Menopause

Menopause Menopause is defined as the point after not having a menstrual cycle for a complete year (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2015). Perimenopause occurs around the time of menopause, where a woman may not have a regular cycle every month leading up to menopause (Stoppler & Shiel, 2014). Surgical menopause occurs after a woman has an oophorectomy, removal of the ovaries, or a hysterectomy, removal of the ovaries and uterus (Stoppler & Shiel, 2014). In surgical menopause, there is no perimenopause and

changes of menopause and your body, are when you’re entering a new time in your life by focusing on yourself and the thing you can enjoy. Menopause is when your ovaries stop producing hormones and your menstrual periods stop. There are two hormones, estrogen and progesterone they are what help regulate your monthly period. When the estrogen levels and progesterone levels have dropped and, an absents or irregular menstrual periods for 12 consecutive months is when a woman has entered into menopause. The

One of the most common age-associated changes in the female body is menopause, namely the discontinuation of menstrual periods (Ferrini & Ferrini, 2013). Although, this change is the result of the gradual decline in the production of the hormone estradiol, menopause has also been linked with a drop in testosterone levels as well. Contrary to popular beliefs that testosterone is only produced by the male gonads, this specific hormone is also produced in the female reproductive and endocrine systems

This paper is going to look at how menopause is seen from three different perspectives. The first is from a biomedical perspective, since most are men; they seem to focus on the negative perspective of menopause. Second is how women feel about menopause. Some women have a positive experience with it while others have had a negative one. Depending on the female and what is happening in her life is how she will experience it. The third and final aspect of menopause is how society sees women who are

·     Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when the function of the ovaries ceases. The ovary, or female gonad, is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. ·     The process of menopause does not occur overnight, but rather is a gradual process. This so-called perimenopausal transition period is a different experience for each woman. ·     The average age of menopause onset is 51 years old. There is no single method

special gift of bearing, rearing children. The major concern in woman’s life is reproductive health and they need enormous attention. Menarche and menopause are the two important phase of the reproductive cycle. The menopause is a time in women’s life when the reproductive capacity ceases. In menopause, the post-menopausal stage is the time next to menopause and peri-menopausal is the stage during which menopausal changes occur (Pillitteri,1999). In early menopausal transition, estrogen levels are generally

Menopause Menopause is a normal life event that every woman will experience if she does not die prematurely (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey and Sandberg-Cook, 2013). The experience begins as perimenopause, with 10-15 years of declining fertility followed by twelve consecutive months without menses, thereby officially closing as menopause. Marnocha, Bergstrom and Dempsey (2011) conducted a study looking at the lived experience of perimenopause and menopause. They identified that some woman viewed perimenopause

Thyroid and Menopause For many women during the onset of menopause, the symptoms are typically insomnia, mood swings, depression and fatigue. However, these symptoms are also the hallmark of a thyroid disorder, and because the symptoms are so similar, many women who think they are just experiencing menopause may not seek medical advice about the possibility of a thyroid disorder. To further complicate the issue, thyroid disorders can be difficult to diagnose. What becomes important is knowing the

Mosby’s Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Professionals, 9th Edition, menopause is “The cessation of menses, but commonly referring to the period of the female climacteric”. Menopause usually occurs naturally in women between the ages 45-55, but can happen sooner or later from those ages. Menopause can also occur surgically, with the removal of the uterus. This is referred to as artificial menopause. Menopause is associated with several bothersome symptoms or disorders. Although there

PCOS and the Possibility of Relief During Menopause It remains to be seen whether or not menopause has a direct effect on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Definitively tracking the effects of menopause in a woman’s body is difficult because the changes brought about by hormonal imbalance in menopause, just like in PCOS, impact a number of processes and functions. This difficulty is further compounded by the fact that hormones affect the body synergistically and one is never too sure how a person’s