Menopause Symptoms - FemHealth.net
Menopause Symptoms - FemHealth.net
menopause symptoms
Menopause Symptoms
 
Menopause Symptoms - FemHealth.net

Menopause Symptoms
If there is one indisputable fact about menopause-related symptoms, it's that they are highly variable - every woman experiences the symptoms of menopause in her own way.
 

Menopause and all its stages are not an illness, but a natural process in a woman's body. The symptoms of menopause are just indicators of changes, which occur in the relationship between the ovarian hormones and those produced by the pituitary gland. In the end, the changes menopause produces in these glands lead to hormonal imbalance, which is the main responsible for all the menopause symptoms.

Premenopause perimenopause menopause postmenopause

As shown in the diagram above, estrogen levels drop dramatically during perimenopause. The decline of estrogen results in a hormonal imbalance in a woman's body and causes the common menopause symptoms. These changes can be quite different on an individual basis, but most women will experience menopause symptoms in a more severe fashion during this time of life. Estrogen levels will not recover in after menopause.

Menopause symptoms:

The following chart shows the menopause symptoms grouped according to its duration (orange & blue). Also, shows some other probable symptoms (in black).

  • hot flashes
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  • headaches
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  • depression
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  • night sweats
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  • weight gain
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  • incontinence
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  • vaginal dryness
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  • changes in hair quality
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  • irregular periods
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  • mood swings
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  • lack of energy
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  • breast tenderness
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  • declining libido
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  • aging skin
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  • crashing fatigue
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  • Memory lapses
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  • Irritability
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  • Difficulty concentrating
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    Long-term symptoms: The following symptoms appear during the whole menopause process (from premenopause and perimenopause to postmenopause).
    		Menopause symptoms: These generally appear during this stage, although they might appear during the other ones, but not with the same intensity.
  • Hot flashes:
    •  sensations of heat in the upside part of the body.
  • Breast tenderness:
    •  Sensations of heat in the upside part of the body.
  • Loss of libido:
    •  sexual desire decrease considerably.
  • Crashing fatigue
    •  Sensation of unexplained complete exhaustion
  • Night sweats:
    • intense sweating during sleep.
  • Incontinence:
    • Disturbing loss of the ability to control urinary glands
  • Mood swings:
    •  your reactions can become unmotivated and unpredictable.
  • Irritability:
    • Women tend to be more susceptible and more eager to lose control.
  • Memory lapses:
    • women become eager to forget things, interfering with daily life.
  • Irregular periods:
    • Menstrual periods become unpredictable
  • Headaches:
    •  Severe episodes of headaches are produced by hormonal imbalance.
  • Weight gain:
    • Hormonal changes involve a change in metabolism; that finally leads to weight gain.
  • Vaginal dryness
    •  Loss of the natural moist of the vagina leading to severe discomfort     		 

    Menopausal symptoms affect about 70% of women, who are approaching menopause. Almost every women notice early symptoms while still having periods. The symptoms of menopause usually last for the whole menopause transition (untill the mid 50's), but some women may experience them for the rest of their life. The most common menopause symptoms are hot flashes, vaginal dryness, night sweats and loss of libido. Learn more about the natural ways of treatments for menopause symptoms.
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