Menopause

When a woman goes 12 months without getting a period, she is experiencing menopause. In the U.S. the average a woman experiences menopause is 51 but a woman can experience in her 40s 0r 50s. Some women may also experience menopause early in her 30s.

Menopause occurs in three stages: perimenopause, menopause, and post menopause.

Perimenopause:

Perimenopause is the stage before menopause. During this stage a woman’s estrogen levels begin to decrease resulting in her menstrual cycle becoming irregular. A women will experience symptoms such as irregular periods or hot flashes during perimenopause.

A woman can experience perimenopause as early as mid-30s and as late as mid-50s. Some women are in perimenopause a short time while someone can be in it for 4 to 8 years. Each woman’s body is different as to how long they will be in perimenopause.

Menopause:

Menopause occurs when a women’s ovaries no longer release an egg each month during ovulation. When an egg is no longer released a woman no longer experiences menstruation this results in menopause.

Symptoms of Menopause:

The most common symptom of menopause is known as vasomotor symptoms. Vasomotor symptoms are also known as hot flashes and are a result of changes in a woman’s gonadal hormones. When you experience hot flashes, it is a sudden feeling of warmth over the upper body. In most women hot flashes are typically mild but can and be severe in other woman.

Other symptoms may include:

· Vaginal dryness

· Sore breasts

· Emotional changes

· Irregular or missed periods

Post-menopause:

Once a woman goes 12 months without a menstrual cycle, she then experiences post menopause. In this stage the symptoms a woman experienced during menopause will become mild. A women will no longer ovulate, get a cycle, and she can no longer become pregnant. Once a woman enters post menopause she is in this stage for the rest of her life.

In-conclusion:

At Stetho Health Systems we are focused on providing women with not only menstrual health and hygiene products but educating women on the changes that occur to their bodies before, during and after menstruation. Menopause is a change that occurs to a woman’s body to mark the ending of menstruation. It comes in 3 stages and marks a huge change for women as their ovaries no longer releases an egg. This means women are unable to become pregnant when they are post-menopause.