Menopause is a natural part of a woman’s life. Technically, it is the stopping of periods or menses. The average age is 52 however menopause can occur in the thirties or sixties. Perimenopause is the time around menopause – usually the 2-5 years before but sometimes women have symptoms 10-15 years before stopping their periods. The time of menopause for woman can be dramatic.
Menopause is usually unique for every woman but every woman does stop having periods. Some common symptoms associated with menopause include hot spells during the day- hot flashes, night sweats- heavy sweating at different times of the night, weight gain, emotional ups and downs, and loss of sexual desire. All of the symptoms of menopause can be mild or severe. Many of these symptoms are caused by hormonal imbalances and changes, not necessarily estrogen loss. They are also related to diet, lifestyle, and genetic factors.
Many women reach fifty years of age working 60 hours a week, taking care of a family, children and parents, and have little time for themselves. Their hormones are burnt out and have little reserve for dealing with this natural period of menopause. Basically, during menopause the body is resetting our hormones for the second half. It would be easier if women had more time to relax and go with the flow during menopause, but few have that chance.
In the past, the prime treatment for menopause symptoms was hormone replacement therapy. In more recent years, it has been found that these replacement therapies weren’t as effective as first thought, and they can be detrimental to a woman’s health. So, what is the answer?
There is light at the end of the menopause tunnel. The phase does end, as most women’s symptoms diminish over 2 to 5 years. For some the time may be much longer. There are some things that help women through this necessary body change. Sometimes changing diet, exercise, and sleep patterns do help going through menopause. Taking a good multivitamin with some herbs and oils can also help the body deal more efficiently with menopause.
It is a myth that the symptoms of menopause are caused by a decline in estrogen production. The true cause is hormonal imbalances of Estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone. Menopause is the body~s way of telling you that it is imbalance.
Menopause effects every woman differently and as a result different things will help alleviate the symptoms. It is really a matter of experimenting with different treatments to help you.
If menopause is challenging you then consider all different treatments to find one or more that work for you. Read as much as you can and make some logical decisions to get through it.
you can also reduce the sypmtoms of menopause by having hormone replacement therapy.,~: