Phenomena and Processes

Perimenopause

The transitional period before and after MENOPAUSE. Perimenopausal symptoms are associated with irregular MENSTRUAL CYCLE and widely fluctuated hormone levels. They may appear 6 years before menopause and subside 2 to 5 years after menopause.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The transitional period before and after MENOPAUSE. Perimenopausal symptoms are associated with irregular MENSTRUAL CYCLE and widely fluctuated hormone levels. They may appear 6 years before menopause and subside 2 to 5 years after menopause.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, metabolism, physiology, psychology, radiation effects, urine.

MeSH Record

History Note

2005; use CLIMACTERIC 2002-2004, use PREMENOPAUSE 1995-2001

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Climacteric (1980-2004)
  • Menopause (1982-2004)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. G08.686.157w.500w.562
  2. G08.686.841.249w.500w.562

MeSH Record

NLM Classification

QT 108

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Perimenopause. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D047648. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D047648
  2. Perimenopause. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1268526