menopause symptoms

The natural process that occurs in women during midlife is known as menopause. This event marks the permanent end to the menstruation and fertility in a woman. This process does not happen suddenly. Menopause symptoms occur over a period of years. The date of this process is marked on the same date as the last menstruation of a woman, no matter how little the flow is. After 12 months without menstruation, pregnancy or lactation in a woman with an intact uterus, menopause is declared.