Early symptoms of menopause, you should know how to make correct judgments after reading this

The age at which each person reaches menopause is different, so there is no way to determine when one will enter menopause, but there will be some symptoms in the early stages of menopause. Through these symptoms, if you find that you are about to enter menopause, you can prepare yourself mentally and physically in advance.

1. After women enter menopause, their metabolism decreases rapidly, causing their skin to become dry and wrinkles to increase. Wrinkles are particularly noticeable around the mouth and eyes. In addition, facial pores will become larger and skin pigmentation will accumulate faster.

2. Menopause causes a slowdown in metabolism, which also causes the body to lose calcium faster. Therefore, about one-third of women entering menopause will suffer from osteoarthritis, and over time, this osteoarthritis will develop into osteoporosis.

3. Women in menopause often experience headaches. This is one of the common symptoms of menopause. In addition to headaches, many women also experience dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, irritability, suspicion, and mood swings. At this time, family members should show more care and understanding to the patient.

4. Since menopause is related to changes in ovarian function, women in menopause will experience repeated and irregular menstruation.

5. Menstrual changes

Changes in the menstrual cycle are the earliest clinical symptoms of perimenopause and are divided into three types:

(1) The menstrual cycle becomes longer, the menstrual volume decreases, and eventually menopause occurs.

(2) Irregular menstrual cycles, prolonged menstrual periods, increased menstrual flow, and even heavy or continuous bleeding, which then gradually decreases and stops.

(3) Sudden cessation of menstruation is less common. Because the ovaries do not ovulate, estrogen levels fluctuate, making endometrial cancer more likely to occur. For patients with abnormal bleeding, a diagnostic curettage should be performed to rule out malignant transformation.

6. Vasomotor symptoms

The clinical manifestations are hot flashes and sweating, which are manifestations of unstable vasomotor function and the most prominent characteristic symptoms of perimenopausal syndrome. Hot flashes start in the chest, move to the head and neck, and then spread throughout the body. In a few women, hot flashes are only confined to the head, neck, and breasts. Patients experience burning sensation and redness of the skin in the area of ​​the flush, followed by explosive sweating. The duration varies from a few seconds to several minutes, and the frequency of attacks ranges from several times to 30 to 50 times a day. It is easily triggered at night or under stress. This vascular instability can last for 1 year, sometimes up to 5 years or longer.