Perimenopause Symptom Checker: Have I Started Perimenopause?

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Perimenopause Symptom Quiz

Perimenopause is the phase that leads to menopause. Women tend to start perimenopause in their early 40s and it can last anywhere between 5 and 10 years.

Perimenopause has over 34 symptoms ranging from hot flushes, night sweats, to increased anxiety and brain fog. With other life pressures of family, caregiving and career these symptoms are often overlooked as being part and parcel of a stressful life.

We’ve put together a free perimenopause symptoms quiz that can help you check if the symptoms you’re experiencing could be due to perimenopause. The best way to check is to use our perimenopause blood test kit – the only at-home blood test in the UK that uses 2 blood samples from days 14 and 21 of your menstrual cycle to screen for perimenopause accurately.

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How old are you? *Select your age18-2930-3940-4950-5960-6970-7980+

1. Do you experience hot flushes? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

2. Do you experience night sweats? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

3. Have your periods become irregular? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

4. Are you having digestive issues or frequent bloating? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

5. Are you suffering from poor sleep? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

6. Have you noticed changes to your memory? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

7. Do you suffer from brain fog? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

8. Has your sex drive changed? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

9. Are you experiencing any mood changes, e.g. increased anxiety, depression, bursts of anger? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

10. Are you experiencing joint pain or muscle tension? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

11. Do you suffer from headaches, vertigo or dizzy spells? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

12. Have your noticed your skin becoming dry or itchy? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

13. Increased frequency/urgency to urinate? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

14. Do you suffer from vaginal dryness or pain during sex? *

• Never
• Often
• Always

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_{Note: this quiz is for educational purposes only and will not diagnose perimenopause.} 

2025 Perimenopause Quiz Results

Over 1,400 women have used our perimenopause quiz so far in 2025^[1], sharing their experiences with each symptom. We regularly report on our findings to make sure you know what symptoms to look for.

The data shows the three most common symptoms for women between 40-49 with irregular periods were:

• Mood changes – 62.2%
• Brain fog and digestive issues or frequent bloating – 58%
• Memory changes – 57.5%

The data follows the same trend as data from 2024, with mood changes (including depression and bursts of anger) brain fog and digestive issues (or frequent bloating) and changes to memory still being the most commonly report symptoms. 

The symptoms experienced the least are:

• vaginal dryness or pain during sex (27.1%)
• hot flushes (28.9%)
• night sweats (38.7%)

Despite these being the stereotypical symptoms people associate with menopause, they are the symptoms reported least by women using our quiz.

Irregular periods are the main symptom linked with perimenopause and menopause – but less than half (45.3%) of women said they experienced irregular periods. This highlights that symptoms alone cannot be used to diagnose perimenopause. Our Perimenopause Test is the most accurate way to check your hormone levels and know if you’re going through perimenopause. 

These changes can make work more challenging. In our 2024 study on discrimination against menopausal women at work, we found over two-thirds (69.4%) of people believed women faced some form of discrimination due to perimenopause and/or menopause.

How Do You Know If You’ve Started Perimenopause?

The first step is to understand the symptoms of perimenopause, and our quiz will help with that. The next step is to understand how your hormones fluctuate across your menstrual cycle.

As women go through perimenopause their levels of ovarian response hormones – oestrogen and progesterone – slowly decline, while their levels of the two control hormones – follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH) – increase. 

Our advanced perimenopause hormone blood test will map these 4 key hormones across your entire menstrual cycle and will also provide you with our unique FORM score which will tell you how well your ovaries are responding to the two control hormones FSH and LH.

View our Hormone Tests and start your journey to better health today

Perimenopause Symptoms

The symptoms women experience while going through perimenopause can vary widely, some women will only experience a few, while others may find the symptoms impact their quality of life. The most common symptoms include:

• Irregular periods
• Hot flushes & night sweats
• Trouble sleeping
• Vaginal dryness
• Reduced sex drive (low libido)
• Mood swings

If you are not over 40 but are experiencing some of the above symptoms without any other cause, such as a hysterectomy, then you could be experiencing early onset of perimenopause. 

However, it would be worth visiting your GP to discuss your symptoms so blood tests can be carried out to rule out other conditions such as thyroid issues.

As each woman is an individual, the age you start perimenopause and reach menopause will be unique to you. 

The best way to confirm perimenopause is by taking our advanced perimenopause home blood test alongside our health questionnaire which will help confirm if your symptoms are due to a declining ovarian response.

View a demo of the full report you will receive.

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