Full menopause is defined as when a woman has not had a period in a calendar year. How long has it been since you had a period?
While every woman is different of course, some of your symptoms will ultimately go away. My experience was that I dealt with night sweats or hot flashes pretty often for about 2-3 years of perimenopause and that they slowed down after about a year of menopause. But some things -- drier skin, hair and fingernails, for instance -- are here to stay. I'm so glad you're working on each symptom individually. Things like weight gain in the wrong places (usually around the middle) is also common and in many women it takes longer to lose it than it did previously.
How old are you, and how long have you been in perimenopause? Are you considering any hormone replacement therapy, or no?
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Hi, Anon, and thank you for your question.
Full menopause is defined as when a woman has not had a period in a calendar year. How long has it been since you had a period?
While every woman is different of course, some of your symptoms will ultimately go away. My experience was that I dealt with night sweats or hot flashes pretty often for about 2-3 years of perimenopause and that they slowed down after about a year of menopause. But some things -- drier skin, hair and fingernails, for instance -- are here to stay. I'm so glad you're working on each symptom individually. Things like weight gain in the wrong places (usually around the middle) is also common and in many women it takes longer to lose it than it did previously.
How old are you, and how long have you been in perimenopause? Are you considering any hormone replacement therapy, or no?
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