I’ve been dealing with perimenopause (a.k.a. the mid-life crisis) for over a year now, and I was recently diagnosed with diarrhea and have been following the “What To Expect When You’re Expecting” book recommended by my gynecologist. But I still feel uncomfortable with the way that this diagnosis has made me feel.
I dont mean to sound like I’m giving myself a hard time here, but the idea that it’s somehow possible to suddenly be sick and have no idea why is just incredibly unsettling. While I have a lot of friends who have just spent a month going through the menopause transition, I’ve never been sick like this, nor had I felt such an urgent need to know the cause of my symptoms.
This is the part where I feel like I should explain that I actually have a history of menopause in both my mother and my sister, and that I have always been highly interested in the subject of menopause. Ive been very interested in the subject since I was a teenager, and Ive used this interest as a means to get a Ph.D. in the subject.
During this time, Ive had many interesting interactions with both women in my life and with women of various races. The latter group has some very interesting ideas, and Ive been really interested in their perspectives. One of the ideas that Ive been really interested in is the idea that perimenopause is a natural part of life and is not a disease. Ive also been really interested in the idea that this is a natural transition from a woman’s body into a man’s body.
This is a concept Ive had in my head for some time. The idea that perimenopause is not a disease is based on the fact that women are more likely to have health issues during this time than men. Also, there are a lot of biological differences between the sexes, but some of the differences are related to hormonal changes.
In the video below, I share a few of my thoughts about what perimenopause means to me, how we should be able to handle this transition, and how it can affect our relationships.
To be clear, perimenopause is not the same thing as menopause. But the two are related. Many people think of menopause as just the end of a woman’s reproductive years, but in reality it’s a much more complex and serious process. The term “perimenopause” originally referred to the onset of menopause, but now it is also being used to refer to the last period of a woman’s life.
I’m not really sure what perimenopause means to me, but as a male I am not really sure what menopause means to me. So while I don’t get how perimenopause has anything to do with menopause, I have to say this: I don’t see how the two are related.
The term “perimenopause” is a general term referring to any time in a woman’s life that is the last phase of her menopause, including, but not limited to, the actual onset of menopause. It can also refer to the last period of the menstrual cycle, when a woman’s menstrual cycle is ending.
I have to say I am still not convinced that perimenopause is really related to menopause. A womans menstrual cycle is a cycle of growth, ovulation, and shedding. I do not think that a womans menstrual cycle can end in one hour, because there are more than just ovulation and shedding phases. I think that a womans menstrual cycle can end because she is no longer producing the proper hormones that are needed to produce a menstrual cycle.