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In discussing the subject of the perimenopause, it is important to provide definitions, because there is lack of a consensus regarding terms used to describe this time in a woman’s life.
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Lobo, R.A. (1997). What Is the Perimenopause?. In: Lobo, R.A. (eds) Perimenopause. Serono Symposia USA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2288-0_1
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