Is it PERIMENOPAUSE?

Most women enter perimenopause in their early 40s, but it can start in the 30s.“Though on average perimenopause lasts around four to six years for most women, it can be as short as a year or last for more than 10 years,” says Dr Elizabeth Farrell from Jean Hailes for Women’s Health in Melbourne. Signs of this hormonal shift, such as irregular periods and mood swings, may come in waves, increasing and receding for days or months at a time.You will know you have hit menopause if you’ve had no period

for 12 months.