Let's start with reproductive years of girls and women
Girls attain Menarche at around 10-12 years and it's not sudden
Girls are prepared and taught to take care during periods by mother/ elder sister/ teachers and to get ready for motherhood
But legal marriage age is 18 years plus because bones and muscles aren't developed in little girls to carry baby for 9 months,deliver and hold a baby and care for themselves and her baby
God doesn't want women to go on bearing children and depleting their resources to carry life for 9 months
Menopause means actual stoppage of periods and perimenopausal years are few years before and after menopause because of preparations by nature to help women cope with new life of freedom from periods!! Menarche isn't sudden change and so is Menopause.
Women do live beyond 100 years.
Perimenopausal changes in women can be related to heart health, bone health, eyes,obesity and certain mental health issues like Empty Nest Syndrome when adults as her children are busy with lives of their own.
This phase of life does need guidance from professionals but women themselves (mis) guide others because of confusion about time to get menopause.
40 isn't early to equate with old-age and wrinkles and 50 isn't too late either.
Do seek medical help if periods are heavy and ultrasound examination indicate changes in lining of uterus which are responsible for extra and irregular periods.
