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Hot flashes, flushes, night sweats and/or cold flashes, clammy feeling Irregular heart beat Irritability Mood swings, sudden tears Trouble sleeping through the night (with or without night sweats) Irregular periods; shorter, lighter periods; heavier periods, flooding; phantom periods, shorter cycles, longer cycles Loss of libido Dry vagina Crashing fatigue Anxiety, feeling ill at ease Feelings of dread, apprehension, doom Difficulty concentrating, disorientation, mental confusion Disturbing memory lapses Incontinence, especially upon sneezing, laughing; urge incontinence Itchy, crawly skin Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons Increased tension in muscles Breast tenderness Headache change: increase or decrease Gastrointestinal distress, indigestion, flatulence, gas pain, nausea Sudden bouts of bloat Depression Exacerbation of existing conditions Increase in Allergies Weight gain Hair loss or thinning, head, pubic, or whole body; increase in facial hair Dizziness, light-headedness, episodes of loss of balance Changes in body odor Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head Tingling in the extremities Gum problems, increased bleeding Burning tongue, burning roof of mouth, bad taste in mouth, change in breath odor Osteoporosis (after several years) Changes in fingernails: softer, crack or break easier Tinnitus: ringing in ears, bells, 'whooshing,' buzzing etc.
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What about pregnancy after menopause?
A woman stops producing eggs at menopause, so no. A woman stops producing eggs during pregnancy too, so if a woman is pregnant they are not in menopause.
When does menstruation usually end?
Yes. When a woman goes through menopause, her menstruation will end. The average age for menopause is in the early 50's.
Can you have menopause after having a baby?
Menopause is only a term for the change that happens to women when they cease to be able to have babies. So if a woman has had a child or not she will usually go through the menopause at about late forties or fifties.
When is menopause considered official?
Menopause is considered official when a woman has not had a period for a year. Some women during the start of menopause can spot, skip a couple of months and have a light period or even a heavy period.
What is early menopause?
Usually woman experience perimenopause and menopause (I call it PM&M for short!) beginning in their forties or fifties. Some women experience it earlier than 40. This is what we call premature menopause. Premature menopause can be due to genetic makeup, an illness, or medical procedure. There is a lot of information out there about PM&M.
Can people die of menopause?
No ! menopause is just a phase in a woman's life.
Can you ovulate after menopause?
No, you can't still ovulate after menopause. Menopause is the process by which a woman's body comes to the end of it's reproductive years and the woman stops producing eggs. Although menopause can take years, once through menopause there is no more ovulation.
What is meant by childbearing age?
Any age at which a woman can conceive a child...so between the time you start your period and menopause.
What is false about menopause?
One statement about menopause that is false is that it cannot happen to a woman in her 40s.
Is it hard for a woman who is going through menopause to get pregnant?
it is impossible 99% of the time! Menopause means you cease to have periods so if you haven't had periods for 2 years or more then no, you can't get pregnant. BEWARE as you start into menopause because you can get the odd period at the beginning of your menopause. You may skip even up to a year and then have a period.
Can anyone get pregnant after 45 years old?
Yes but it's harder. There's always a risk of pregnancy until you have entered menopause fully and menopause usually start around 50.
Can a 100 year old get pregnant?
No, a woman is born with a certain number of eggs and when she reaches menopause she is all out and can not get pregnant any more. That usually happens when a woman is in her 50's.
