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When my friends reach perimenopause, I’ll have at least 20 years on them.

The keen runner, 45, said she had attributed bouts of ill health throughout 2024 to the mumps and perimenopause.

Doctors first suspected she was perimenopause or had irritable bowel syndrome and tests found a mild infection, but no follow-ups were done.

I’ve gone my rounds with perimenopause and menopause and he’s had his own battles with aging.

But biologically, maybe there’s an untreated autoimmune issue, or maybe you’re going through perimenopause.