Menopause is when a woman doesn’t menatraute for upto 12months and cannot become pregnant naturally.
It usually begins between the ages of 45 and 55, but can start earlier or after this age range. A woman doesn’t just wake up into menopause, there is a period of transition called perimenopause. There are definitely symptoms associated with this phase of a woman’s life called menopause and perimenopause.
Symptoms of Menopause
Depression is a very common symptom for both perimenopause and Menopause. The drop of the production of estrogen in women is related to why depression happens to women transiting or experiencing menopause. Estrogen is usially produced in a woman during menstruation.
Other symptoms of Menopause include;
- Hot flashes
- Moodiness or irritability
- Headaches
- Memory problems
- Changes in sex drive, increase or decrease of libido
- Trouble sleeping
- Changes in vaginal lubrication
- Increased changes of vaginal and bladder infections
- Body changes; weight gain, thinner skin