---
title: HKCategoryValueMenopausalState.perimenopause
framework: healthkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: healthkit/hkcategoryvaluemenopausalstate/perimenopause
---

# HKCategoryValueMenopausalState.perimenopause

A value that indicates the person is in perimenopause at the sample date.

## Declaration

```swift
case perimenopause
```

## Mentioned in

Recording and querying menopausal state

## Discussion

Discussion Perimenopause is the transitional period before menopause, when hormonal changes begin. This value records a point-in-time entry that perimenopause applies at the specified date.

## See Also

### Specifying a menopausal state value

- [HKCategoryValueMenopausalState.menopause](healthkit/hkcategoryvaluemenopausalstate/menopause.md)
- [HKCategoryValueMenopausalState.none](healthkit/hkcategoryvaluemenopausalstate/none.md)