To think perimenopause is an overused buzzword?

[Furning]

My friends and I are mid to late 30s. A lot of them are now claiming they’re perimenopausal, and if I mention I’m hot, or I've forgot something, or cant concentrate, they rush to tell me it’ll be perimenopause.

If they are struggling to lose weight, or forget what they’re saying, or anything at all negative happens, it’s because they’re perimenopausal.

I know some women might be in their 30s, but surely not most? Why is everyone suddenly obsessed with it?

Yes, but half of all women will be younger than 51.

But if the average is 51, that means the average onset of peri will be around 41. Obviously half of all women will be younger than 41, and half will be older. That’s a lot of women in their mid/late 30s.

Menopause is different to perimenopause! 51 is the average age in which periods stop, Perimenopause is the time leading up to this when the hormone levels drop and symptoms start appearing

if you are going to post about this in a forum like this please find out the facts.

And perimenopausal symptoms can start a decade plus earlier. Soooo, if you get to menopause at 45, you could be experiencig symptoms from 35. Or earlier.

Quality and quantity of eggs has a lot to do with the tapering off of fertility during the 30s too.

But I do have symptoms! My friends are endlessly telling me so. Sometimes I sleep badly, or feel anxious, or forget things. I had night sweats once. I have dry skin. I also had these things in my teens and 20s. Except people weren’t falling over themselves to explain it was perimenopause then.

I agree. I'm 45 and don't have any peri symptoms.

And? So what? Because you aren't having symptoms everyone else who is having symptoms is what? Lying? Whingeing? Just needs to bloody shut up and get on with it?

Fucks sake.

What an over reaction on your part.

Ultimately, the researchers concluded that 'a significant number of individuals aged 30–45 years experience perimenopause-related symptoms'.

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/a64249940/young-women-menopause-symptoms/

What a patronising and minimising post on your part.

Nobody gives two hoots that you are not having symptoms. Good for you. But thousands are.

Women experience symptoms of perimenopause to varying degrees of severity and the age of onset also varies. Mid to late 30s is entirely normal to be experiencing symptoms of perimenopause.

Women are finally able to have a clearer understanding of what is happening to them due to declining hormones through their 30s , 40s and 50s, rather than just be made to feel like they are failing or have a multitude of other issues which they are prescribed medications for which they don't need, rather than the hormones that will actually help them.

I expect they are relieved to know, that they aren't going mad or it's all in their head and just want to relate to other women going through the same changes. Because it's not the hush hush subject it used to be.

But by all means, you carry on and put them all down OP!

BTW the information on the NHS website etc is not very good and anyone worth their salt in women's health now recognises that perimenopause often begins in mid to late 30s for many, many women. The early signs are usually far more subtle than irregular periods which is why they are usually overlooked. It is commonly things such as, cognitive issues (forgetfulness, trouble focusing), weight gain or exercise not helping lose weight as easily, mood changes(low mood, irritable), sleep issues (insomnia, waking at 3am), skin and hair changes (dry skin, hair loss). It goes on and on. Hormones effect every system in our bodies.

Perimenopause is not overused. We are finally realising just how much it affects us and it can last for well over a decade of our lives. It needs to be talked about.

Only 5% of women experience menopause before 45.

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Menopause is complete absence of menstruation for a year.
Perimenopause is the escalating hormone fluctuations that occur before menstruation stops.

My friends appear to be having perfectly normal things such as dry skin in winter or forgetting a word and saying it must be peri. Nothing else needed.

Well yes. But there is a huge difference between 30 and 45.

You are the same age as me and you are very fortunate not to have experienced any of these symptoms yet.

I agree with @TheGoddessAthena that your comments are minimising, it’s hit me like a sledge hammer.

Are they being taken seriously though? Because to me it just looks like another way of calling women hysterical, hormone-led and in physical breakdown from 30s-retirement.

Again, menopause is not the same as perimenopause!

But forgetting something or sleeping badly, having dry skin etc are all very common. Experiencing these things now and then is not automatically perimenopause.

Agree with this. Everything now needs a label, everything is branded.. normal life transitions are cake worthy milestones.

I get why you find it annoying op. There's a risk it becomes a catch all explanation which might stop some women looking at other causes of symptoms.

Also, yes some women may get symptoms in their 30s but most won't.

Yes?

@Nevermind17average duration of perimenopause is 4 years not 10. So the half of women get it before age 47. Not 41.

Fucking Hell. I know. I know all about it because my friends will not stop banging on about it.

No. The average length of perimenopause is four years, not ten. 95% of women reach menopause after 45. Not many women are perimenopausal in their 30s, never mind mid 30s.

You clearly don't like your friends very much OP.
I hope they all ask their GPs about starting HRT when they feel they need support.