Some Important Facts About Menopause

The important turning point in the life of every woman is Menopause.It is the period when woman stops menstruating. In the life of a female, it is quite natural. Occurence of this varier from individual to individual and can be in age group of 45-50 years. It starts with the irregular periods until the complete stoppage of periods. Complications and difficulties occur for some and for some occurence is smooth.

There are many symptoms which are suffered by the woman at the time of menopause. The first one is hot flushes and night sweats. This is the first and most important one. Woman generally suffer from hot flushes in evening which leads to night sweats. Much heat is caused and woman wants to remove clothes to feel cool.Help can be sought with herbal medicines as there is no treatment.

Much evident and next symptom is modd swings and emotional changes. Many harmonal changes occur in the body of women during menopausal period. Imbalance in the hormonal level, mood swings and emotions change.At this time, other family members has to support for her speedy recovery and peacefully.

There can also be itching anywhere and everywhere of the body during menopausal period. In order to avoid injury due to scratching, it is advisable to keep the nails short. Sometimes woman even suffer from hair loss. Anxiety, depression and irritation may be there.Vaginal dryness, insomnia, loss of libido and even slight bleeding and spotting between the periods are the common symptoms of menopause.

The Stages are two i.e. perimenopause and postmenopause.Menopausal symptoms are being experienced in the Perimenopause stage. At this time she still have the periods but it can be irregular. Women will not get periods continuously for at least six months is the postmenopause.

The diagnosis of menopausal period is generally done on the basis of the symptoms,there is as such no specific tests. To diagnosis this, we need to have symptomatic history and detailed medical history. To check hormonal level, Follice Stimulating Hormone(FSH)is useful.

In order to get some relief from this natural method of menopause, there are certain treatments, these are hormone therapy, meditation, exercises etc. In hormone therapy, the hormone level of the patient is measured and based on this, low doses of oestrogen is prescribed. Symptoms of anxiety and depression are the symptoms and are given with the antidepressants. To prevent fractures and making bones stronger, non-hormonal medicines are given.Relaxation exercises are important as woman suffer from urinary incontinence due to weakening of pelvic muscles. Women are benefitted with meditation, yoga and kegel exercises in menopausal age group. This helps them to relax.

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