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Three things women are often told in perimenopause, flipped over to what the evidence says: it can start in your mid-30s, hormone tests aren't reliable for diagnosing it, and hot flashes last a median of 7.4 years.
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"You're too young." "Your labs are normal." "It'll pass."
Three things women hear in perimenopause, flipped over. It can start as early as your mid-30s. Hormone tests aren't reliable for diagnosing it because levels swing so much. And in the SWAN study, frequent hot flashes and night sweats lasted a median of 7.4 years. If you've been brushed off, you're not imagining it.
Perimenopause can start as early as your mid-30s and usually starts in your mid-40s.
Cleveland Clinic, PerimenopauseHormone testing isn't needed to diagnose perimenopause; levels fluctuate so much the tests aren't reliable.
Cleveland Clinic, PerimenopauseIn SWAN, frequent hot flashes and night sweats lasted a median of 7.4 years.
Avis et al., JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015 (SWAN)Cleveland Clinic, Perimenopause
Read the sourceAvis NE et al. Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(4):531-539.
Read the sourceNumbers are rounded the way the original source reports them. If you spot an error, email admin@svarene.com and we will correct it.
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