title: Perimenopause: an update.
abstract: The field of perimenopause research is advancing our understanding of the physiological changes related to the menopausal transition and approaches to managing symptoms and preventing disease of advanced age. The impact of the perimenopause on women's health will become evident with the aging of the population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Box 357260, Seattle, WA 98195-7260, USA. nfwoods@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Nancy Fugate
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: Ellen Sullivan
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D002979:Climacteric / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000502:physiology; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016387:Women's Health