What is menopause?Menopause is the permanent cessation of ovarian function. Externally,
it results in the disappearance of rules and usually occurs around age
50. This biological stage in the life of women often met with a certain
fear and anxiety because of the wealth of information, lacking in most
cases, scientific basis and must clearly distinguish the climacteric
menopause. Menopause is only a sign but the most striking, in that
period.
Menopause is normal to happen between 45 and 55, and must be
differentiated from simple lack of rule. For example, a woman whom he
removes the uterus (womb) will not have rules, but if you do not have
their ovaries removed or have been retained although only a small part
of one, it will produce enough female hormones that there are no symptoms of menopause.
How does it noticeable?
• Vasomotor disorders: flushing
• Depression, anxiety, insomnia, irritability
• Bone pain
• Vaginal dryness, discomfort during sexual intercourse
• Cardiovascular System: arteriosclerosis, stroke, angina, hypertension
• Skeletal system: osteoporosis
• Mamas: flaccidity, change in size
Can it be prevented?
You can not avoid it, but its effects can be controlled or moderate in
intensity and appearance. General measures among the recommendations
for the management of menopause, is stress reduction and is also
important daily physical exercise and increase calcium intake.
How long it ?
It is estimated to last between ten and fifteen years. During this
stage of ovarian function and hormone production decreases, and the
body must adapt to changes that occur. In the climacteric can
distinguish several phases:
- Premenopausal is the time preceding the last menstruation or menopause, characterized by menstrual irregularities or rule.
- Postmenopausal: After a year of amenorrhea or no rules.
Menopause is a universal phenomenon, but the influence of the society
in which we live makes it possible to perceive differently. Thus, in
societies in which values beauty and youth, for some women, menopause
may represent the end of their femininity and early aging.
Menopause is a physiological situation that affects all women around
age 50. Being a natural situation, often involves a series of
accompanying alterations that can be avoided or alleviated with proper
medical supervision.
It is an age of risk, which increases the rate of occurrence of breast
cancer, and cardiovascular complications occur, and deterioration of
the pelvic floor, which must be monitored very closely.
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