Menopause - is not a disease

In every woman's life there comes a special period called menopause or menopause. Most felt apathy, sleep disturbances, hot flashes and sweating appear. Yet gynecologists insist climax - is not a disease. And, then, it can survive without loss of health.

What determines the menopause

Age When menopause occurs , Is determined primarily by heredity. If the mother and relatives in the female line, he was an early, it is likely to come sooner and daughter. To intervene in the process of medicine can not: there are no pills, which could prevent inheritable lack of ovarian activity. But maybe, just yet.

Zoom menopause may be transferred woman gynecological surgery, such as removal of the ovaries. And severe disease severe stress, infectious diseases during puberty. It has been observed that women who smoke a lot, menopause   often it occurs 1-3 years faster.

But the number of pregnancies and births in the age at which menopause occurs, is not affected.

How to understand that menopause occurred

The main symptom of approaching menopause is a temporary disruption of the menstrual cycle. Menstruating women have become scarce and less abundant.

But even if the woman noticed this at home, assert that   menopause   has already begun, it is not necessary. It happens that the picture changes monthly, but menopause as such is not yet established. Simple changes in menstrual cycles of the female body "warned" about the forthcoming restructuring of the hormone. Therefore, in this situation seem appropriate to the gynecologist. The doctor will conduct a blood test for hormones - FSH, LH, prolactin. And only then we can say exactly what is the cause of failures monthly.

Early or late?

For most women, natural menopause occurs between the ages of 45 to 55 years. Five women out of a hundred - after 55 years. Some - after 60.

In 3% of women stop menstruating before 40 years.

The easiest way to transfer   menopause   the woman with whom he comes in the average age.

Late menopause like "pushes" the old age: the skin of a woman for longer stays smooth and elastic hair, it is best preserved figure. This is due to the fact that the ovaries continue the production of estrogen, protecting the heart and blood vessels.

Minus late menopause in that it increases the likelihood of breast cancer or ovarian cancer, though to a small extent.

Women whose menopause started "late" is required once a year inspection at the gynecologist and make mammogram.

Early menopause   usually it does not cause any serious health problems. But it lasts longer, and therefore more likely to experience a woman has its specific unpleasant symptoms.

As it is easier to move climax

Truth is, you want to grasp every woman:   menopause   - It is not a disease. Menopause is only a period of adaptation to the natural age of hormonal adjustment.

Here are some simple guidelines to help easily transfer climax:

- do not smoke

- Limit consumption of alcoholic beverages

- Do not abuse animals fats

- Enrich the diet with calcium

- Maintain physical activity

- More to be outdoors, especially in sunny weather (under the influence of sunlight is synthesized in the body is a very important vitamin D)

- Avoid strict diets.

- Listen to yourself, try to understand what factors cause the tides from you. Perhaps it is hot beverages, spices, tight clothing, etc. They should be avoided.

- Menopausal women often helps vitamin E. It is found in wheat germ, nuts, vegetable oils.

If these measures do not help, consult a doctor. The specialist will be able to choose   Hormone drugs To help cope with the unpleasant symptoms of menopause.

HRT: yes or no?

Many experts believe that resort to   hormone replacement therapy should be only in cases where a woman feels very bad, menopause   It prevents her lead usual life, reduces the ability to work. And if you can endure sickness, it is better to put up with temporary symptoms - yet hormones are not indifferent to the body.

If in HRT   indeed it was necessary, the recipe should be treated only to a very good doctor. Do not forget that when replacement therapy is necessary to periodically do a mammogram.

In some cases, it is contraindicated? If you have breast nodules. As well as liver disease, diabetes, blood diseases and tumors at all.

An alternative to hormonal

Because homeopathic remedies and preparations containing phytoestrogens, can be called "Klimaktoplan", "Remens", "Klimased clinics." These tools facilitate the symptoms of menopause, although their impact noticeably inferior hormones.

There is also a non-hormonal drugs acting on the climacteric syndrome, is "Enerliv-Climate".

From herbal remedies quite successfully applied "Klimadinon."

Menopause and pregnancy

When menstruating women become irregular or scant, her ability to get pregnant is greatly reduced. But in some cases in women is set rather high level of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulates the ovaries. There he is only at the time but it is enough to make a woman pregnant. And I must say, pregnancies in women aged 45 to 50 years are not uncommon.

Treatment and prevention

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