Is it normal for a woman to go through menopause at 46?

Changes in menstrual periods are one of the key signs that women are entering menopause. Statistics show that 70% of women will experience menstrual disorders after entering menopause. For many women over 40, menstruation changes from regular to irregular, and the menstrual cycle increases or decreases, until the menstrual period finally stops, which is called menopause. During this period, some women have less menstrual flow or shortened menstrual period, while some women have increased menstrual flow and longer menstrual period. This shows that she is in the stage before the onset of menopause, and it can also be said that she is in the "pseudo menopause" period.

To put it simply, the cause of menopause is ovarian atrophy and the function begins to decline, resulting in a decrease in estrogen secretion. First, ovulation is lost, estrogen secretion decreases, and then uterine development gradually stops, estrogen secretion also gradually decreases, menstruation becomes disordered and irregular, and finally stops completely. Without menstruation, women will decline rapidly.

Healthy women generally reach menopause at around 55 years old, but due to individual differences, some may reach menopause earlier or later. Before and after menopause, women's physiological state undergoes a series of changes.

The clinical symptoms are: the body has hot flashes, bad temper, excitability, anxiety, and even insomnia, memory loss, etc. In severe cases, the body will feel weak and affect work. Due to the decrease of female hormones, secondary sexual characteristics gradually decline, the reproductive organs gradually shrink, the skin becomes dry, and wrinkles increase. After menopause, women gradually enter middle age. Postmenopausal women still have normal sexual desire and sexual function, even after menopause

The same is true for middle-aged and elderly people, they can have a normal married life. Because some women no longer care about the inconveniences of contraception and pregnancy, their sexual desire may be stronger at this stage than when they were young.

The survey shows that the risk of death for women who menopause before the age of 40 is 39% higher than that for women who menopause between the ages of 40 and 44, 60% higher than that for women who menopause between the ages of 45 and 49, and 95% higher than that for women who menopause between the ages of 50 and 54. because

Therefore, how to delay the age of menopause is an issue that cannot be ignored in the health care of middle-aged and elderly women.

It is worth noting that many women nowadays enter menopause early, which is an abnormal physiological phenomenon.

Studies have shown that in addition to normal physiology, women's menopausal age is also affected by a variety of physiological and psychological disorders. Women who get along well with their family members, have harmonious marital relations, and have appropriate sexual life, have a later menopause age than women whose marital relationship is not very good, who have strong sexual desires, or who lack sexual life. Depression and anxiety caused by disharmony lead to neuroendocrine and neurological dysfunction, affecting the age of menopause. Harmonious relationship between husband and wife, especially maintaining a proper sexual life after entering old age, can promote estrogen secretion, slow down the shrinkage of male reproductive organs and the decline of the whole body system, and delay menopause.

In addition, smoking is a key factor in early menopause.

Diseases (especially chronic active hepatitis, metabolic and endocrine diseases, tumors, etc.) can cause uterine and ovarian hypofunction, abnormal growth hormone metabolism in the adrenal glands, thyroid cysts, hypothalamus and pituitary glands, etc., thereby advancing the age of menopause. In addition, long-term malnutrition, overwork, and excessive psychological stress are all factors that lead to premature menopause.

The interaction between stress and endocrine is also two-fold. Anxiety and depression are common responses to stress, which can disrupt the body's endocrine balance, but endocrine disorders can also lead to anxiety and depression. Women are affected here on both levels. Because of work stress, menopausal symptoms will be more severe, and conversely, more severe menopausal symptoms will also cause work stress.