perimenopause

perimenopause definition - medical

per·i·men·o·pause (pĕrˌə-mĕnˈə-pôzˌ)

noun
The period of a woman's life characterized by physiological changes associated with the end of reproductive capacity and terminating with the completion of menopause. Also called climacteric.

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