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Menopause
Menopause is the period in a woman’s life when her menstruation ceases. It usually starts between ages 45 and 55. Menopause occurs because the woman’s ovary stops releasing the hormones progesterone and estrogen.
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For what reasons will a girl not get her monthly period?
If she is an athlete or anorexic, she may stop getting her period when her body fat drops below a certain level. If she has never gotten her period ever in her whole life and she is about 18 or older, she should see a doctor because she may have a hormonal or chromosomal disorder.
Can you get pregnant with no period and in menopause?
To be menopausal, your period must have been absent for at least one year. After that, you are most likely menopausal and have a very slim chance that you will get pregnant.
What are the symptoms associated with pre- menopause?
Some of the symptoms pf perimenopause are: irregular menstrual periods, bloating, mood swings, hot flashes, sore breasts, and and erratic sleep patterns.
Is weight loss a symptom of perimenopause?
Not typically. If you are experiencing unexpected or unintended weight loss, please see your health care provider this week for an examination.
There can be many side effects of mint and menthol intake. These can vary due to the person. The most common of all side effects is probably that you can have unpleasent things happening the intestine area. It is not reccommended.
That are not many steps that you can take to delay menopause. Menopause is just something that happens to your body. You should try to stay as healthy as possible.
Can you have a donor egg baby in menopause?
menopause signifies and end to a woman's fertility, however it can take a number of years to go through the premenopause and pregnancy is still possible. Menopause is only complete once there has been no period for twelve months at least.
Is it normal to have a period after 1 year and 2 weeks without having had one?
We learned about this in my medical classess junior year, a girl in my class actually had it.
Amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual bleeding and may be primary or secondary.
- Primary amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual bleeding and secondary sexual characteristics (for example, breast development and pubic hair) in a girl by age 14 years or the absence of menstrual bleeding with normal development of secondary sexual characteristics in a girl by age 16 years.
- Secondary amenorrhea is the absence of menstrual bleeding in a woman who had been menstruating but later stops menstruating for 3 or more months in the absence of pregnancy, lactation (the ability to breastfeed), cycle suppression with systemic hormonal contraceptive (birth control) pills, or menopause.
It's something to do with your endocrine system, I'd go to my ob/gyn or family doctor. I'm guessing you have secondary.
Have burning in private vaginal area raw feeling what is it?
That sounds like thrush to me. You can be itchy any where in the down there area including just where the hair is. It can look like nothing or can be red and have discharge. Its suprising how many people have it without knowing and how easy it is to catch. Sitting on a public toilet, sweating in ur undies, etc. There is also another thing called bacterial vaginosis which also has symptoms just like thrush. Usually the distinguishing feature between the two is thrush can smell yeasty and BV can smell fishy. Either way they are both easily cleared up but talking to ur doctor and getting a swab will clear up any concerns for you.
How does the pill affect you having menopause?
Yes it can. Though most people just get lighter periods. Some might have their period every other month. It is normal while on the pill.
Will you become pregnant after menopause with out protection?
If it is several years after menopause, pregnancy is unlikely. However, if you are still going through menopause, taking precautions would be wise.
Everything has a beginning and an end & Menopause is the end of the menstrual cycle of fertility
When do parents pass inherited traits to their offspring?
When hre child is born with the chromosomes
How can you ease menopause hot flashes?
The most effective way to stop hot flashes is to reduce the amount of stress, caffeine, alcohol, spicy foods, and cigarettes from your life. The other good cure is to keep your house cooler at night to reduce the night sweats.
What age do women normally start going through menopause?
Women start growing breasts usually when they hit puberty, which would be about 10/11. Make sure you talk to your parent or guardian about developing and puberty and other sex education questions. You may need to start wearing a training bra or a padded bra.This is also the age when girls start to get their peroid. Make sure your carefull and if this happens to you make sure you inform the adult your with right away!
Could you still get pregnant at 52 even you are menopausal already and having hot flashes?
