In the event you’re not sure whether or not a symptom is because of perimenopause or one thing else, the one technique to discover out is to go to your physician. “Whereas typically it’s difficult to know if one thing is menopause, midlife, or each, an skilled menopause skilled is ready to consider somebody’s signs within the context of their private medical historical past, their household historical past, and typically blood work,” says Streicher.