The symptoms of menopause and its severity can vary from woman to woman. Some women do not report any troublesome symptoms while some others report severe symptoms that adversely affect their day-to-day life.
Irregular bleeding: Most women identify the onset of menopause because of irregular periods. Changes in the menstrual patterns vary from [...]
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Decrease in functions of the ovaries can have direct and indirect effect on your health. Direct effects include:
Thinning of the lining of the vulva and vagina;
Urinary problems; and
Changes in the skin, hair and breasts.
Indirect effects of estrogen deficiency include:
Hot flushes;
Loss of bone density; and
Psychosexual problems.
Some stUdies have indicated that in addition to the above [...]
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Blood tests for assessment of (a) hormones secretion, (b) some endocrine glands, and (c) general health are essential for evaluating the cause of abnormal bleeding.
Biopsy of the uterus lining is recommended to detect abnormalities in the uterus lining. It is usually done three to five days before the expected date of [...]
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Abnormal bleeding is a simple term for Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding or DUB. The term DUB is used till the cause of menstrual irregularity is identified. Nearly fifty per cent of women with abnormal bleeding are in the reproductive age group of twenty to forty years. Abnormal bleeding is of two types: [...]
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Menstrual disorders vary from absence of menstruation to abnormal bleeding to other conditions associated with menstruation.
Some menstrual irregularities are:
Amenorrhoea. Absence of menstruation is called amenorrhoea. There are two types of amenorrhoea: (1) primary amenorrhoea - when the menstruation does not start by sixteen years of age; and (2) secondary amenorrhoea [...]
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Menstruation is the result of complete interaction between hypothalamus, pituitary gland, ovaries, and the uterus lining. Hypothalamus is a part of the brain which controls many involuntary movements, endocrine glands, and body functions such as temperature, sleep and appetite. Pituitary gland is a small gland attached to the hypothalamus and secretes many hormones. The [...]
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Menstruation is the periodic discharge from the vagina during the reproductive age. Normal menstruation consists of blood, secretions, and disintegrating uterus lining, or the womb. Although the interval of a typical menstrual cycle is mentioned as twenty-eight days, the normal duration can be from twenty to thirty days and lasts for [...]
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Majority of women experience menopause between the age of forty-five to fifty-five years. Factors that influence the age of menopause include:
Cigarette smoking: This has been identified as one of the major factors that affects the age of menopause. Women who smoke or have been smokers in the past are likely to experience [...]
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There are two main types of menopause:
Natural menopause, which is due to decrease in the production of female sex hormonesÂÂestrogen and progesterone by the ovaries. It is a gradual process that is normally spread over several years.
Induced menopause, which is due to one of the several medical interventions. For example, surgical [...]
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Estrogen plays a very important role in your body and prepares it for feminine functions such as pregnancy and childbirth. Estrogen and progesterone together regulate the menstrual cycle and the changes that take place in the uterus in preparation for a pregnancy. About ninety per cent of the total estrogen in [...]
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