Perimenopause is the transitional phase leading up to menopause that approximately two million women go through in the U.S. every year. According to the Cleveland Clinic, “perimenopause begins eight to 10 years before menopause,” and can start anytime from your mid-30’s to mid-50’s.
While perimenopause and menopause have long been publicly ignored, several Hollywood stars have in recent weeks opened up about their personal experiences. From Nobody Wants This showrunner Jenni Konner to Naomi Watts, tastemakers have rallied for more open and frank discussion of the changes that occuras women age.
Fashion industry legend Rebecca Minkoff, 45, is grateful for the dialogue that’s happening—and wants more of it, she told The Looker’s senior editor Sam Escobar.
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