If the beginning was tough, the end is rougher. Every woman who has gone through it knows it. Menopause is the phase of ending of the menstrual cycles or the reproductive years of a woman’s life. This period requires special care taking of one’s physical and mental health. This phase starts typically around the age of 50 but for some it might occur earlier or in some cases, a little after.
As women approach menopause, they commonly experience vasomotor symptoms (VMS), with hot flushes being the most prevalent. Hot flushes involve a sudden warmth spreading across the upper body, often accompanied by blushing, a rapid heartbeat, and sweating. Vaginal dryness, irregularity of the period cycle, insomnia, pain during sexual intercourse, and majorly noticed temperamental mood swings, anxiety, and depression are the other commonly seen problems during menopause. Our renowned gynaecologist is here to help you ease through this phase with both tips to naturally keep fit and additional medical assistance as and where required.
Related FAQs
The ending phase of reproductive years or the menstrual cycles of a woman’s life is called menopause.
If you do not have your periods straight away for several consecutive months, then you know you have reached the menopause phase.
Hot flushes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, mood swings, insomnia, irregular periods, decreased libido, dry skin, and difficulty concentrating are the common symptoms of menopause.
Menopause typically occurs between the ages 45 and 55. But for some it might happen earlier than that.
Yes. There are chances for some women to get to menopause naturally, earlier than the typical age lines, and it is known as early menopause, but the percentage of it is very less. There are also other cases of early menopause caused by surgery or cancer treatment.
There are exceedingly rare chances of the menopause occurring before the age of 30 accounting to a meagre percentage of women all over the world.
There is no chance of getting pregnant naturally because the ovaries stops producing eggs after menopause. There are still chances of getting pregnant during or after menopause, but only through assisted reproductive technology (ART) methods, with fresh donor eggs or your previously frozen eggs.
Yes. As women keep getting older than 45, they keep losing muscle mass, which slows down their metabolism and causes weight gain; And the hormonal changes during menopause can lead to weight gain as well, unless a proper diet and exercise routine is maintained.
By bringing in lifestyle changes, adapting to regular fitness workouts and maintaining a strict diet schedule as recommended by your doctor, you can help yourself to have an easy menopause. Also, hormone therapy and other medications can help minimize menopausal symptoms.
Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) can be helpful to reduce the menopausal symptoms. However, this can only be determined by a gynaecologist after analysing the individual medical and menstrual cycle history in detail. Hence, we recommend you consult the best gynaecologist near you to get an insight of it.
The menopausal transition can last from six to fourteen years depending on - the lifestyle factors, at what age it begins, race and ethnicity, etc.
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