Most women enter menopause between the ages of 48 and 51, but this is not a rule and a woman can begin to feel the typical heat waves of menopause at age 42.
After the onset of symptoms the menopause can take up to 5 years to settle and during this period called the climacteric symptoms such as sudden heat, difficulty sleeping, headache and irregular menstruation may arise with varying degrees of intensity.
When the woman begins to present these symptoms before the age of 42, a situation somewhat less common, it is said to be an early menopause. Basically, the sooner the first symptoms appear, but soon the woman will go into menopause.
Difference between Premenopause and Early Menopause
The only difference between Premenopause and Early Menopause is the age the woman has when the first symptoms appear. All women will go through the premenopausal period, also called the climacteric, however, only women who present the first symptoms before the age of 42 will be in the early menopause.
Early menopause may be related to health problems that involve hormonal changes or ovarian disease that leads these organs to bankruptcy. Thus they stop producing hormones, the woman stops ovulating and consequently is no longer able to conceive. But since this process tends to be slow, some women become pregnant during this time.
Symptoms of menopause
They are characteristic symptoms of menopause:
- Waves of heat that arise suddenly and even wet the body with sweat;
- Vaginal dryness and decreased libido, which diminishes the interest in intimate contact;
- The skin and hair lose radiance and elasticity and become drier;
- Irregular menstruation .
Sometimes the woman has one symptom in one month and the next month, until over time they intensify and become more present. The gynecologist concludes that the woman is in menopause after 12 months of menstrual absence.
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The treatment for menopause can be done with hormone replacement therapy using synthetic hormones, but it can also be done naturally with the use of soy lecithin, for example. The gynecologist may indicate all the therapeutic options to relieve the discomfort of menopause, but there are natural strategies that contribute to the well-being of the woman. Check out the following video:
