Zoom Into Perimenopause Changes

Menopause does not suddenly happen. It is preceded by a long period known as perimenopause. This period of menstrual irregularities preceding the termination of period and the years following the apparent arrest of the menstrual cycle.

Between 45 and 50 years menstrual abnormalities beginning to appear, this age varies depending on heredity and gynecological history.

Disturbances annunciator

This period preceding the end of your menstrual cycle and last from two to four years.

Corresponding to the declining production of female hormones, it is marked by menstrual irregularities

• Lengthening or shortening of the cycle;

• Change of abundance, frequency and duration of the the menstrual period.

Troubles before your menstrual period (or premenstrual syndrome congestif):

• Tension breasts swollen and painful (mastodynie);

• Abdominal bloating

• Instability of mood

• Insomnia

• Edema in the face, etc..

The uterus is a bit much bigger. The cervical mucus is abundant. These symptoms are related to the persistence or exaggeration of the secretion of estrogen and decrease (or disappearance) secretion of progesterone.

Perimenopause lasts four years on average and by definition continues during the 12 months following the latest menstrual period, in events that this don’t pose big problems, no treatment is necessary. However, if the troubles really hamper the quality of life, you should talk with your doctor. With him, the possibility of treatment can be addressed.

Menopausal Hot Flashes And Sweating

At the office for an appointment or a dinner between friends, without respite: hot flashes occur, without warning, and often ruin the lives of women. Depending on their intensity, they are not experienced or taken over in the same way.

The most common symptom of menopause

For most women, menopause occurs between 45 and 55 years. With it, functional disorders, called climacteric disorders, which can appear sometimes. Of these, hot flashes are one of the most characteristic and most early menopause symptoms in Western countries. The ovaries produce less and less hormones, the resulting deficiency can trigger hot flashes, sometimes exacerbated by stressful situations.

They usually appear before the judgment rules. Other events, such as fatigue, vaginal dryness and weight gain, are more insidious. If hot flashes are non-existent or very moderate in a woman in two, the other half suffers from these events sometimes very painful.

Cluttered by a feeling of intense heat that suddenly invades the chest, neck, and then climbs the face, hot flushes can also be accompanied by redness and sweating. They last between 30 seconds and a few minutes, and are often followed by cold sweat. These episodes are repeating sometimes up to 15 to 20 times per day may bother some women point to prevent them from working.

During the night, sweats take over, awakening women and forcing them to change the sheets, sometimes insomnia. These "mini-heat waves" passengers are not dangerous, but can become a real source of fatigue and depression.

However they vary widely from one woman to another, both in frequency and intensity, and often lived in a very different way as women. According to some studies, they also vary depending on the country, food and socio-cultural level. They can disappear spontaneously after 4 or 5 years on average, but it is estimated that half of women with real hot flushes keep them very long, up to ten years if they are not treated.

Is It Normal To Feel Depressed ?

While you always been a playful nature and positive, now you do not taste anything and you are uncomfortable with your entourage!!

The causes: Hormones. The mood is indeed partly under the control of hormones, the evidence, puberty and pregnancy, they also marked by hormonal changes, affect mood (crisis of adolescence, baby blues). Moreover, menopause is also an age in life when you must face more difficulties (retirement, health concerns of elderly parents, etc.).. And beyond that, menopause marks a crucial period psychic, in the sense that a woman must accept that it will no longer have children. Anyway, women are often more irritable, more anxious, too.

The important thing is not to let settle depression. Do not hesitate to talk to friends, and especially to your doctor, or even turn to a specialist (psychiatrist or clinical psychologist).

How Long Does Perimenopause Period Last ?

The perimenopause is the period preceding menopause (the complete cessation of ovarian cycles).

"During this period, ranging from three to five years, beginning on average between 40 and 50 years, women are subjected to a hormonal upheaval. Indeed, their progesterone levels to gradually decreases and causes most of the time a series of symptoms such as hot flashes, weight gain, sleep disorder, and so on.

"During the perimenopause , period become irregular and menstrual cycle changes . Attention, however, it is not because some cycles jump there is no likelihood of fertilization. In other words, until menopause is not fully installed, getting pregnant is still possible.

In this serie of post i will try to answer the most common question about Menopause and subject related to it. So keep an eye on this blog for more informations.

Menopause Symptom Relief

The best menopause symptom relief is to keep things simple and natural.

Eat balanced, stay active and monitor your health are your best assets to prevent osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases and cancers.

• Power: the struggle continues!

More than ever to not make weight, you must monitor your plate as far as your balance. No way to live drastic rate regimes, especially as you metabolism changes with age.

After 60 years it is not the fat that melt when we lose weight, but muscles!

Eat balanced and beware of the hidden fats and sugars in fast pastries, cakes, biscuits, cakes and adjust the quantities of food to your physical activity.

