Menopause. The mere mentioning of this completely natural and unavoidable condition strikes fear into the hearts of many women. Don’t be afraid – menopause is part of nature’s grand scheme and should be approached from this perspective. The bulk of women experience the onset of menopause between the age of 45 and 55. It does not mean menopause cannot begin earlier or later, but the condition usually manifests within this range. When the female body enters menopause it heralds an end to the reproductive cycle. Read more »

Menopause relief is possible through self care. Western doctors treat women in menopause like they have a disease. In truth, menopause is a transitional imbalance, a change that can be comforted with some study and experimentation. Read more »

Menopause. “The Change”. The period signaling the end of a woman’s childbearing years. A condition that in the past has been met by many women with misunderstanding, fear or trepidation. Tales of wild mood swings, extreme physical changes, night sweats, and the infamous “hot flashes” have served to create significant anxiety in younger women contemplating their entry into that life stage.

At menopause, a woman’s ability to become pregnant and bear children is at its end. Her body ceases to go through the monthly process of menstruation which prepares her for possible pregnancy. Hormonal changes occur, especially in relation to her body’s production of the hormone progesterone. Although the body usually continues the production of estrogen at lower levels, its production of progesterone drops significantly. Read more »

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Are there signs and symptoms of menopause? Absolutely! It is a logical question to ask with millions of women experiencing one or more of the signs and symptoms of menopause at this very moment! The so-called ‘change’ will happen, but experiencing many of the symptoms of menopause as early as ages 30’s or 40’s is not normal. Read more »

Ovaries begin to decline in hormone production during the mid-30s and typically continue to decline to around the age of 47; this phase is called perimenopause. During this phase, the process accelerates and hormones fluctuate more, causing irregular menstrual cycles and unpredictable episodes of heavy bleeding. By the early to mid-50s, menstruation ends; this phase is called menopause. Two or three years following menopause is the phase called climacteric. Read more »

At the onset of menopause, women may find that they experience periods on a very erratic basis. This is a very normal symptom of menopause. One of the first signs of change that woman will notice is that during post-menopause they have gone twelve consecutive months without a period or a menstrual cycle. At this point in a woman’s life, she is considered to be fully menopausal. Read more »

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There are several factors that may contribute to a woman experiencing early menopause (menopause before the age of 45), which include premature ovarian failure, surgery, cancer treatment, viral infections, thyroid disease and many others. No matter what the case may be, hearing that you’re going through menopause years before you were expecting to enter this transition can be very scary and intimidating, leaving you with many unanswered questions. Read more »

A woman’s body undergoes a lot of changes before, during and after menopause. But for those who have to undergo menopause prematurely because of surgery, chemotherapy and other medications, the symptoms of this change can be more severe and long lasting. In fact, studies show that women who had surgical menopause experience hot flashes and other signs of menopause a couple of years longer than those who underwent the change naturally. Read more »