"Perimenopause" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D047648
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.157.500.562 G08.686.841.249.500.562
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Perimenopause" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical intervention to reduce central obesity and menopausal symptoms in women aged 35 to 55 years. Menopause. 2014 Sep; 21(9):975-81.
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Atherosclerotic burden during the menopausal transition is a wakeup call. Menopause. 2012 Jan; 19(1):1-2.