What are the symptoms of perimenopause?

Women enter menopause after the age of 45, and the onset of menopause indicates that women have reached menopause. When perimenopause arrives, some changes will occur in the female body, such as changes in menstruation, worsening skin, osteoporosis, etc. These are all symptoms of perimenopause.

Perimenopause is a normal physiological change. Most women do not experience any discomfort, but some do. The main manifestations are:

1. Menstrual changes: Most women begin to experience menstrual changes around the age of 40, and the average age of menopause is 49.5 years old. A small number of women experience functional uterine bleeding and even severe anemia.

2. Changes in the urogenital tract: The reproductive organs begin to atrophy, the mucosa becomes thinner, and senile vaginitis and sexual intercourse pain, as well as difficulty holding urine, are more likely to occur.

3. Neuropsychiatric symptoms: mainly vasodilation symptoms such as flushing, fever, sweating, etc. Emotional instability, irritability, depression, memory loss, decreased work ability, etc.

4. Skin wrinkles gradually increase, some people experience itching, and hair begins to turn white and fall off. Increased fat in the abdomen and buttocks makes you gain weight easily.

5. Changes in the cardiovascular system: Blood pressure fluctuates easily, and hypertension, pain and discomfort in the precordial area, palpitations, and shortness of breath often occur. The incidence of arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease increases.

6. Osteoporosis: From around the age of 40, women's bones begin to decalcify, losing 1% of calcium each year. If calcium is not supplemented, it can lead to osteoporosis. The consequences are compression of the spine, shortening of stature, kyphosis and difficulty in walking. In severe cases, spinal compression fractures occur and fractures are prone to occur, most commonly in the distal radius of the upper limb and the femur of the lower limb. The incidence of fractures in women is 6 to 10 times that in men.