The simplest and most straightforward way to describe menopause is that it is the end of the menstruation cycle of a woman. It is the end of a lady's period. Menopause is a natural condition which all women experience as part of the process of aging. However, in strict biological and medical definitions, menopause refers to a time in the life of a female when the ovaries cease to function. Ovulation or the production of eggs in the ovaries stops as a result of the decline of levels of estrogen or the female sex hormone. Experts even go further, explaining that what most people consider to be "the menopause condition" is actually a part of menopausal periods, often considered transitional periods toward the actual end of a woman's menstrual cycle. "Peri-menopause" is that first period when the menstruation flow is relatively weaker comparable to the usual levels. "Menopause" is a middle period when the last menstrual flows are experienced, and usually takes a length of several months to one full year. "Post-menopause" is the time when menstruation totally stopped and cannot be expected any more.
The reason why menopause symptoms are considered by many as a clinical concern, is because of certain beliefs about menopause in itself. Menstruation flows are weak, the period is relatively shorter, and some feel more pain than what they are used to. The fact is, menopause in general does not need medical attention, for it is not an illness. Well, probably it is not really treated like this, but the negative ways many women and men describe it give menopause more than a bad image. For example, there are lots of people who believe that arriving at the menopause stage means the end of the life is near - this is far from the truth. More than the aging process, there are lots of factors to consider which do not allow people to be able to predict the length of life accurately. Another, menopause does not have something to do with being feminine, much more to sexuality (some enjoy welcoming the freedom from pains of periods and pregnancy!).
Okay, there are menopause symptoms which aren't really nice to experience, like inability to sleep well, energy being sapped out quicker, and thinning of the hair. But these are easily overcome. As it is indeed true that there are certain physical pains attributed to the whole period arriving to menopause, a lot of women mostly want emotional menopause relief. This is when it really becomes a matter of psychological adjustment, especially in the part of the partner of the menopausal woman. A lady in this stage of her life should as much as possible not be tolerated to make a fuss about it. What is more helpful is, starting from when symptoms are displayed to the actual end of all menstruation periods, the one undergoing the periods of menopause be assured that she does not lose her essence as a woman, but only enters another dimension of her life.
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