Estrogen crashes. Progesterone disappears, sometimes years before your period ever stops. And your body pays for it long before anyone says the word menopause. If you have felt like your body suddenly stopped listening to you, this is exactly why. Three hormones are behind it, and one of them surprised me even as a physician when I first learned how early it actually starts declining. Perimenopause hormones do not decline in a straight line, they swing, which is part of why s

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