How do I know if I'm already experiencing menopause for women?
When your body has stopped producing progesterone and your estrogen production drops, you have reached the stage of menopause for women, where your menstrual cycles and childbearing years have come to an end. Arriving at the stage of menopause for women is far from abrupt, however. Though most women generally start perimenopause (the transition into menopause) at around 40-45 years old, they experience their last period around five years later. Some women at 60 years of age still experience menstruation; perimenopause sometimes continues for as long as ten years. And for some it starts as early as 30 or as late as 45. There are no absolutes when dealing with menopause for women.
Many women begin perimenopause at the same age their mothers did. During perimenopause you can still get pregnant, so until you are into menopause for women, birth control precautions are still recommended.
A change in menstrual cycles often signals the onset of perimenopause. Menstrual periods may become erratic. Sometimes menstruation skips entire months only to come back with greater frequency. Menstrual flow may vary, some periods being lighter or heavier in volume than others.
Almost all of us will experience night sweats and hot flashes. A hot flash is a sudden warmth that centers on the chest or head and can last anywhere from a few seconds, a few minutes or even an hour. They may happen up to ten times a day. Their nocturnal occurrence manifests as night sweats, which can result in insomnia and an overall feeling of ill-health and tiredness due to lack of proper sleep.
Vaginal dryness is also a common problem. Because of dwindling estrogen and progesterone levels, the vaginal lining becomes thinner and less elastic, resulting in itching, irritation and painful sexual intercourse.
The transition into menopause for women can also wreak havoc on our emotional state, causing mood swings, depressions, feelings of anxiety and irritation.
Once menopause for women is reached, we are faced with other concerns such as osteoporosis, possible heart disease and breast cancer. Maintaining proper weight, eating a low-fat diet, regular exercise and calcium supplementation becomes very important.
A visit to the doctor is suggested for women in perimenopause. A number of strategies exist where doctors help us to achieve a smoother transition into menopause. Progesterone patches, gels, pills and creams are some of the treatment routes available.
Hormone imbalances and other symptoms caused by menopause for women can most effectively be controlled with natural progesterone, testosterone, and/or estrogen creams. Natural hormone creams are absorbed through the skin (transdermally). Unlike synthetic hormone pills, they avoid first-pass metabolism by the liver, where ingested drugs travel to the liver and are broken down to the extent that only a small fraction of the active drug circulates the rest of the body.
A healthy lifestyle of eating right, exercising regularly, practicing relaxation techniques and keeping a positive attitude can do wonders to relieve many symptoms. Knowing what to expect during the transition into menopause for women also helps.
If you suffer from the symptoms of menopause for women, you may also be suffering from a number of other symptoms of low progesterone. You might want to check this by clicking the link below that describes these symptoms in detail.
NOTE: If you doctor suggests the use of a synthetic hormone refuse to accept the advice and instead demand bioidentical or natural hormones. Synthetics are responsible for cancer and heart disease in women – bioidenticals/natural hormones have never caused any issues except when overdosing occurs.
Refuse to accept synthetics as YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT!
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