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Perimenopause is a naturally occurring transition period of women life which is happening before menopause - it is the time when your body begins its transition into menopause. Perimenopause is the stage of women’s reproductive life that begins several years before menopause, when the ovaries gradually begin to produce less estrogens. It usually starts in women’s 40s, but can start in women’s 30s.
Perimenopause is a transitional stage of 2-11 years before complete cessation of the menstrual period. Perimenopause develops when women’s reproductive system begins slowing down, resulting in decreased production of hormones (mainly estrogens and progesterone). Perimenopause is the interval in which women’s body makes a natural shift from regular menstrual cycles and regular monthly ovulations to irregular menstrual cycles, anovulation and natural permanent infertility. Women start perimenopause at different ages but in most cases it is happening at 40s. First signals of perimenopause are irregular periods - missed periods, long periods, short periods combined with unusual brown discharge.
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In general, brown discharge is common symptom for starting perimenopause. In early perimenopause women could also experience menopause-like symptoms, such as hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, sleep disruption, vaginal dryness, and a lot of confusion. Perimenopause symptoms including brown discharge occur as estrogen levels continue to drop leading up to menopause.
Different perimenopause women experience brown discharge differently (depending on hormonal status, lifestyle, physical activities, etc.). Main reason for brown discharge during perimenopause is atrophy – it occurs when the blood vessels within the uterine lining become weak and spontaneously burst, causing brown discharge (because of reduced levels of female hormones). In most cases women in perimenopause could experience brown discharge once or twice during several months but as women get closer to actual menopause, the frequency of brown discharge could increase and the menstrual cycle would stop suddenly. This process can take place as mentioned over a period of years or it could come on quite fast.
Unexpected unusual irregular brown discharge could be a symptom for starting perimenopause. Perimenopause brown discharge stars due to the imbalance of the hormone. It is well known that Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) decreases with age so when levels are low, the doctor would be able to confirm that the woman is in fact starting perimenopause. You can check it yourself – see early perimenopause and/or menopause detection tests:
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While perimenopause irregular brown discharge is quite common, there are several situations when women should contact their doctor to exclude other causes for brown discharge. Following situations during perimenopause should be discussed with your doctor:
 Unexpected vaginal bleeding after 6 months having brown discharge
- Any vaginal bleeding that lasts longer than two weeks (with or without brown discharge).
The reason this is important is that some women going through perimenopause would be at greater risk of uterine cancer, such as those with high blood pressure, diabetes, or obesity.
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