How to Survive Menopause?

Menopause means "change of life cycles" or the cessation of ovarian cycles for women.
Women can start to experience symptoms of menopause as early as in their 30s regardless of average menopausal age of 50+.

These symptoms are triggered by hormonal changes as women approaching their midlife phase.

It is impossible to predict when a woman will have a menopause onset, it does not matter the age at which she starts having her periods or even, what age her mother became menopausal.

Often women become menopausal around the age of 55.

Menopause means that, the ovulation ceased, the ovaries do not produce eggs any longer and the woman body loss the ability to be fertile.

The woman body does not produce estrogen and progesterone anymore and menstruation cycle stop completely.

When the woman is undergoing a menopause she might experience some or all of these symptoms:

*Irregular periods... shorter and heavier periods, phantom periods, shorter or longer cycles
*Heart palpitations or irregular heartbeat
*Mood swings, irritability
*Fatigue and depression
*Anxiety and feelings of dread and doom
*Hot flashes, night sweats
*Sleeplessness
*Dry vagina and loss of libido
*Memory loss and lapses
*Difficulty in concentrating, mental confusion and disorientation
*Aching, sore joints, muscles and tendons, muscles tension
*Headaches and migraines
*Itchy and sensitive skin
*Incontinence
*Thinning or hair loss
*Vertigo, episodes of losing your balance
*Changes in body odor
*Bleeding and sensitive gums
*Indigestion, nausea and bloating
*Electric shock sensation under the skin and in the head
*Ringing in the ears
*Fingernails break and crack easier
*Osteoporosis (after a few years)

One of the most annoying and bothersome symptom of menopause is not hot flashes but weight gain.

Studies show that there are factors that occur during menopause that may increase your ability to gain weight and have a harder time getting it off.

During menopause most women notice body and a skin change, one of the most common issues is a weight gain, especially around middle section of the woman's body.

These make women in their menopausal state more sensitive to weight issues and are sometimes insecure of the fat accumulating in their body naturally as they age.

One factor that could be a reason for weight gain is that you will have a lower estrogen level. Estrogen is the female sex hormone that is responsible for ovulation. Studies conducted with animals show that a lack of estrogen leads to a large amount of weight gain.

Menopause is a tough and hard to deal with. But there are many menopausal relief solutions available in the market today. You could try anti estrogen, hormone relief or simply use herbs. Herbal treatment might be more natural and less invasive way to treat symptoms of menopause. You will find that there are herbs that will provide menopausal relief naturally without any health risks involved.

*However did you know that there is such a thing as male menopause too?

Male menopause is called 'Andropause', it is usually though of not to exist because men usually do not have a definite period of menopause like women since they do not have periods.

However, you have to know that male menopause does exist. Male menopause is when the 'androgen' (testosterone) levels decline in the aging male or the state of having low testosterone. This decline happens not only when men age, but also might be caused by several diseases, like diabetes.

Some of the symptoms of male menopause include:

*Fatigue, weakness, depression, and sexual problems.

Testosterone decline in men is usually a much slower process due to the drop of hormonal level in the body as women experience during that period of menopause. During 'Andropause', bodily changes occur very gradually in men and may be accompanied by changes in attitudes and moods, fatigue, a loss of energy, sex drive and physical agility.

Menopause is natural and totally normal so men do not have to fear it. However, most men experience this decline in hormone late in their lives (about 60s to 80s).

As we age, we have to remember to take care and ease into our age better by eating healthy, regular exercise and a positive outlook in life. We can battle the signs of aging by arming ourselves with knowledge and awareness about what happens in our body as we age.

Menopause or 'Andropause' will eventually catch up with us, but we can avoid being "cranky old people".

We all just have to find an easier way to ease into menopause and still lead a positive lifestyle.