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Menopause, or the permanent end of menstruation and fertility, is a natural biological process, not a medical illness. Even so, the physical and emotional symptoms of menopause can disrupt your sleep, sap your energy and - at least indirectly - trigger feelings of sadness and loss.
Hormonal changes cause the physical symptoms of menopause, but mistaken beliefs about the menopausal transition are partly to blame for the emotional ones. First, menopause doesn't mean the end is near - you've still got as much as half your life to go. Second, menopause will not snuff out your femininity and sexuality. In fact, you may be one of the many women who find it liberating to stop worrying about pregnancy and periods.
Most important, even though menopause is not an illness, you shouldn't hesitate to get treatment if you're having severe symptoms. Many treatments are available, from lifestyle adjustments to hormone therapy.
The signs and symptoms of menopause, however, often appear long before the one-year anniversary of your final period. They include:
Irregular periods
Decreased fertility
Vaginal dryness
Hot flashes
Sleep disturbances
Mood swings
Increased abdominal fat
Thinning hair
Loss of breast fullness
Menopause begins naturally when your ovaries start making less estrogen and progesterone, the hormones that regulate menstruation. The process gets under way in your late 30s. By that time, fewer potential eggs are ripening in your ovaries each month, and ovulation is less predictable. Also, the post-ovulation surge in progesterone - the hormone that prepares your body for pregnancy - becomes less dramatic. Your fertility declines, perhaps partially due to these hormonal effects.
Unfortunately, there's no way to know exactly which period will be your last. You have to wait until well after the fact - 12 months after, by official definition. In your final months before reaching menopause, it's still possible to get pregnant, but it's quite unlikely.
Because this process takes place over years, menopause is commonly divided into the following two stages:
Perimenopause. You begin experiencing menopausal signs and symptoms, even though you still menstruate. Perimenopause may last four to five years or longer.
Postmenopause. Once 12 months have passed since your last period, you've reached menopause. Your ovaries produce much less estrogen and no progesterone, and they don't release eggs.
Menopause is usually a natural process. But certain surgical or medical treatments or medical conditions can bring on menopause earlier than expected. These include:
Hysterectomy.
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Premature ovarian failure.
It's important to see your doctor during both perimenopause and postmenopause for preventive health care as well as care of medical conditions that may occur with aging.
Always seek medical advice if you have bleeding from your vagina after menopause.
MEDICAL TREATMENT
Menopause itself requires no medical treatment. Instead, treatments focus on relieving your signs and symptoms and on preventing or lessening chronic conditions that may occur with aging. Treatments include:
Hormone therapy.
Low-dose antidepressants
Gabapentin
Clonidine.
Bisphosphonates.
Selective estrogen receptor modulators
Vaginal estrogen.
NATURAL HEALING WITHOUT SURGERY
By balancing the Yin and Yang energy in the body will help the periods become normal.
Some women stop monthly periods early because of poor circulation, we adjust this.
With the use of our Hi-Tech Energy machine will help with hot flashes during menopause.
Help patient produce estrogen to osteoporosis.
Emotional problems during menopause can be treated by changing the energy and the color of the patient's aura. This helps the patient to become calmer without anxiety, anger, depression or any feelings of discomfort.
