Symptoms of Perimenopause

List of symptoms of Perimenopause:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Perimenopause includes the 18 symptoms listed below:

• Symptoms of perimenopause are similar to symptoms of menopause
• Hot flushes - sudden warmth and then sweating; affecting about 75% of women.
  • Sudden facial warmth
  • Facial flushing
  • Facial tingling
  • Flush spreads to neck and/or body
  • Cold sweat - usually after the flush subsides
• Menstrual changes
  • Irregular periods
  • Amenorrhea
  • Missed periods
  • Irregular periods
  • Spotting
  • Abnormal menstrual bleeding
  • Heavier periods
  • Lighter periods
  • Change in premenstrual symptoms
• See also symptoms of menopause for more symptoms

Note that Perimenopause symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Perimenopause signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

Research More About Perimenopause

Do I have Perimenopause?

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• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Perimenopause
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Perimenopause
• More about Perimenopause

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Perimenopause?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Perimenopause includes:

• Menopause

See the full list of 1 alternative diagnoses for Perimenopause

More about symptoms of Perimenopause:

More information about symptoms of Perimenopause and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Perimenopause

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abnormal menstrual bleeding - see all causes of Menstrual irregularities
• Amenorrhea - see all causes of Amenorrhea
• Change in premenstrual symptoms - see all causes of Menstrual irregularities
• Cold sweat - see all causes of Cold sweat
• Facial flushing - see all causes of Flushing
• Facial tingling - see all causes of Tingling face
• Flush spreads to neck and/or body - see all causes of Flushing
• Heavier periods - see all causes of Heavy periods
• Hot flushes - see all causes of Hot flushes
• Irregular periods - see all causes of Menstrual irregularities
• Irregular periods - see all causes of Menstrual irregularities
• Lighter periods - see all causes of Light periods
• Menstrual changes - see all causes of Menstrual changes
• Missed periods - see all causes of Missed periods
• Spotting - see all causes of Spotting
• Sudden facial warmth - see all causes of Flushing

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Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Perimenopause
• How serious is Perimenopause?
• More about Perimenopause
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

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About signs and symptoms of Perimenopause:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Perimenopause. This signs and symptoms information for Perimenopause has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Perimenopause signs or Perimenopause symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Perimenopause may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Perimenopause symptoms.