10/20/2026
The three stages of menopause are perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause.
All three are driven by one thing: the gradual decline of estrogen and progesterone production by the ovaries. Clinicians use a formal framework called the STRAW+10 staging system to classify the transition, but the plain-language version below covers what most women need to know.
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