In what situations can postmenopause occur without perimenopause?
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Dr. Julia Schlam Edelman answered:Usually perimenopause precedes postmenopause. But postmenopause can occur rapidly when the ovaries are surgically removed or are inactivated by infection, radiation, chemotherapy, or, rarely, severe stress.Usually perimenopause precedes postmenopause. But postmenopause can occur rapidly when the ovaries are surgically removed or are inactivated by infection, radiation, chemotherapy, or, rarely, severe stress. More
