Post menopausal the most natural outcome

By Jake Alexandre


Menopause may cause other changes that produce no symptoms yet affect your health. For instance, after menopause, women's rate of bone loss increases. The increased rate can lead to osteoporosis, which may in turn increase the risk of bone fractures. The risk of heart disease increases with age, but is not clearly tied to the menopause. During the female menstruation cycle, the production of estrogen is controlled by the hormone LH (Luteinizing Hormone) both indirectly and directly. Estrogen plays a role in female fertility and specifically ovulation.

Menopause is a term used to describe the permanent cessation of the primary functions of the human ovaries: the ripening and release of ova and the release of hormones that cause both the creation of the uterine lining and the subsequent shedding of the uterine lining. Women become post menopausal when the level of estrogen drops down to the least level. This change is usually not sudden or abrupt, it occurs over a period of years, and is a natural effect of aging.

If women don't have her periods in whole year the time period after this menopause is called as post menopause the time of a woman's life following menopause is called postmenopausal. During this time, many of the bothersome symptoms that a woman experienced prior to menopause gradually ease for most women. But as a result of several factors, including a lower level of estrogen, postmenopausal women are at increased risk for a number of health conditions, such as osteoporosis and heart disease.

Ovaries stop producing eggs and menstrual periods end. For several years before menopause, menstrual periods become irregular, and many women develop hot flashes, night sweats, difficulty falling and staying asleep, and vaginal dryness. This stage is called primenopause or the menopausal transition. A woman is said to be postmenopausal when she has not had menstrual bleeding for at least 12 months.

During the transition to menopause, the ovarian production of estrogen decreases by more than 90 percent. The decrease in ovarian estrogen production may cause symptoms such as hot flashes, also known as vasomotor symptoms. When these issues occur, the pituitary gland does not communicate properly with the ovaries. Without the pituitary gland telling the ovaries to produce estrogen, not enough of the hormone will be produced. But still post menopausal is not a disorder it is a natural aging effect happens to every woman and may get treatment for these issues.




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