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What is menopause
Menopause is the transition period in a woman's life when the ovaries stop producing eggs. When the ovaries stop producing eggs, menstrual activity decreases and eventually ceases, and the body decreases the production of the female hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Menopause affects individual women differently. In some women, menstral activity stops suddenly. In other women, menstrual activity tapers off until it completely stops. Menopause is also called the change of life.
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What happens during perimenopause/menopause
During perimenopause our ovaries begin to run out of their supply of ova. This means that ovulation becomes less frequent, and our hormone levels can fluctuate dramatically. The natural smooth hormonal rises and falls in our monthly cycle can become more like the waves of a rough sea, with pronounced peaks and valleys.
A natural process
There has been a tendency to think of the menopause as an illness or a health hazard, which is the wrong way to look at it. It’s a phase of life and we have to live with it. The hand of woman (or man) has little influence on the processes of nature, and the menopause is a changing scene in the world of medicine. There are many unanswered questions - a lot of the problems we thought we had some answers to have turned out not to be so clear cut.
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How do I manage menopause
Eating a healthy diet and exercising at menopause and beyond are important to feeling your best. Most women do not need any special treatment for menopause. But some women may have menopause symptoms that need treatment. Several treatments are available. It's a good idea to talk about the treatments with your doctor so you can choose what’s best for you. There is no one treatment that is good for all women. Sometimes menopause symptoms go away over time without treatment, but there’s no way to know when.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of menopause are:
*missed periods
*sleep disturbances
*hot flashes
*vaginal dryness
*changes in mood
*lack of sex drive
Each of these symptoms are a result of hormonal changes. Hot flashes are caused by an increase of blood flow in the blood vessels of the face, neck, chest and back.
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Causes
Menopause begins naturally when your ovaries start making less estrogen and progesterone, the hormones that regulate menstruation. The process gets under way in your late 30s. By that time, fewer potential eggs are ripening in your ovaries each month, and ovulation is less predictable. Also, the post-ovulation surge in progesterone, the hormone that prepares your body for pregnancy, becomes less dramatic. Your fertility declines, perhaps partially due to these hormonal effects.
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