Sue Mitchell wrote:
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> Can a blood test detect the early state of perimenopause?


  Hello,

     For about 2 years now,I have been asking my doctor if I could be
starting. He did bloodwork and said I was not menopausal. But my mother
started hers in her early 30's and I have been having symptoms (I am
43). The hot flashes are horrible. After one, I am usually soaking wet.
So either I am starting menopause, or something else is happening. Since
the bloodwork did not show anything, I asked if I could be
perimenopausal. The doctor shrugged his shoulders.
    If you find out how to know if you are perimenopausal, please let me
know. Thank you.

Diane