Menopause certainly has a stigma around it that isn’t always warranted by all ladies that reach this pivotal moment in womanhood. Menopause certainly equates that the female will no longer be engaged in child bearing duties, but why isn’t that celebrated? Millions of women are thrilled to no longer have to take birth control, or deal with monthly periods anymore. Menopause is not a bad thing, and it’s actually welcomed by thousands of women who are happily treating it as an accomplishment!
Menopause is usually something every woman can tell is happening. It’s medically declared after you have gone for a year without having a period, as a natural sign that the ovaries are done producing hormones as they once did. Symptoms also include having disrupted sleep patterns, or hot flashes.
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The good news as far as symptoms are concerned is that there have been many advances in medications by 2016, which can help to totally relieve the patient from having an influx of symptoms develop the first few months of menopause.
Many women experience menopausal symptoms in their mid 40’s, but sometimes it can happen a little younger or even a few years older. The signs of menopause are a combination of physical and emotional symptoms that can change the whole makeup of a woman. Menopause is generally only supposed to last for two years, but many have reported experiencing postmenopausal symptoms later on in life.
Here are the 10 common symptoms of menopause:
