Menstruation vs Perimenopause - What's the difference?
menstruation | perimenopause |
The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in females of humans and other primates.
The physiological stage menstruating women go through when approaching menopause, 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.
* 2009 , Robert Preidt, 'Study to Assess Hormone Therapy Before Menopause', ABC News , [http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/story?id=4507681&page=1] (Mar. 23 2009):
As nouns the difference between menstruation and perimenopause
is that menstruation is while perimenopause is the physiological stage menstruating women go through when approaching menopause, 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.menstruation
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(wikipedia menstruation)Alternative forms
* menstrationNoun
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* catameniaSee also
* PMT * tampon * sanitary towel ----perimenopause
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(-)- Researchers at eight locations across the United States plan to examine the safety and effectiveness of estrogen therapy during perimenopause , the few years just prior to menopause.