Volume 6, No.
Women experience a second hormonal change around midlife known as menopause.
Related to the ending of the reproductive cycle it involves a variety of symptoms. There is still much that is not understood about the transitions women undergo en route to menopause. To do so, we are studying the process of perimenopause, when women first begin to notice symptoms and changes in their menstrual cycle. Knowing this will be immensely helpful in how we address health risks to women at midlife. To gain a keener insight into the hormonal effects of perimenopause, Dr. Santoro is conducting two studies.