Menopause is a changing phase in the life of a woman. Menopause is that stage in the reproductive cycle of a woman in which menstruation stops gradually marking the end of her ability to give birth to children.
Menopause is considered to have occurred when the menstrual periods ceases to happen for one complete year. During the transition period before menopause, irregularity grabs the rhythm of expulsion of eggs from the ovaries. Simultaneously the level of estrogen and progesterone falls down. The reason for most of the symptoms of
menopause are attributed to the decrease in the levels of estrogen.
When the menstrual cycle starts the ovaries of a girl will contain as much as four lakh eggs that are waiting to get released. The ovaries release the eggs once in a month and get depleted of eggs when the woman reaches an age of forty five or fifty years. The number of eggs when she reaches forty five to fifty years of age will be less than ten thousand.
The menopause signs that occurs between forty five to fifty years of age is considered to be a normal part of ageing. But it is considered abnormality or a disorder if it occurs before the age of forty years due to the reasons like smoking, hysterectomy, surgeries that impede the blood supply to the ovaries, cancer and hence the damage to the ovaries through chemotherapy etc. lead to premature menopause. When ovaries are removed through surgery it is called surgical menopause. Surgical menopause exhibits rigorous symptoms since it is a sudden menopause. The treatments for
menopause is chosen, based on age, overall health, medical history, current symptoms, thebody reactions for specific drugs and treatments.
Menopause signs are controlled through many ways. Many of the uncomfortable menopause symptoms can be reduced through herbal remedies. Some of the common symptoms are hot flashes, insomnia, mood swings, anxiety and irritability, frequent vaginal and bladder infections, fatigue, forgetfulness, headache, breast tenderness etc. Menopause symptoms start reducing with herbal remedies for most of the women. These
herbal alternatives invigorate the production of the essential hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Hot flashes, night sweats etc decrease oh having an herbal medicine called black cohosh that is a forest plant in North America. The most common discomfort that women face in menopausal phase is insomnia that is cured with Melatonin or Tryptophan that can promote sleep. Kava, known as Capon’s Tail or English Valerian helps to cure nervousness, anxiety, depression, moodiness etc. Vaginal and Bladder Infections can be controlled by Echinacea or purple cone flower. The dosages and the pace with whichthese medicinal herbs have to be taken should be suggested by an authorized medical practitioner because medication has to be always personalized depending upon the person who is having the medicines.
