Menopause Clinic

Menopause is when a woman stops having periods and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally.
Periods usually start to become less frequent over a few months or years before they stop altogether. Sometimes they can stop suddenly.
The menopause is a natural part of ageing that usually occurs between 45 and 55 years of age, as a woman’s oestrogen levels decline.
Most women will experience menopausal symptoms. Some of these can be quite severe and have a significant impact on your everyday activities.

Menopausal symptoms include :

1) Physical
• Irregular periods
• hot flushes
• night sweats
• vaginal dryness and discomfort during sex
• Palpitations
• Joint pains
• Urinary Symptoms
• Weight Gain
2) Psychological
• Irritability
• Tiredness
• low mood or anxiety
• difficulty sleeping
• reduced sex drive (libido)
• forgetfulness and loss ofconcentration
• Depression

Long term effects of Menopause :

• Vaginal changes-decrease in vaginal secretions, atrophy of vaginal epithelium, • • changes in pH of vagina,
• Pelvic relaxation and loss of vaginal tone
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Osteoporosis
Menopausal symptoms can begin months or even years before your periods stop and last around 4 years after your last period, although some women experience them for much longer. Generally women’s body gets used to reducing hormones over a period but if they are distressing then one should take medical help.
MENOPAUSE AFFECTS THE WOMEN WHO SUFFER FROM IT AS WELL AS HER LOVED ONES!!!