Know the details of menopause and deal with it calmly - menopausal health care is urgent

This is the 3556th article of Da Yi Xiao Hu

"Menopause" is a very familiar name. It is a process that every woman will go through, and it is also a "troubled time" for women around 50 years old. In medicine, there is a more accurate name - "perimenopausal syndrome".

How can female friends smoothly get through the “troubled times”?

The ovaries are like hard-working workers, silently maintaining women's physical and mental health.

As we age, our ovaries gradually "age" and their functions gradually decline. At first, the estrogen level produced by the ovaries fluctuates significantly. When the follicles stop growing completely, the estrogen level drops rapidly, and women enter menopause. At this time, a series of physical and psychological discomfort symptoms will appear, which will trouble menopausal women. If they are not treated and understood correctly, the quality of life of menopausal women will be seriously affected.

1. So what are the most common symptoms?

1. Irregular menstruation

Fluctuations in estrogen levels can lead to irregular menstrual cycles, abnormal timing, and abnormal menstrual volume. It is worth noting that endometrial lesions are prone to occur during this period. Menstrual abnormalities cannot be simply attributed to menopausal symptoms. You need to seek medical attention in a timely manner and have your doctor make the judgment. If necessary, an endometrial biopsy should be performed to rule out malignant tumors.

2. Hot flashes and excessive sweating

A drop in estrogen levels causes vasomotor symptoms, with recurring bursts of hotness in the neck, face, chest and other parts of the body, followed by sweating, which lasts for 1-3 minutes. In mild cases, this happens several times a day. It is easy to relapse under stress or at night and may last for 1 to 5 years or longer.

3. Insomnia and dreaminess

It is difficult to fall asleep at night, tossing and turning, sometimes the sleep is very shallow, it is easy to wake up, and it is difficult to fall asleep again. Insomnia at night causes the body to not get a good rest, affecting the work and study of the next day.

4. Mood swings

Women experience abnormal mood changes during menopause. The fluctuation or decrease of estrogen before and after menopause causes autonomic nervous system dysfunction, resulting in irritability, anger, suspicion, anxiety, tension, fear, restlessness, low mood, depression and loss of self-control, which sometimes manifests as decreased memory and inattention.

5. Abnormalities in the urogenital tract

The vulvar and vaginal mucosa becomes thinner and atrophied, local resistance decreases, pathogens can easily invade, and vaginitis and urinary tract infections are prone to recurring; secretions decrease, vaginal dryness occurs, and sexual intercourse becomes painful; the urethral sphincter relaxes, making stress urinary incontinence prone to occur.

6. Osteoporosis and metabolic abnormalities

Estrogen deficiency accelerates bone loss and makes people more susceptible to osteoporosis. Once trauma occurs, fractures are more likely to occur, and fractures are difficult to heal. This is one of the main causes of disability in elderly women, and a series of complications will also occur. In addition, abnormal glucose and lipid metabolism increases, and the risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis increases significantly. According to statistics, the incidence of cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart disease and angina pectoris is significantly lower in women before the age of 50 than in men, and higher in women after the age of 50 than in men.

2. How do menopausal women take care of themselves?

1. Pay attention to moderate exercise

Choose a sport method that suits you, do moderate physical exercise to enhance your physical fitness, control your weight, maintain muscle elasticity, enhance your cardiopulmonary function, and reduce bone loss; get more sun exposure to promote calcium absorption, and you can insist on taking a 45-minute to an hour walk after meals every day.

2. Pay attention to a balanced diet

When women reach menopause, their metabolism slows down, so they should control their food intake and eat a low-fat, low-sugar, low-salt diet to prevent high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, diabetes, obesity, etc. Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. The vitamins and minerals in fruits and vegetables can improve the body's immunity, and the dietary fiber they contain has a laxative and lipid-lowering effect. Arrange your diet reasonably, pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, and eat more fish, chicken, soy products, dairy products, etc. to supplement calcium and estrogen.

3. Develop a good lifestyle

Maintain psychological balance, adjust your mentality, participate in more recreational activities, listen to music, maintain a happy mood, build confidence, and eliminate unnecessary fear and anxiety; ensure adequate sleep, which is even more important for menopausal women. Go to bed early and get up early, and don't stay up late, so that you will have more energy and physical strength. Develop a good lifestyle, don't smoke, don't drink. In addition, take a warm bath every night before going to bed, which can relax the muscles of the whole body, relieve fatigue, and relieve stress.

It can be seen that self-care for menopausal women is urgent. As a woman, you should take good care of yourself, understand the symptoms of menopause in time, know the "more" and know the bottom, deal with it calmly, go through menopause smoothly, be a confident woman, and make yourself live a more wonderful life.

Author: Hudong Community Health Service Center

Zhao Chunhong Luan Zhaohua

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