Menopause

If you are not sure you are going through the menopause then go along to your doctor where he/she may suggest a blood test to check out your hormones levels.

Normally oestrogen levels begin to drop approx ten years before the menopause (last period). Well  balanced diets and light exercise can help ease certain symptoms that are experienced by women going through the change of life.  The menopause can either be a happy time in a woman’s life where she feels that life is now for living by not having to put up with those dreaded monthly cycles, however in contrast we have the women who feel that their life is over due to the fact that her child bearing days are now a thing of the past. Either way there are some great help groups to give support and advice, don’t suffer alone. Depression has set in more often than not for some women when in menopausal mode. Some menopausal symptoms can easily be confused with other ailments so this is why it is important to speak with someone in the medical profession.

The menopause can leave many women depressed and stressed out where unknown to them at the time they experience mood swings which can entail losing control of their temper for no reason. Some very serious cases of the menopause symptoms have left women with the feeling or the urge to end it all. This is an emotion that can be dealt with - with the right medication/treatment. Your health is very delicate at the time of gong through the change so talk to someone if you are suffering from any symptoms that you feel may be the beginning of the menopause. This is a time in your life when major changes come about of which is out of your control because it is a natural happening of the body, however discomforting menopause symptoms that women suffer from can be eased. You can find out about the treatments and therapies used to help control the symptoms and ease pain. Talk to your doctor so that they can determine the right type of medication for your health issue.

No matter how severe the symptoms you must never be tempted to take advice from someone else or take their medication as this can be very dangerous indeed. The only person qualified to determine certain illnesses and prescribe medicines is your doctor.

Clinics have specially trained nurses for treatinting patients, however it is the doctor that is in the position for diagnosing and writing out prescriptions.

The menopause, is referred to as the change of life, it is defined as the end of the last menstrual period. The age given on average for the Western woman is 51 years of age to see the menopause.The change of life happens when the ovaries no longer respond to the controlling hormones released by the pituitary gland of the brain. And it is because of this that the outcome - results in where the ovaries fail to release an egg each month and to produce the female sex hormones oestrogen and progesterone. You can find out more on this from medical staff at your local clinic or pick up a pamphlet.

You will find that what happens is when the fall in levels of hormones in the bloodstream occurs then this is what gives rise to the menopause symptoms.

Symptoms of the menopause can be experienced early like irregular periods for some time before the actual menopause has been diagnosed. This is clinically known as climacteric, or 'perimenopause', when explained means the gradual decline in the normal function of the ovaries. Problems commonly known to show the presence of climacteric is when you notice the change in your monthly cycle e.g. erratic periods as well as time lapses in between and the amount of loss.