Examine The Truth About Menopause
This article will hopefully answer some questions:
This article will hopefully answer some questions:
What’s The Truth About Menopause?
We may think we know all about menopause, but you
might be surprised by some of the information here. Being prepared is
always the best way forward.
March 2, 2018
There
are plenty of questions that arise around menopause and the truth is
although many things will be the same it is a highly individual process
so your experience may be completely different from say your mother’s,
your sisters or your friends
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There are some common misconceptions, so let’s look at them to see how true they really are,
1 Menopause always happens in your 50s
Yes for some that’s true,
and in the the UK the average age for your periods to stop is 51 but
that’s not the age every woman experiences menopause. Many experience it
between 45 and 55 years of age, but in a minority of women it can
happen as early as the 30s or as late as 60.
Also, if you have a hysterectomy that is an immediate surgical menopause – whatever your age.
2 Menopause is just a year or so in length
I hear from many women who
have been going through menopause for 10 years or more, so this is
clearly not the case. Menopause isn’t like starting your periods and you
think that if they have stopped for a month or so then that is it.
Unfortunately period
patterns can change for a number of years before they finally stop, with
them being lighter or heavier and happening less frequently.
Early symptoms such as
missed periods and the odd hot flush are a sign more of perimenopause,
not menopause itself. This is a transitional phase and can last for
years and menopause is generally counted as over when you have had 3
years period free, but again this can vary from woman to woman.
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