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5 Symptoms of Menopause

menopauseMenopause is a time of hormonal change for women, when estrogen and progesterone production decreases. Menopause comes from two Greek words that mean “month” and “to end,” and the current medical definition of menopause means exactly the same: the absence of menstruation for twelve months.

This normally occurs when a woman is around 50. What are symptoms of menopause? Below are five categories of menopause symptoms.

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Knowing 4 Phases of Menopause

This post is brief explanation of menopause phases. As we know, the phases of menopause or the menopausal transition is usually broken down into four categories; pre-menopause, peri-menopause, menopause and post-menopause. The signs and symptoms of menopause experienced by every woman include cessation of menstrual periods and decreased hormone production by the ovaries.

The average age of menopause is 51, but a woman is only said to have experienced “premature menopause” if it occurs before the age of 40. Premature menopause is usually caused by illness or injury to the ovaries, but premature menopause occurs naturally in about 1% of all women. On the other end of the scale, some women do not enter menopause until they are well into their fifties. There is no way to predict at what age menopause will occur in a specific woman. (more…)

Menopause Tests Help Women Detect Menopause in Its Early Stage

Menopause symptoms can be relieved, if not avoided, by timely preparation. Menopause tests help women detect menopause in its early stage. Using menopause tests may be reasonable even for women in their 30s to determine when their ovarian function changes which may mean the slow shift into the perimenopause.

Such symptoms are irregular menstrual periods, hot flashes, insomnia, nervousness, decreased sexual desire, or night sweats may signal the approach of perimenopause or menopause, but they can also manifest a number of other disorders and conditions. For accurate results, menopause test employs a hormonal analysis. (more…)

Overview about Menopause

Menopause refers to final cessation of menstruation while climacteric means the period at which the woman gradually changes from the reproductive life into one of senescence. Meno­pause is also referred by the laity as ‘the change of life’. However both the terms are often synonymously used, menopause being the popular term used. These are physiological processes due to cessa­tion of ovarian follicular function. (more…)