 |     Tiffany, Guardian of Warm Hearts What is perimenopause, and why is it suddenly everywhere? Why is it suddenly the hottest health buzzword since Viagra? The enormous, influential group of baby boomers has left virtually nothing unchanged so far in its foray through life. The female members are moving into menopause, which occurs on average at age 50. The years leading up to this are called 'perimenopause'. Its something that has been in my life since I was 35. "Peri" is Greek for "around", although the meaning is commonly been taken as before. The term encompasses a sometimes alarming cluster of symptoms that can plague women for up to 10 years at an already chaotic time in our lives. Every 10 seconds for the next 20 years, another baby boomer will enter what our mothers mysteriously called "the change". Unlike our mothers, we were raised on feminism and on slogans such as 'question authority'. We are demanding more answers be found and more information to be available to help us cope. It's long been thought that, as women approach menopause, our levels of estrogen slowly decrease. Recent information however, suggests that we vacillate in a kind of "grand finale" reminiscent of fireworks.  It's hormonal chaos....that's what makes it so frustrating and difficult. I don't have the answers but hopefully we can talk about it and know that we are not alone. Links that I have found helpful... Menopause Online Menopause Support A Woman's Right of Passage Menopause and Vitamins Perimenopause-A Womans Transitional Decade Menopause Matters
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