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Menopause
Menopause is, by definition, 12 months without a period. The average age of menopause is 50, but women can experience menopause sooner. Women also experience symptoms of hormone changes in the years prior to menopause, called the peri-menopausal period.

For some women, the symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause are minimal. Their periods just stop. For others, they can experience a long list of distracting and sometimes debilitating symptoms. Hot flashes, when the body feels very hot, flushed and sweaty, usually from the chest up, are the hallmark of the lowered estrogen levels of peri-menopause. For some women, this can interrupt sleep and cause fatigue and moodiness. Changes in sexual desire and response may accompany menopause. Headache, bone ache, irritability, and depression are other symptoms women have noted.

Treatment for menopause is not necessary, but there are many ways of providing symptomatic relief.

• Hormone replacement therapy
• Healthy lifestyle changes: diet and exercise
• Avoiding excess tobacco and caffeine

Be sure to bring your concerns to your medical provider. This can be a great time to look at one’s overall health habits and make changes for a healthy life transition.

Links
• http://www.menopause.org/