Symptoms of (peri)menopause among women over 35 years U.S. 2020

According to a 2020 survey, over half of women aged 35 years and over have experienced sleep problems and nearly half have had skin dryness. This statistic illustrates the percentage of women aged 35 years and over who have experienced select symptoms of perimenopause and menopause in the U.S. as of 2020.

Percentage of women aged 35 years and over who have experienced select symptoms of perimenopause and menopause in the U.S. as of 2020*

Characteristic	Percentage of women
Sleep problems	51%
Skin dryness	46%
Fatigue/tired (more so than usual)	45%
Weight gain and slowed metabolism	45%
Skin sagging/looseness	39%
Anxiety/panic	36%
Modd swings/irritability	34%
Hair thinning or loss	33%
Depression	33%
Increased facial hair growth (on upper lip, chin, or jaw line)	33%
Reduced libido or sex drive	31%
Hot flashes	31%
Night sweat	30%
Migraines or frequent headaches	30%
Mental fog/difficulty concentrating	29%
Heart palpitations (fast-beating, fluttering, or pounding heart)	29%
Vaginal dryness	26%
Itchy/crawly skin	24%
Incontinence (lack urination or bowel/stool control)	21%
Acne	21%
Tingling extremities	20%
Changes in menstruation	20%
Difficulty achieving orgasm	18%
Breast tenderness	17%
Painful intercourse	17%
Extremely heavy periods	16%
Burning tongue	4%
Increased hair growth on other areas of body	11%

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September 24 to October 4, 2020

Number of respondents

1,400 respondents

Age group

35 years and older

Special properties

women only

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The source did not specify whether the women/respondents were experiencing perimenopause/menopause or not (or were post-menopause). Therefore among women going through (peri)menopause, the percentage of women experiencing these symptoms should be higher.
The source adds the following information: "median number of symptoms experienced: 6".

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