Menopause occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. According to statistics, the average age of onset of menopause is 51 years. Most people call a woman’s menopause, although this is not the right name, but rather the usual and colloquial name for this period. However, it should be remembered that the word “menopause” refers only to the last menstrual period in a woman’s life, and all the time before and after this period has its own separate name – menopause.
Menopause and menopause it’s not the same as menopause. Menopause is the last menstrual period in a woman’s life, after which there is no bleeding for a year (any spotting and menstruation that occur after this break is worrying and should be reported to the gynecologist). The words “climacteric” and “menopause” refer to the period of several years before and after menopause, when a woman’s body undergoes rapid changes. Menopause occurring before the age of 45 means early menopause, and if it occurs after the age of 55 – late.
Complete cessation of menstruation lasts from one to two years, during which time the cycles are irregular and spotting occurs. So a woman can have a period one month and not have a period the next. The entire menopause lasts for several years before and after menopause. In the “before” period, the first signs of approaching menopause are gradually noticed:
- mood changes
- irregular menstruation
- concentration disorders,
- irritability,
- decreased libido,
- symptoms from the genitourinary system: vaginal dryness, vaginitis, urination disorders, pain during intercourse.
After this period, he also experiences some unpleasant symptoms that disappear over time. Some women, however, go through this period almost asymptomatic, so it is not true that these ailments affect everyone without exception. It all depends on the genes and organism – daughters go through menopause at about the same age as their mothers. Medically, menopause and menopause include:
- Cessation of estrogen synthesis.
- Cessation of progesterone synthesis.
- Physiological stopping of the menstrual cycle.
- Turning off the function of the reproductive glands.
- Prolapse symptoms, i.e. loss of ovarian function.
Hormone replacement therapy is helpful in relieving menopause, but if this is not possible, it is worth reaching for plant hormones. Treatment may also be based on psychotherapy and treatment with herbs at home, e.g. St. John’s wort or lemon balm. One common mistake is to think that a woman in menopause cannot get pregnant – this is not true, because the complete certainty that fertilization will not occur is only after she has not had a period for a period of one year. Then we have reason to believe that the woman is already postmenopausal.