What is Menopausal Syndrome?

Do you experience hot flashes? Changes in mood? Tiredness? Are you gaining weight? Generally, menopause occurs following a woman's last menstrual cycle and is determined by the cessation of menstruation. In pregnancy, a woman's affliction begins when she carries an embryo or fetus. Nearly all women experience menopause between the ages of 45 and 50. The levels of estrogen, progesterone, and FSH decrease and fluctuate during menopause.

Some of the symptoms produced by changes in bodily hormone levels are as follows :

• Atrophy of the vagina
• Hot flushes
• Difficulty sleeping
• Night sweating
• Irritability

Causes of menopause

• Low levels of progesterone
• Diminished levels of oestrogen
• Decrease in antral follicle count
• Decrease in follicle-stimulating hormone

In the ovary, antral follicles contain the growing eggs. A hysterectomy with the removal of those reproductive organs can cause this condition due to decreasing ovarian function caused by natural aging.

Many women find that bodily hormone replacement treatment alleviates a lot of the symptoms associated with menopause. In order to replace depleting hormones within the body, oestrogen and progesterone can be prescribed by a physician. It is possible to purchase lubricants to help relieve dryness in the vaginal area.