How many months of menopause is considered menopause?

If the human ovary secretory function is normal, it can maintain its vigorous period for 30 years, which also means that women can conceive for 30 years. During this period, mature eggs will be released every month. Some people's menstruation stops for 2 to 3 months or half a year, and suddenly it will appear within one or two months. This kind of intermittent menstruation may last for more than ten days, or more than a month, which will make people feel very worried. How many months after the menopause is considered menopause?

The secretory function of human ovaries remains at its peak for about 30 years. During this period, one egg cell matures and is released every month, while a large number of egg cells die at the same time, and the number of remaining egg cells participating in the competition becomes smaller and smaller. The stress response and secretion capabilities of these primary follicles are not as good as before, not to mention that they will not be affected by other physical and mental factors, such as disease, inflammation, tumors, etc.

Some people secrete so little estrogen that it cannot inhibit the pituitary gland. The result of losing the automatic regulation function is that ovulation does not occur or occurs later. When ovulation does not occur, there is not enough estrogen to stimulate the endometrium to grow. There are examples of sudden menopause, but most women first experience a period of menstrual irregularities that are either long or short. Some have longer cycles and less menstrual flow, while others have shorter cycles and more days of menstruation. It is more common for menstruation to stop for 2-3 months or half a year, and then suddenly come back 1-2 times, or bleeding may continue for more than 10 days or even more than 1 month, and there may be repeated heavy bleeding for several days between spotting.

In summary, premenopause can present in a variety of ways. However, if menstruation does not occur for one consecutive year, it can generally be considered that the follicles have lost the ability to respond to the large amount of follicle-stimulating hormone secreted by the pituitary gland, and it is more certain that bleeding will no longer occur. The reason why the premenopause period is long or short is not very clear. According to many survey reports, it is restricted by many factors such as genetics, nature of work, nutrition and general health, or it is the result of the combined effect of these factors. But for each person, there is no regular pattern as to the type or method of menopause, or what causes it. One can only wait until one year without menstruation, and then it becomes clear that the ovarian function has failed to the point where no obvious response can be caused by any stimulation. At this point, one has entered menopause.

Unless it is due to the influence of certain diseases or the use of estrogen replacement therapy, which directly acts on the endometrium to cause hyperplasia, the reappearance of "menstruation" one year after amenorrhea should be subject to a thorough examination in order to promptly detect malignant lesions of the uterus or ovaries. The conclusion of setting one year of amenorrhea as the menopause period is based on a large number of surveys and analyses, and it is at least in line with the laws of women's gonadal changes. Whether the situation will change in the future due to the adoption of contraceptive measures or the application of various health-preserving methods is difficult to say at present, and it requires continuous investigation, research and discussion in the future.