What to know about perimenopause
METRO — Hormones drive many functions in the human body, including the ability to reproduce. For women, estrogen, progesterone and even testosterone play key roles in health and well-being. The levels of these hormones are not static; at different times in the reproductive cycle they wax and wane, resulting in various symptoms. Such is the case at a point in a woman’s life when she enters perimenopause. Women likely know about puberty, pregnancy and the general years of menstruation. They have also likely heard of menopause, or when a woman’s menstruation and ability to have ...
