1-perimenopause 更年期早期阶段

2-menopause 更年期，绝经期

For most women, perimenopause-the transition to menopause-begins in their 40s.

3-testoterone 睾丸素

4-estrogen 雌激素

5-hormone 荷尔蒙

This is because the change in hormones, which lead to a higher testoterone-to-estrogen ratio, alters where the body deposits fat.

6-metabolism 新陈代谢

And because muscle mass is one of the determining factors of how fast your metabolism will run , when your muscle mass decreases, your body starts to burn fewer calories at rest.

7-progesterone 黄体酮，孕酮

8-ovary 卵巢

Following menopause, your ovaries make very little of the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

9-dilate 血管扩张

10-cholesterol 胆固醇

Estrogen helps to keep your blood vessels dilated-relaxed and open-which helps keep your cholesterol levels down.

11-osteoporosis 骨质疏松

12-fracture 骨折

Having less estrogen also results in a loss bone mass, putting you at risk of the disease osteoporosis, which makes your bones more prone to fractures.