Do You Know Menopause And Symptoms Of Menopause?Every life in this world has come into existence through reproduction. Reproduction is a natural phenomenon that gives birth to younger ones. It is a process of union of two genes from two different individuals of the same species and union of the two gametes to form a zygote and this fertilizes to give a baby species of the parent species. But the reproduction phase in human beings start after certain period of time and end at a certain age. Reproduction is done by the female as she gives birth, so the reproduction stage is represented in her by the menstrual cycle. The end of this menstrual cycle is menopause. Let us know more about menopause and symptoms of menopause. Literally, 'menopause' is the combination of two Greek words- 'meno' and 'pausis'. 'Meno' means month and 'pausis' means pause. Menopause is actually referred to by the date or the day when the last period occurs and finishes forever. Menopause, generally, happens from the age of forty five to fifty five, however there are some discrepancies. When the menstrual cycle ends in between the age of forty five to fifty, it is then called the early menopause and when it ends in between the age of fifty to fifty five, it is late menopause. Sometime it happens that menstruation stops even prior to the age of forty, then it is called pre mature menopause. Pre mature menopause causes immediate symptoms like ovarian failure that may lead to the surgical removal of the uterus. Menopause is however considered as the closing of the female reproductive system. It is not that menopause occurs only in female it happens also in male. In human being there are some sexual hormones which become active after puberty which stimulate the sexual drive in them. The decrease in the level of these hormones ceases the capacity to reproduce and menopause occurs. As in female menopause is represented by the end of menstrual cycle, in male it is characterized by the non erection, impotency and lack of sexual drives. Menopause and symptoms are experienced by women even prior to the menopause. Doctors referred to this period as the perimenopause phase. It is the period that may be several years prior to menopause or only before sometime. This happens because the level of sex hormones in male testosterone and in female progesterone and estrogen slowly lower down. Menopause symptoms in female are of various types, including physical, emotional and sexual. Physical symptoms are like hot flashes, night sweating, missed and irregular periods, difficulty in sleeping, decrease in bone density etc. Emotional symptoms are anxiety, mood change and forgetfulness. Sexual discomfort are thinning and drying of vagina and pain during intercourse. Male menopause and symptoms are Irritability, depression, less interest in sex, fight over sex, love and intimacy, gaining weight etc. So this is what menopause and symptoms of menopause are. |