You can still get pregnant if you ovulate and have a period, regardless of whether your cycle is regular or irregular, as is common during perimenopause. Only after reaching menopause is natural ...

Perimenopause is the transitional phase leading up to menopause, and it can bring a whirlwind of physical and emotional changes. For many women, it begins in their 40s, though it can start earlier, ...

Is it okay to stop taking birth control in your late forties? Here’s the truth behind this and other myths about fertility in perimenopause. As menopause symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats ...

Women’s health expert Kelley Borella, DNP, associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, draws on her clinical experience to help women better understand this stage ...

Perimenopause seems to be having a moment. About a third of women of a certain age — those in their 40s and 50s — say they hear about the natural physiological process marking the end of a woman’s ...