How to recognise early symptoms of menopause or perimenopause?

When the menstrual cycle starts to change, it can go in all kinds of different directions ( cycle shorter or longer, shorter periods or longer , stronger or weaker bleeding ... ) and a wide variety of symptoms may accompany these changes.

Many of the symptoms being found in menopause may also accompany PMS so blood tests measuring hormone levels are the best way to know exactly where you are. Making hormone tests as early as you can, also helps to see the evolution of menopause with more precision .