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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