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Amber Louise Bryce

Perimenopause: What are the symptoms, and why are women calling it ‘cougar puberty?’

After Amanda turned 42, her body began to feel like a stranger’s. Suddenly plagued with hot flushes, insomnia, and irregular periods, she also noticed herself becoming overly emotional in response to seemingly small, everyday things. 

“I assumed it was all related to stress,” the hospital administrator from the US state of Texas told Euronews Health. But even when life calmed down, the symptoms persisted.

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