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Tammy Chan 6/27/25 Tammy Chan 6/27/25

The 14 Biggest Myths About Perimenopause

By Dr. Kelly Casperson, MD

Peri means "around". So perimenopause means the time around menopause (which is the day after one year of no natural periods - in America, the average age is 51). Amazingly, the definition of menopause is wholly made up - nothing magical happens exactly one year after no periods. BUT/AND perimenopause is also NOT magical - it is very real.