Has happened in extremely rare cases but don't count on it.
Do women with Asperger's Syndrome go through menopause earlier than other women?
There is no evidence that shows that women with Asperger's Syndrome start menopause eariler or later than other women. This, however, has not been a highly researched area of Autism Science.
2nd Answer, this one from a perimenopausal woman with Asperger's syndrome:
There is not a connection between Asperger's syndrome and onset of menopause. However, women (and men!) with Asperger's often seem cranky and sensitive enough to be on menopause!
What medicine will reduce menopause symptoms?
A common OTC herbal therapy for menopausal symptoms is black cohosh. It can be found in products such as Estroven®. There are also other OTC menopausal medications but ALWAYScheck the ingredients and ask a pharmacist if it is safe to take with your current medications. NEVER start an herbal medication without checking with a pharmacist FIRST!!!! There are a lot of interactions that most of the general public is not aware of. Estroven® helps address menopausal symptoms with unique formulas that include soy isoflavones, black cohosh, calcium and boron, vitamins E, B-12, B-6, other B-vitamins, and folic acid, and proprietary herbal blends to address specific symptoms Prescription options: If hot flashes are your problem, ask your doctor about Clonidine. It can reduce the symptoms of hot flashes but it can also decrease your blood pressure. Hormone therapy is also an option but should be considered carefully as it can increase the risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, blood clots, and many other problems. Estrogens (hormones) are available as tablets, creams, vaginal inserts, and patches. The will help decrease the symptoms of menopause but should not be taken long term. Hormone therapy should be re-evaluated every 6 months. Talk to your doctor before starting hormone therapy.
Why do some women get hot flashes while they are in menopause and others don't?
Women typically start to have hot flashes during their menopause. Since there is no clear consensus amongst the scientists regarding the cause of the hot flashes during the menopause, it is also unclear why some women don't get them at all while others do.
Are eggs still present after menopause?
there may still be some eggs but once the estrogen plummets they are no longer viable & will be absorbed into the body. Early in life eggs are the healthiest & most viable. late in life eggs are notable for the high likely hood of contributing to birth defects. Which is yet another reason we have evolved the process of menopause to put us out of the baby making business as we get too old to make healthy babies or be around to take care of them.
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.
About every 4 weeks, a girl that is able to become pregnant has her period.
In front of this period, her body gets ready to attach a fertilized egg in the womb.
As the egg wanders down and is not fertilized, it will not attach.
When the body realizes that the egg did not attach, it gets rid of all preparations for the possible child. This is the actual period.
After the period, the cycle starts again to prepare for the next egg.
It is sort of a cellular safeguard, making sure that the conditions met for each egg is optimally safe and secure.
A crude explanation but mostly to the point.
Does vitamin e help with hot flush's?
Never heard any credible report on that. Vitamen E is generally a great addition for skin & blood health, so probably doesnt hurt.
The best thing I have found for menopause has been BHRT, Pellet therapy The Pellet therapy has been a GOD SEND! There isn't much talk on this board about it and it definitely goes against all the conventional wisdom of loading us up with more estrogen. If you can't think outside the box, don't even go see a pellet therapy clinic. If you can listen & are open to a better way, you should at least go.
Their philosophy won me over & it works for me so no hate mail please, I'm healthy & happy, that's all I care about.
* Their premise is that menopausal & post menopausal women, don't need supplemental Estrogen
* Their premise is that the worst days we have in our cycle are the days when our estrogen is the highest...PMS.
* The Dr at my clinic (a female!) even inelegantly called estrogen the B***H Hormone.. Like I said if you are too sensitive to listen, Do Not Go.
* Their premise is that pre-menopausal my body made testosterone & then converts it to estrogen & progesterone as my body needed it. They also say that since I haven't had a Hysterectomy it will still convert if I get testosterone!
* Their premise is that by giving testosterone & letting my body make what it needs, It would get me off the roller coaster & it did!
