Menopause and it symptoms

What is the menopause?

Menopause is the stage in a woman’s life when the ovaries stop functioning. The ovary, or female gonad, is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. It is located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus. Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond. The ovaries produce eggs and female hormones such as estrogen. During each monthly menstrual cycle, an egg is released from an ovary, the egg from the ovary to the uterus through a fallopian tube.

What are the symptoms of menopause?

Among the most common symptoms are:

* Irregular vaginal bleeding, some women notice abnormal bleeding during the pre-menopause, the bleeding can be normal or excessive. There was no bleeding “standard” in the period before menopause. The symptoms vary from woman to another. Women in pre-menopause usually spend several months without rules. This transition of menopause is also no time limit.
* Hot flashes and night sweats: Hot flashes are common among postmenopausal women. A hot flash is a feeling of heat that is distributed in the body and brand is concentrated in the head and chest. A hot flash is sometimes associated with redness. Hot flashes usually last from 30 seconds to several minutes. Although the exact cause of hot flashes is not fully capture, hot flashes are likely due to a combination of biochemical and hormonal fluctuations caused by lower estrogen levels.
These hot flashes are sometimes accompanied by night sweats. Postmenopausal women are thus awakened and have difficulty going back, resulting in unpleasant sleep and tiredness during the next day.
* Urinary symptoms: The lining of the urethra (the tube that runs from the bladder and discharges urine) also undergoes changes similar to those of the vaginal tissues, and becomes drier, more and less elastic with the lower levels ‘estrogen. This can lead to increased risk of urinary tract infection characterized by a more frequent need to urinate or leak urine. (Urinary incontinence)
* Other: irritability, memory problems, excessive sensitivity, constant fatigue, rapid changes in mood, etc.