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Menopause Symptoms, Causes of Menopause

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December 25, 2007

Menopause comes from the Greek language and literally translates to mean “the end of the monthlies”. For women menopause is a part of life. It is a normal aging process, and natural condition that almost every woman will experience. Almost a year after a woman has had her last period menopause will usually begin.

Normally this condition will start by the time a woman has reached the age of fifty (the average age is fifty one) but it does vary and with some women it may start much earlier. There have been cases when a woman has shown early signs of menopause in her thirties. This condition has been defined as premature menopause and it occurs in 1% of women. This is not a normal condition and often times it can be due to receiving treatment for some other type medical condition such as cancer which requires chemotherapy treatment. This is sometimes referred to as chemical menopause. Late menopause is defined as somewhere between the ages of fifty five and sixty.

Perimenopause

Perimenopause is the transition years, the years both before and after the last period , when most women find that they have at least some symptoms of hormonal change and fluctuation, such as hot flashes, mood changes, insomnia, fatigue, and memory problems.

During this time, the production of most of the reproductive hormones, diminishes and becomes more irregular, often with wide and unpredictable fluctuations in levels. During this period, fertility diminishes.

Symptoms of perimenopause can begin as early as age 35, although most women become aware of the symptoms about 10 years later than this. Perimenopause can last for a few years, or possibly longer. The actual duration and severity of it in any individual woman cannot be predicted in advance or during the process. Not every woman experiences symptoms during this. Approximately one third of all women hardly notice symptoms at all other than their periods becoming erratic and then stopping. Another one third of women have moderate symptoms. The remaining one third of women have very strong symptoms which tend to have a longer duration. The tendency to have a very strong perimenopause may be inherited in some cases.

Common Symptoms of Menopause

Some of the most common symptoms of menopause are mood swings, anxiety and depression, unclear thinking, endometriosis, fibroid tumors, lapses of memory, night sweats and hot flashes, unable to handle stressful situations, tender or lumpy breasts, chronic fatigue, body hair change, yeast infections, irregular sleeping patterns, water retention, vaginal dryness, blood sugar fluctuations and headaches just to name a few.

To cope better with symptoms of menopause, a woman should seek the advice of her physician. Hormone replacement drugs are available to relieve common symptoms so seek help as soon as possible. There are also many natural ways to relieve some of the symptoms that might be helpful

Other useful Information available on web:

1. Menopause Treatment
2. Menopause Symptoms

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