Perimenopause is a time in a shmirshky’s life that no one ever mentioned to me, probably because I would have requested a sex change immediately. Typically, perimenopause is the six- to ten-year symptom-laden span of time before a shmirshky finally stops getting her period for twelve consecutive months. Often when people say, “I’m going through menopause,” they are describing the perimenopausal part of their journey.









