Weekly Topic...
Menopause
Quick
facts about Menopause:
- Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when the function of
the ovaries ceases. The ovary, or female gonad, is one of a pair
of reproductive glands in women.
- The process of menopause does not occur overnight, but rather is
a gradual process. This so-called perimenopausal transition period
is a different experience for each woman.
- The average age of menopause onset is 51 years old. There is no
single method to predict when a woman will experience menopause.
- The age at which a woman starts having menstrual periods is not
related to the age of menopause onset.
- A women is in menopause when she has had no menstrual periods
(menses) for 12 months and has no other medical reason for her
menses to stop.
- Symptoms of menopause can be divided into early and late onset
symptoms. Early symptoms include abnormal vaginal bleeding, hot
flashes, and mood changes. Late symptoms include vaginal dryness
and irritation, osteoporosis, and heart disease.
- Treatments for menopause are directed toward alleviating the
symptoms present in the particular woman affected.
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