How to determine menopause

With the increase of age, the ovaries go from unstable to weak and the balance becomes unbalanced, often manifested before menopause with irregular menstruation, irregular menstrual cycle, prolonged menstruation, continuous bleeding, etc., while symptoms such as premenstrual anxiety syndrome, regular breast pain, edema and headache disappear.

Menopause is individual and generally occurs between the ages of 45 and 47. Therefore, after reaching the menopausal age, the diagnosis of menopause can only be confirmed later. A diagnosis can be established when the absence of menstruation lasts for at least 6 months to 1 year.

How to determine whether it is menopause

Main symptoms before and after menopause

After menopause, the sudden and significant lack of estrogen can cause some discomfort, which may occur in some people before menopause. The main symptoms are changes in mood and attitude, irritability, irritability, insomnia, anxiety, mental restlessness, depression, paroxysmal flushing of the face, sweating, sweating, dry and itchy skin, sometimes a crawling feeling on the skin, loss of skin elasticity, increased wrinkles, gradual muscle relaxation, occasional pain, fatigue or drowsiness, headache, dizziness and unstable blood pressure. This condition is called female menopausal syndrome.

Causes of menopause

It is generally believed that the causes of menopause are chronic active hepatitis, metabolic and endocrine diseases, tumors, influenza, mumps and high-grade oophoritis, etc., which can all lead to ovarian enlargement, abnormal hormone metabolism in the adrenal glands, thyroid cysts, hypothalamus and pituitary glands, and premature menopause. In addition, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and some autoimmune diseases can also inevitably cause ovarian failure and menopause. It has a lot to do with nutrition and age.

What are the complications after menopause?

1. Postmenopausal osteoporosis

Estrogen has an inhibitory effect on bone metabolism. After menopause, women's bone metabolism accelerates, with bone resorption as the main factor, bone hyperplasia and loss, and osteoporosis gradually occurs. Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a very common disease among the elderly, with an incidence rate of 25% to 50% in women aged 60. We Chinese are susceptible to it. The main complication is fracture. The fracture rate of women aged 50 to 70 is 10 times higher than that of younger women. Therefore, it can reduce the quality of life and self-control, and even shorten the life expectancy.

2. Cardiovascular disease and blood sugar changes

Coronary heart disease is more common in men over 40 years old, but the incidence and mortality of this disease in women after menopause are higher.

The mortality rate has increased significantly, approaching or even exceeding that of men, and has become the leading cause of death for women in many countries. Authoritative experts once followed up 663 elderly people over 60 years old in Beijing for 8 years and found that coronary heart disease was the third leading cause of death.

How to take care of yourself after menopause

1. Self-examination of breasts

Women are still at risk of breast disease after menopause, and should still do regular self-examination.

In addition, you can choose suitable bras to help maintain the shape of your breasts and alleviate problems such as sagging breasts.

2. Avoid sitting for long periods of time

Middle-aged women should avoid sitting for long periods of time and increase waist exercises. Twisting your waist regularly, going for a run, and taking appropriate amounts of calcium and vitamin D can prevent back pain and bone stagnation and loosening.