* The pills, patches & creams all spike your system because they hit you pretty fast, the pellets last 90 days & are very slow to dissolve & are absorbed from my fat buttocks. That happens slowly.
I had to leave my belief in the sacred estrogen and the Dr that had been my light & hope, but I later realized had also been the one that had sold me the ticket to the roller coaster..
I have now been taking Natural Hormone Pellet therapy for 3 years and the hot flushes are gone, joint pain gone, I sleep great & have energy for the grandkids & my sex drive is almost too much but that is hot too.
How does a man handle his wifes rage during menopause?
This question has not been answered because there is no answer! You're on your own, Pal. Just like the rest of us! We're all dying slow deaths from the venom spewed out of the depressed, raging, sexless, three-headed beasts! Enjoy the ride! mmmwwwaaaa ha ha ha ha!!
How do you relieve Menopausal symptoms?
If you look to herbs and minerals you might find what your looking for. I have a friend going through this and natural cures in my opinion is the safest not drugs that have harmful side effects. Ask your Dr. before using anything especially if your already taking something. Owlman
AnswerThe above poster gave you excellent advice. I have gone through menopause and chose not to take Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) because it's dangerous. Short-term use if a woman is having an extremely rough time of it is fine, but SHORT-TERM ONLY! HRT has been linked to breast cancer, blood clots (especially in the legs) and there is no evidence that HRT strengthens bones or the heart (that was on the news at the beginning of last year.) I chose to go to a Homeopathic doctor for the symptoms I had. Women in menopause go through hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, crying jags for no reason, cranky, feeling over whelmed, some memory loss and sometimes low libido. Most of these symptoms can be dealt with on your own such as putting your under part of your wrists under cold water or a wet cloth on the back of your neck. For night sweats (didn't get many) I used a fan on low so the breeze just went over my body. When I got moody I cheered myself up with keeping busy at things I enjoyed, went for long peaceful walks and enjoyed nature or kept a low profile until it passed. When I had the odd crying jag I'd let go with a vengeance and get it out of the way and felt better. Instead of succumbing to memory loss I wrote things down, did crossword puzzles, studied things at night school and on the Internet. I kept busy! I found that Homeopathic medicines did work, but take longer to work than most conventional medicines, but natural is safer.
I also learned to have a good diet and one big thing I came to realize was to change where I bought my meat and poultry. I went to a meat market and bought free-range meat, poultry and eggs. They don't have hormones in them. The meat you buy at your local grocery stores is loaded with it. I ate a diet of fresh vegetables and fruit, 3 1/2 ounces of protein at each meal, exercised, grains and dairy and 8 - 8 ounce glasses of water a day and also drink a full glass of Pomegranate juice that is high in antitoxidants. Surround yourself with friends socially because and have some good laughs.
The mental attitude of a woman is important as well. Some women feel when they are in menopause they are old, feelings of uselessness and some women even pine over the fact they can no longer have children, but in reality this is just another phase of a woman's life and an exciting one. My life is full of excitement because I now have the time to tap into the things I do well and enjoy such things as writing, artwork, gardening, plus I volunteer and work. I am MY own person for a change and I come first instead of putting others first that I have done in the past as so many women have. If women in menopause have children then they will have a rich reward of grandchildren and I've seen some hot looking grandmothers out there! LOL My girlfriend is a grandmother of two boys and is 63 years old and looks 49.
It's also beneficial to take up Tai Chi, Yoga, swimming, getting those walks in or working out at the gym and treating the body as a whole .... mind, body and spirit. I am a Christian (not forcing this down any one's throat) but feel at peace and know that I have learned so much from my past and also learned that my faith has seen me through many painful times and only made me stronger.
So, it's up to each individual woman to do the best she can and not look at menopause as a dreadful disease. My girlfriends and I get together and poke fun at ourselves or each other and laugh ourselves sick. Laughter really is the best medicine!
