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perimenopausal, a. Med.|ˌpɛrɪmɛnəˈpɔːzəl| [f. peri- + menopausal a.] Occurring at around the time of the menopause.
1961J. K. Frost in Novak & Jones Textbk. Gynecol. (ed. 6) xxxvi. 774 Except postpartum, the parabasal type cell does not exfoliate normally until the later years of the reproductive period, or the perimenopausal period. 1961Obstetr. & Gynecol. XVII. 331/1 Many of our colleagues use ovarian hormones, especially estrogens, for the control of the perimenopausal syndrome. 1970Te Linde & Mattingly Oper. Gynecol. (ed. 4) xxxvi. 795/2 With the current liberal use of estrogen and progesterones in the perimenopausal age group for pregnancy protection and menopausal symptoms, the physician must be particularly alert to the camouflaged symptoms of endometrial carcinoma in patients using steroid hormones.
1977Lancet 8 Oct. 762/2 There was a 6% (P So periˈmenopause, the perimenopausal period.
1962J. K. Frost in Novak & Woodruff Gynecol. & Obstetr. Path. (ed. 5) xxxv. 608/2 Following the initial period of endocrine adjustment in the establishment of menses (perimenarche) and extending into the disruption of endocrine interplay (perimenopause), the hormonal pattern varies widely within each lunar cycle. 1969Obstetr. & Gynecol. XXXIII. 581/2 More than 120 women..were seen initially for, and found to have problems relating to, the perimenopause or menopause. |