Perimenopause term explanation

Female menopause refers to the period before and after menopause in women (from around 45 years old to within 12 months after menopause), including the endocrine, molecular biology and clinical characteristics related to menopause from the appearance of menopause to the year after the last menstrual period.

Menopause is a sign of ovarian decline and lasts until one year after the last menstruation. It is a normal physiological transition stage. Take appropriate measures and pay attention to the diet of women during menopause to help them get through this special period smoothly.

Main symptoms of discomfort

Menopause is a normal physiological change. Most women do not feel any discomfort, but some do feel some discomfort. The specific manifestations are:

1. Changes in menstrual period: For most women, menstrual period changes begin around the age of 40, and the average age of menopause is 49.5 years old. A very small number of women experience multifunctional abnormal uterine bleeding, which can even lead to severe anemia.

2. Changes in the urinary and reproductive systems: The male reproductive organs begin to shrink and the mucosa becomes soft, which makes it easy to develop senile vaginitis, pain during sexual intercourse, and urgency to urinate.

3. Neuropsychiatric symptoms: The main symptoms are vascular dysregulation such as flushing, fever, sweating, etc. Bad temper, easily excited and angry, depression, irritability, decreased memory, reduced professional ability, etc.

4. Facial wrinkles gradually increase, some people become itchy, and the hair begins to turn white and fall out. The fat in the abdomen and buttocks increases, making it easy to gain weight.

5. Changes in the endocrine system: Blood pressure is prone to fluctuate, and hypertension, pain and discomfort in the precordial area, palpitations, chest tightness and shortness of breath often occur. The incidence of arteriosclerosis increases, and the prevalence of coronary heart disease also increases.

6. Osteoporosis: From around the age of 40, women's bones begin to decalcify, with a calcium loss of 1% every year. If calcium and zinc are not supplemented, osteoporosis may occur. Its adverse effects are shrinkage of the spine, shorter stature, kyphosis and difficulty in walking. In severe cases, it causes spinal compression fractures and is prone to fractures, which are more common in the distal radius of the upper limb and the femoral head of the lower limb. The incidence of fractures in women is 6 to 10 times that of men.

Since 1994, the World Health Organization has proposed to abandon the term "female menopause" and strongly recommended the use of the term "female menopause". The "female menopause syndrome" commonly used in medicine refers to a group of symptoms dominated by plant central nervous system dysfunction caused by fluctuations or decreases in estrogen levels in women before and after menopause, accompanied by neuropsychological symptoms, which mostly occur between the ages of 45 and 55. In recent years, due to the fast pace of life and high work pressure, many women have entered "menopause" earlier than expected.

Diet for women during menopause

1. Bananas are rich in vitamin B26. When women's body takes in enough vitamin B26, it will maintain a stable mood before menstruation. Because vitamin B26 can promote the secretion of neurotransmitters, it can effectively alleviate various premenstrual anxiety symptoms.

2. Spinach is rich in vitamin E, which can reduce the secretion of prostate hormone, and prostate hormone is one of the factors causing dysmenorrhea. Therefore, adequate intake of vitamin E can effectively relieve dysmenorrhea.

3. Eating fish can supplement a large amount of oleic acid. Studies have shown that oleic acid can reduce menstrual pain by 40%. In addition, oleic acid can reduce the metabolism of male hormones during women's menstrual period and has the effect of relieving menstrual pain.

4. Beef and mutton are rich in glutamic acid. Many women suffer from insomnia at night during their menstrual period. Supplementing more glutamic acid can improve sleep.

5. Many women will have acne on their faces during their menstrual period. This is because the zinc content in women's bodies is much higher than usual during their menstrual period, which hinders normal physiological metabolism and causes acne. Supplementing more zinc can alleviate this phenomenon.