term perimenopause translates to around menopause ...

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Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Carin Luna-Ostaseski still recalls the shock of discovering her periods had become monsoons. Short ...

The age you got your first period, also called menarche, is one of those milestones people remember forever. It feels loaded with meaning, and for good reason. Hormones, growth, fertility, and the ...

Although perimenopause is experienced by all women regardless of race or nationality, it is not always experienced similarly.

Forget hot flashes and period changes. This one overarching issue is the real menace when dealing with perimenopause.

If you have gone 1 year without a period or any spotting in between, perimenopause has ended, and you have reached menopause. The end of perimenopause might cause symptoms to subside or worsen for ...

Carin Luna-Ostaseski still recalls the shock of discovering her periods had become monsoons. Short monsoons, she clarifies—her cycle went from lasting a week to two to three days—but still monsoons.