Perimenopause is a bit like the teenage years in reverse. It’s the 5-15 year lead up to the menopause and can be one of the longest hormonal transitions in a woman’s life. It usually starts in a woman’s 40s but can start in her 30s or even earlier and lasts up until menopause, the point when the ovaries stop releasing eggs. It is the changing hormone levels of course that are behind the changes and women are generally […]