Many women over 45 are convinced that it is impossible for them to get pregnant. However, this is not true – fertilization can occur during perimenopause, only after menopause there is no such possibility. Many women over 45 do not realize this and stop using contraception too early. So when should you protect yourself?
Before menopause, estrogen production decreases and ovarian function slows down. After a few months, this finally causes physiological infertility and then we are dealing with menopause. Therefore, a woman in this period is no longer capable of fertilization.
This is different in the premenopausal period. This is the time when there are still irregular periods, so there is a chance of ovulation.
Therefore, during periods of irregular menstruation, pregnancy should be considered if bleeding has not occurred for more than 2 months. However, there are cases where bleeding occurs in early pregnancy, which can be interpreted as a period. That is why, despite their age and entering menopause, women should still protect themselves.
So how do you know when you’ve entered menopause?
- Hormonal tests can be done to confirm the onset of menopause.
- Menopause is diagnosed when a woman does not menstruate and have no spotting for at least a year. If your period comes, you are probably still ovulating
- During premenopause, the hormonal balance of women is subject to major changes – the decrease in estrogen levels and a very strong decrease in progesterone levels are significant.
- Hormonal changes very often cause troublesome ailments, the so-called. symptoms typical of menopause.
In conclusion, spontaneous ovulation in premenopausal women sometimes occurs, which can lead to conception. Normally, the period of menstruation is very disturbed, which is why it is so difficult to predict when the next period of bleeding should occur. Therefore, many women may not realize that they are pregnant and consider the absence of menstruation to be one of the symptoms of menopause. In conclusion, conceiving a child is very difficult, but not impossible, at this time, so it is better to continue using contraceptives.