Aging Your Family's Guide to Understanding Aging

Menopause

There are general things to know about menopause. It is after the age of 50 years old that women may suffer the full symptoms of menopause period. It is also the period when a women's fertility is near to an end and the possibility of having a child being is reduced completely. The phase when a woman's period stops is called menopause. When a woman reaches 45 years old and experience the early signs of menopause, it is because the body makes less of the hormones like estrogen and progestrerone.

Women's body changes as it getting close to that age range. Because of these, women oftentimes ask different questions regarding these body changes. Likewise, women start worrying about these changes and seek help in ways to treat them. Treatments are oftentimes prescribe in cases when menopause symptoms are getting way of hand or when women feel some discomforts.

The only common symptom is period stoppage, because every woman has different symptoms when it comes to menopause.

Some of these symptoms are: problems with sleeping, vaginal dryness, problems with memory or face hair growth.

A more and more often consequence of menopause is osteoporosis. Before menopause, a women's body makes more of the estrogen hormones that help strengthen the bones. During menopause bones get weaker and can break easily. That's the reason why such a high percentage of women over 50 years suffer of osteoporosis.

A treatment for menopause symptoms is not easily chosen. It's almost a rule for two women not to have the same symptoms during menopause. A healthy diet can not guarantee a life without problems and that's why a medical advice is necessary. We should also say that in most of the cases women do not need special treatment in menopause because their symptoms disappear before seeing a doctor.

For special cases of menopause, for complex symptoms, a treatment with hormones can be applied. Called hormone therapy, this treatment should not be used without a doctor's recommendation and care. This therapy is not recommended solely for treating bone diseases or memory loss, which are consequences of menopause.

Menopause is a reality of every woman's life. The changes mark a new time and era for a woman. The era with increased awareness and understanding of some of the most intimate sides of life.

While no one wants to sit down and talk about a dry vagina or bleeding teeth, it happens to us all. A woman's body changes and transforms with time and will need a bit more care and understanding as menopause approaches and strikes us all.

While the road in life women must walk on may be a bumpy one, it is one filled with changes and experiences that are remarkable. Only by understanding our bodies and the changes they go through can we understand the wonder that is women.

Even for menopause, laughter can be the best medicine, look at the lighter side with jokes, poems, stories, and quotes about menopause and enjoy having the last laugh.

By: Cathy


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Ninfa Bates 16.04.09 at 10:53am
We should not be afraid of menopause. It is a cycle in a woman's life. Enjoy the rest of our lives and make the most out of it.

Jarred Milestone 27.04.09 at 06:59am
Are men also affected by menopause?

Bobby Payton 27.04.09 at 07:04am
Yes, there is such a thing as male menopause. It is common known as andropause. The testosterone level of men, during his middle age lowers. But not all men undergo this process.

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