Definitions For Perimenopause

Noun

PERIMENOPAUSE (uncountable) The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation through a phase of atypical menstruation, and finally cease menstruating. Perimenopause ends when a woman has not menstruated for a year.

Synonyms

climacteric

Derived terms

perimenopausal

Translations

French: périménopause

References

De Lee, Joseph Bolivar, and Greenhill, Jacob Pearl, 1931, Obstetrics: Gynecology. Year Book Publishers. {{ISBN, 0815157320}} Djordjević, Svetolik P., 2004, Dictionary of medicine: French-English with English-French glossary. Schreiber Publishers. Finn, Martha, and Bowyer, Lucy, 2005, Women's Health: A Core Curriculum. Elsevier: Australia. {{ISBN, 0729537366}} Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, Accessed 6 Dec 2009. Preidt, Robert, 2009, 'Study to Assess Hormone Therapy Before Menopause', ABC News, Mar. 23 2009. Santoro, Nanette, and Goldstein, Steven R., (eds.), 2002, Textbook of perimenopausal gynecology. Informa Health Care. {{ISBN, 1842141708}}

Etymology

peri + menopause + t1=near. the term has been in use since at least 1931, when it was used in joseph bolivar de lee and jacob pearl greenhill's book, obstetrics: gynecology.