Perimenopausal+phase

toc =1375107100= = Definition: = The stage of menopause during which estrogen and progesterone levels are erratic, menstrual cycles may be very irregular, and women begin to experience symptoms such as __hot flashes__.HGD Chapter 15 pg.393

= Examples: = When you see women in public or in movies complaining about how hot it is in the room and explain they are having a hot flash; this is perimenopausal phase. Women start to experience a sleeping issue as well due to __#|the hot flashes__.

= Analogies: = An analogy of this phase would be when a woman experiences these __#|hot flashes__, it must feel like they are entering a sauna and the heat may seem never ending.

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