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The word “Menopause” comes from two Greek words, Meno meaning, “month” and pausis meaning, “to halt”. Literally, it means “the end of menstruation”.
Menopause marks a significant phase in a woman's life when the production of the estrogen hormone decreases dramatically and permanently. This period signifies the end of the ovaries releasing eggs and the cessation of the woman's regular menstrual cycles. For most women, menopause is a natural process that typically occurs between the ages of 35 and 60. Medically, menopause is officially confirmed when a woman has not had her regular periods for more than a year, with no other evident biological or physiological reasons for this change.
Menstruation is closely linked to the production of female hormones, namely estrogen and progesterone, which are generated by the ovaries. Typically occurring during the pre-menopausal years, typically between the ages of 40 and 50, there is a gradual decline in the production and release of these hormones by the ovaries. Over a span of 5 to 10 years, ovarian function diminishes, eventually leading to the cessation of menstruation altogether. Once a woman has gone without a period for a continuous 12-month period, she is officially considered to have reached menopause.
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Menopause is a natural phase in a woman's life, often considered a significant transition. While around 10% of women may not encounter any symptoms, the majority typically experience one or more of a wide range of symptoms directly linked to the decline in estrogen and progesterone levels. These effects are commonly categorized as short-term, medium-term, and long-term.
Hot Flashes (also known as hot flushes or night sweats):
Around 75% of women going through menopause will experience hot flashes, with some enduring them for a year or even longer. Hot flashes happen when blood vessels expand, bringing blood to the surface of the body, causing a sensation of warmth. This can lead to a rise in body temperature, a racing heart, and profuse sweating, but it doesn't elevate blood pressure and isn't harmful, though it can be bothersome.
Psychological Symptoms:
These include changes in mood, irritability, difficulties with sleep, and even depression. It's believed that night sweats can contribute to sleep problems, which in turn can trigger irritability, mood swings, and, over time, depression. Addressing hot flashes can often help alleviate these other symptoms as well.
Remedies for Hot Flashes:
Avoid Triggers:
Steer clear of situations that may make hot flashes worse, such as stressful moments, intense physical activity, sunbathing, spicy foods, and alcohol consumption.
Menopause is a natural phase in a woman's life, often considered a significant transition. WMid-term symptoms typically emerge within a few months to a year after the onset of menopause and tend to be more substantial than the initial short-term symptoms.
These mid-term symptoms encompass:
Vaginal Dryness: This can make sexual intercourse challenging and painful.
Bladder Irritation: Increasing the likelihood of urinary tract infections and stress-related incontinence.
Skin Changes: These include a reduction in skin elasticity and resilience, leading to the development of wrinkles.
Aches and Pains: Often experienced in the joints.
The following Long Term symptoms tend to show up many years after the onset of menopause. They also tend to be the most serious, and the hardest to treat; however they may be preventable.
Osteoporosis:
After menopause, bones become more porous relatively quickly. By the time a woman reaches 80 years of age, she will have lost approximately 47% of her bone mass. In comparison, men of the same age will have only lost about 14% of their bone mass. It's not surprising that approximately 85% of hip fractures occur in women who have gone through menopause.
Heart Disease:
Prior to menopause, women generally have a lower risk of experiencing a heart attack or stroke compared to men. This is thought to be due to the higher levels of estrogen in pre-menopausal women. However, after menopause, estrogen levels decrease, and the risk of heart-related issues significantly rises for women. It catches up to, and in some cases, surpasses the risk faced by men.
There are three main approaches to managing menopause:
Natural Course: Some view menopause as a natural phase in life and believe in letting it progress without intervention.
Symptom-Based: Another approach is to address individual symptoms as they arise, rather than treating menopause as a whole.
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT):This approach focuses on replacing the hormones (estrogen and progesterone) that are lost during menopause with bio-identical hormones.
At our clinic, we advocate for the use of bio-identical hormones as an effective solution for managing menopause-related symptoms. To learn more about this approach, please click here.
Menopause typically marks the end of a woman's fertile period, signifying that she can no longer conceive. Natural menopause occurs when the ovaries permanently reduce their production of the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone.
While hormonal changes can cause physical symptoms during menopause, it's important to dispel some misconceptions about this transition. Firstly, menopause doesn't signify the end of life – you still have many years ahead. Secondly, it doesn't diminish your femininity or sexuality. In fact, some women find it liberating to no longer worry about pregnancy and periods.
Most importantly, while menopause isn't an illness, you shouldn't hesitate to seek treatment if you experience severe symptoms. There are various treatment options available, including conventional and holistic approaches, ranging from lifestyle adjustments to hormone therapy.
Our job at Patients Medical is to connect the dots between a patient's medical history, symptoms, and their underlying causes. Patients Medical is a superb place for people to secure integrative and holistic health care from providers who give personalized care, partner with the patient to focus on the root cause of their illness, support their recovery, and help them maintain good health.
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