An Expert Answers: How Long Does Menopause Last?
Most people with female anatomy begin perimenopause between the ages of 45 and 55. After going 1 year without a period, you have reached menopause and enter postmenopause, which lasts the rest of your life.
Many people refer collectively to the stage of life when female reproduction comes to an end as “menopause.”
But this natural part of life has three stages associated with it: perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.
Healthline aims to bolster the discourse around menopause, which is why we recently asked Shilpa Amin, MD, CAQ, FAAFP, about distinguishing these stages from one another.
