Our Chicago: Talking About Perimenopause and Menopause

Source ABC Local
Original Load Date Oct. 25, 2026, 11 a.m.
Last Updated Oct. 25, 2026, 11 a.m.
Original URL https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-talking-perimenopause-menopause/19977227/

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Menopause is a single point in time when a woman has had no menstrual period for twelve consecutive months. On average that happened, around age 52, according to the Cleveland Clinic. But the lead-up to that, perimenopause, can begin eight to ten years prior. The long process aff...