• Move!

Your best weapon: physical activity. According to researchers, those who practice physical activity would have 10 to 30% of breast cancers and less.

They also highlighted an increase in BMD (bone mineral density) in women practicing an exercise over a hour three times a week.

At least 30 minutes of daily physical activity seems the right tempo.

• Activities to focus on

Swimming is recommended in case you have joint problem but is useless in the fight against osteoporosis. Moreover stretching, yoga, cycling and hiking are recommended to all.

Whatever your choice, talk to your doctor before any practice.

• Medical attention: a necessity

Even if you do not follow specific treatment, even if everything goes well, the end of your fertility should under no circumstances sound the death knell for your follow-up gynecologic!

A consultation, a cervical smear and mammograms are needed regularly.

Cancer of the endometrium (uterine inside the body), breast cancer, and osteoporosis are diseases whose frequency increases with menopause.

And remember screening allows better treatment.

Living With Your Menopause

The age at which occur perimenopause and menopause varies from woman to another. The intensity of these troubles is also different for each woman.

An history of hormones
Menopause marks the end of the activity of the ovaries. It corresponds to a cessation of sexual hormonal secretions (estrogen and progesterone), which leads to disruption of the body and not just at the genitals or breasts.
As you get older you may experience several troubles such as hot flashes, decreased libido, dry skin and genital tract, weight gain, fatigue, headaches, psychological fragility.

• Around 50 years
Fortunately, all women do not necessarily know all these inconveniences and intensity can be very variable. Menopause usually occurs around the fifties and settle gradually.
The phase that precedes menopause called pre or perimenopause is a period of transition.

• Perimenopause
It precedes the end of functioning ovaries (total and definitive rules) and is often a difficult period for women, the production of estrogen and progesterone begin to fall but erratically, the delicate hormonal balance is upset and inconvenience first appear.

• 3 years before menopause
Irregularity cycles, hot flashes, irritability, fatigue, weight gain and likely to gain belly, this is not uncommon.
More than one in two women can see their quality of life altered significantly during perimenopause. It lasts an average of three years but can also be much longer or shorter.

• Between 50 and 52 years
Like puberty, the age of perimenopause and menopause vary . The average age of menopause is between 50 and 52 years but can vary over a range of 10 years.
Heredity can play a role, a woman whose mother was very early menopause is likely to be early, too. As for smoking, it slightly ahead of one or two years the age of menopause.

Physical Symptoms Of Menopause

Physical symptoms of menopause vary from a woman to another. Below I quote some of the most frequently documented:

Hot flashes occur when there are fluctuations in hormone levels. These can cause sweating day and night .

Insomnia is also a common symptom which leads to fatigue and some of the emotional side effects of menopause. Insomnia may also be the result of hot flushes as well as the pain of articulation and muscle.

Many women suffer from vaginal dryness that can be very painful. Some also noticed a diminution of their sexual impulses.

The loss of bladder control accompanied by infections of the urinary system is also a common symptoms of menopause.

Other physical symptoms include tooth decay and gum, bad breath, changes in skin and hair, increased facial hair, weight gain, and lower metabolism, a possible increase in allergies, headaches and irregular menstrual cycle.

Some women go through menopause as if nothing happened. Others suffer terribly. If you have some of the symptoms above, you can do sports, eat more fruits and vegetables, reduce the taking of alcohol and caffeine and stop smoking.

Before Menopause, Perimenopause

Reflecting the cessation of hormones production by the ovaries, the onset of menopause is difficult to identify with precision because the cessation of ovarian activity takes place gradually. Menopause is preceded by a period, which lasts an average of 3 to 4 years, where the ovaries begin to function less well. They talk about perimenopause to characterize this phase of women's lives that appears to 47 years on average, but sometimes sooner.

During perimenopause, ovulations are less well, leading to a first time on a deficit of production of progesterone, while the secretion of estrogen is preserved. Excess on estrogen compared to progesterone can cause swelling of the breasts or abdomen or weight gain. The menstrual cycle also tend to become increasingly irregular over time.

When approaching your fifties, the production of estrogen drops to turn and vaginal dryness and hot flashes may occur.

What is Menopause?

Menopause is a natural phenomenon, it is not a disease.The term menopause etymologically means "no more menstrual cycle", and designates the period, which occurs when the ovaries stop producing the hormones of reproduction: estrogen and progesterone.

Menopause begins mostly around 50 years. Taking a contraceptive pill does not change the age when menopause occurs naturally.

This unique experience is experienced very differently depending on women, countries and cultures.

At what age menopause begins?

Menopause occurs on average at 51 years. But it depend from a woman to another, this step can occur naturally between 40 and 55 years. It is generally happen in advance a year or two among large smokers. In addition, certain genetic factors can play. The date of onset of menopause is often the same for a mother and daughter.