Menopause is the termination and permanent ending of menstruation. It’s a result of the loss of “ovarian” activity. A diagnosis of menopause is when a woman has not had menstruation for 12 months. Of course, there should not be any other situation that will cause you don’t mensturate, such as breastfeeding.
In Latin, the mens means months. Pause means stopping. The meaning of the word came from here.
Symptoms of menopause:
– Hot flush
– Sweating
– Sleep problems
– Mood disorders (Depression, irritability, aggressiveness, anxiety …)
– Decrease in Libido
– Vaginal dryness, Disparoni (painful relationship)
– Difficulty urinating, polyuria
– Bone marrow (osteoporosis)
How long is the symptoms of menopause? Age of Menopause?
Menopause lasts varies from person to person. While some people take a short ride, some people can last up to 10 years. The average duration is between 1 and 5 years.
Menopause treatment:
Hormone replacement therapy and osteoporosis treatment are some of the most common treatments for complaints such as hot flashes.
No hormone replacement therapy should be given to every woman in menopause. In recent years, with the different applications, after the recent studies, the suggestion in this issue is “hormone therapy should be given to women who complain of burning only at severe level”. Women who do not have any complaints about menopause should not be given hormone therapy.
Natural (spontaneous) menopause:
It is a woman that she goes through the menopause without any medication or surgery.
Surgical menopause:
It is the go into menopause due to the removal of the ovaries by surgery. If the ovaries are taken together with the uterus or taken alone, the menopausal symptoms start as if they were in the same natural menopausal state after the operation. Treatment and follow-up and statements are similar to natural menopause.
A woman who receives only the uterus without receiving ovaries does not enter the menopause. Now that the uterus is taken, there are no menstrual cycles, but because the ovaries continue to produce hormones, menopausal symptoms do not occur, so menopause can not be said.
Induced (iatrogenic) menopause:
Menopause is the onset of ovarian damage due to treatments such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Surgical menopause also enters this group.
Early menopause :
Go through the menopause before age 40. It’s also called premature menopause. You can find detailed information by clicking early menopause.
Perimenopause:
From the onset of menopause to the last menstrual period until the end of 1 year is called perimenopause. Symptoms such as fever, distress, menstrual irregularities and insomnia related to menopause often start 3-5 years before menstruation is completely cut off.