What is menopause?what are its symptoms?what should one do after its onset?

Answer:
What is menopause?
At what age does a woman typically reach menopause?
What conditions can affect the timing of menopause?
What are the symptoms of menopause?

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talk to your gyn.

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it is when a woman's hormones really start changing n she stops ovulating, starts gettin hot flashes, all sorts of stuff. its not called 'the change'' for nothing

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I dont know and its not my fault so dont ask me GRRRRRR!

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You can actually have a blood test now to know whether you are actually in menopause or having hormone swings . Apparently it starts with irregular and prolonged periods . night sweats , foggy mind sometimes , mood swings , disintrest in sex , dryness , increased thrush . Pop along to your dr and have a blood test .

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hot flashes, mood swings, nagging and nagging and nagging and hot speals and mood swings and ..
a historectomy is the cure, and it should start in women over 50

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what is menopause ?

Female are born with fixed number of ovum. I believe it is 360 to 400.

After a certain age 12 years to 16 year most female start having the period, each ovary release alternately one ovum per about 28 days.

In the beginning for most female, it is like a clock work. When they(eggs/ovum) are all gone the period stops. Monthly release of blood like fluid or bleeding come to an end.

But some female experience lot of irregularity, along with discomfort of all kind just before all the egg are exhausted. This is the start of the menopause, it is due to hormonal changes associated with the irregular period . Most female get use to this and some do not have any discomfort and some need medical intervention very soon.
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What are its symptoms ?

This depends on the individual female, nothing just irregularity of period or missing of the same to all kind of other unbearable problems like, unbearable pains of all kind, mental irritatation (mood swings), cold and hot flashes...
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what should one do after its onset?

See a gynacologist, this is curable with hormonal adjustment, Gynacologist will run test blood test and find out the hormonal level in blood and give drugs(birth control pills..) to adjust the level, the person can be as good as new, once the correct combination of the dose is recieved but it takes time to adjust the dose. The person may need some help to adjust the seretonnan level by taking certain mood related drugs also like Prozak.

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Menopause is a stage in life when a woman stops having her monthly period.It is a normal part of aging, marking the end of a woman's reproductive years.Get enough calcium. A woman going through menopause needs 1000 mg to 1500 mg of calcium a day. Avoid excessive amounts of salt to reduce bloating associated with hormonal changes. More information and remedies at http://useinfo4.blogspot.com/

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What is menopause?
Menopause is the end of menstruation. The word comes from the Greek mens, meaning monthly, and pausis, meaning cessation. Menopause is part of a woman's natural aging process when her ovaries produce lower levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone and when she is no longer able to become pregnant.

Unlike a woman鈥檚 first menstruation, which starts on a single day, the changes leading up to menopause happen over several years. The average age for menopause is 52. But menopause commonly happens anytime between the ages of 42 and 56.

A woman can say she has begun her menopause when she has not had a period for a full year.

What is 鈥榩erimenopause鈥?
鈥楶erimenopause鈥?refers to the several years before menopause when a woman may begin experiencing the first signs of her menopausal transition. But many people use the term 鈥榤enopause鈥?for both the perimenopausal years as well as the few years following menopause.

What are the signs of menopause?
Menopause is a natural process that happens to every woman as she grows older, and is not a medical problem, disease or illness. Still, some women may have a hard time because of the changes in hormone levels during menopause.

There are many possible signs of menopause and each woman feels them differently. Most women have no or few menopausal symptoms while some women have many moderate or severe symptoms.

The clearest signs of the start of menopause are irregular periods (when periods come closer together or further apart), and when blood flow becomes lighter or heavier.

Other signs may include some of the following:

weight gain;
hot flashes;
insomnia;
night sweats;
vaginal dryness;
joint pain;
fatigue;
short-term memory problems;
bowel upset;
dry eyes;
itchy skin;
mood swings; and
urinary tract infections.
Most of the time, these symptoms will lessen or go away after a woman has finished menopause.

Do all women experience menopause in the same way?
Menopause experiences are different among individual women, and also among women in different cultures and in different parts of the world.

Research has shown that women鈥檚 experience of menopause can be related to many things, including genetics, diet, lifestyle and social and cultural attitudes toward older women.

For example:

Japanese women report fewer hot flashes and other symptoms.
Thai women record a high incidence of headaches.
Scottish women record fewer severe symptoms.
Greek women report a high rate of hot flashes.
Mayan women report no symptoms.
Some scholars wonder if the North American emphasis on youth and lack of respect for older people contributes to a more difficult menopausal transition here.

The typical North American diet, high in saturated fats and sugars, along with our in-active lifestyle and low childbirth rate, may also contribute to the physical complaints common to many North American women at menopause.

What is "induced" menopause?
"Induced", "sudden" or "surgical" menopause happens when a woman goes through an immediate and premature menopause. This occurs when her ovaries no longer produce the hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone.

This may be caused by:

surgery to remove your ovaries;
chemotherapy;
radiation treatment; or
ovarian malfunction.
Women going through induced menopause may have more severe menopausal symptoms, and are usually treated with hormone therapy.
How should I prepare for menopause?
Menopause is one of women鈥檚 many important natural life-stages. For some, it is a challenging period of difficult physical and emotional changes. For others, it is a time of personal growth and renewal. And for many women, it is both at the same time. They don't call it "Menopausal Zest" for nothing!

Here are some suggestions to help you enjoy your menopausal years to their fullest:

Learn about menopause through recent books, articles and other reading materials.
Talk to friends and relatives who have already gone through menopause.
Join a menopause or midlife support-group in your area.
Have a nutritious diet and enjoy regular exercise.
Manage your stress by balancing your work and social life.
Talk with your health care practitioner about your personal health concerns.
Know that you have choices and can take charge of your health.

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Women reach a particular age (around 45) they gradually stop menstruating and experience hot flushes. It also affects their psyche. It is called menopause. One should take it gracefully and try to adjust with growing age rather than fighting with it.

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