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Menopause

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Menopause occurs when menstruation ceases for a period of one year; the ten to fifteen years prior to menopause are called perimenopause.

Compared to men, many women before the age of menopause seem to be partly protected from coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke. As women age, their risk of heart disease and stroke rises.

In some cultures menopause is seen as a time when older women can help support the younger women as they raise their children. The older women are revered for their wisdom and knowledge.

Menopause usually occurs naturally, but can be induced by certain types of surgery (e.g., hysterectomy; called surgical menopause), chemotherapy, and pelvic radiation therapy.

Menopause is a process that occurs over a period of five to 10 years. It begins when a woman's body slows down its production of estrogen and progesterone, the hormones responsible for ovulation and maintaining pregnancy, and ovulation and menstrual periods become irregular and eventually cease.

The menopause is sometimes known as the change of life, and is marked by the ending of menstruation. Menopause is a natural biological process, not a medical illness. Although it's associated with hormonal, physical and psychosocial changes in your life, menopause isn't the end of your youth or of your sexuality.

Menopause is a normal part of life, just like puberty. Menopause symptoms can range from mild hot spells at night to constant dripping sweats all day and night. Some women spot for a few months, others bleed heavily for years.

Menopause may occur normally in women as young as 40. Premature menopause is menopause occurring before age 40 (see Menopause: Premature Menopause).

Insomnia is a common complaint of women in perimenopause or menopause itself. Night sweats may disrupt sleep. Irritability and depression can impair sleep. Because menopause is a transition between two times of life, it is not a disease that has a cure or treatment. Your doctor, however, can offer a variety of treatments for hot flashes and other bothersome menopausal symptoms.

After menopause, the decrease in estrogen causes changes in the reproductive tract over a period of months or years. The lining of the vagina becomes thinner, drier, and less elastic (a condition called vaginal atrophy).

The body's metabolism changes during and after menopause. This change occurs slowly, so it may take a while for the impact of eating habits to affect weight.

Menopause is a metamorphosis, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly. The medical definition of menopause is the absence of menstruation for 12 months.

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