The Most Regular Menopause Symptoms To Anticipate

Menopause symptoms can be described as the signs that signal the start of a period of time, when a woman’s body starts to respond to the changing hormonal levels in the female reproductive system.

These signs are always unique to each individual; hence what affects someone you know may not necessarily affect you. But, there are symptoms that are common across all/ or most women who are going through this period of time.

First of all, it is important to keep in mind that perimenopause period starts from mid 40s to mid 50s. In most cases, the symptoms disappear once the transition is over. In other cases though, they may stick for the rest of your life. Common signs include:-

Irregular and missed menses are the first common sign of an impending perimenopause period. Once you start to notice short periods, long periods, short and long periods between your menses, or missed menses, it could be a sign that you are in the transitory phase.

Hot flashes and night sweats are the other common signs that affect almost 75% of women in this phase of life. A hot flash is a ‘flushing’ sensation, or an unexpected feeling of heat, mostly accompanied by excessive sweating. If this takes place at night, you will experience what is known as night sweats.

You may also experience mood swings, unexplained periods of being intensely ’emotional’. If you are like many, you will find that you will react to simple things with very strong emotional reactions like delight, anger, sadness, and irritability.

Most women also experience unmanageable migraines and tension headaches. Biologically, migraine headaches are vascular in nature; during menopause the vascular system tends to be very unstable, thus justifying the reason why migraines are recurrent at this time.

Insomnia, which may at times be as a result of the excessive night sweats, or perhaps because of neurological excitability, has also been associated with the condition. Most women report that once awake, they find it very hard to go back to their normal sleep, hence suffer from lack of sleep.

Decreased or loss of Libido has also been cited as a common symptom also. Most women report to have decreased sexual desires when they eventually become menopausal.

In conclusion, there are so many symptoms to expect, some of which may be severe while others may be mild. As such, it is highly recommended that you talk to your medical practitioner to help make the transition a little easier. Your doctor is also in a position to rule out an underlying serious medical condition that could trigger the same symptoms.

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