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Do you know when menopause starts? Can you get pregnant during menopause? Does everyone gain weight when they go through menopause? Test your knowledge with the menopause quiz.

Do you know when menopause occurs? Can you get pregnant during menopause? Does everyone gain weight when they go through menopause? Test your knowledge with the menopause quiz.

1. Menopause is the last menstrual period of a woman’s life. When does this usually occur?




2. What is perimenopause?




3. Can a woman get pregnant while she is going through the menopause transition?




4. Is hormone replacement therapy (HRT) an effective form of contraception?




5. Apart from changes to menstruation, other common signs of menopause include:




6. The typical weight change associated with menopause is:




7. A woman is considered ‘postmenopausal’ when she hasn’t had a period for:




8. The drop in female hormones can increase the risk of certain health problems such as:




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