From Mad in the Netherlands: From approximately age 35, women’s sex hormone levels decline, specifically estrogen and progesterone (Mosconi, 2024 – The Menopause Brain). This is because the supply of egg cells in the ovaries decreases, which are largely responsible for the estrogen levels in the female body. It is known that a woman’s fertility declines during this period until – on average – the age of 52 ; this phase is also known as the perimenopause. Most women have completely left menopause behind them between the ages of 40 and 58 and are infertile from that time on. This phase lasts – on average – 2 to 10 years and varies greatly between women, but within families, mothers and daughters often go through a similar process. It is therefore a misconception that women only start experiencing menopausal symptoms from the age of fifty. I noticed changes myself before I was 40 , and no, I was definitely not too young for that!
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