The Surprising Truth About Menopause and Weight Gain That Doctors Aren’t Telling You
However, menopause isn’t a phase as much as a transitional moment that separates menstruation from non-menstruation.
Once you’ve gone 12 consecutive months without a period, you’ve reached menopause. For most people, that moment arrives somewhere between ages 46 and 56.
The hot-and-dewy months and years leading up to that 12th missed period are technically known as “perimenopause.”
Perimenopause means “around menopause.”
Some people refer to this time as the menopause transition. This is when estrogen levels fluctuate. Menstrual cycles lengthen and shorten and, at times, disappear, only to return a few months later. For many people, this marks the beginning of symptoms like hot flashes, sleep issues, vaginal dryness, mood changes, and, yes, creeping weight gain.
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