Very Peri
"Your hormone levels are normal," the email said. Which, of course, was good news. But it still didn't explain the mood swings, the irregular periods, the night sweats, the bloating, the weight gain. I asked the doctor, "then why am I feeling this way?" Perimenopause ICYMI, Perimenopause is (according to WebMD) "the time when the ovaries gradually begin to make less estrogen. It usually starts in a woman's 40s, and lasts up until menopause, the point when the ovaries stop rel