Seattle Health Blog

Pre-menopause symptoms may be hot flashes, irregular menstrual cycles, heavy bleeding or poor, interrupted sleep, mood swings and depression, loss of short-term memory, unexplained fatigue and vaginal dryness. During this stage take place a series of complex changes in the balance of hormones that regulate and control the menstrual cycle.

Dr. Valenzuela stressed the importance of early detection of pre-menopause, which can reduce health problems in women and live this new stage, similar to the better understanding adolescence.

‘Those Moments’ is a test that can be performed in women aged 40 years and in just 10 minutes to know if they are already pre-menopause, a stage that usually between 40 and 47 years.

It is a urine test, fast and easy to use, for the detection of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH, for its acronym in English).

The pre-menopause is a stage that occurs before menopause occurs and starts from 40 years and lasts on average up to 50 years, while menopause is when a woman has stopped menstruating for more than 12 months, but need not become a stage of depression and uncertainty, but where we can achieve balance, peace and harmony that every woman craves.