What are the symptoms of menopausal syndrome in women?

When women reach around 50 years old, their endocrine system undergoes major changes, so they enter menopause. Because some people have very severe symptoms of menopause, some people who have not yet entered menopause often turn pale when talking about menopause. In fact, if you are mentally prepared and can adjust yourself well, you can go through menopause safely. So, what are the symptoms of menopause?

The most typical symptoms of menopausal syndrome are hot flashes and flushing. It mostly occurs between the ages of 40 and 60. Most women may experience symptoms of varying severity. Some people begin to experience symptoms during the menopausal transition period and continue for 2 to 3 years after menopause. For a few people, the symptoms may not be alleviated or disappear until 5 to 10 years after menopause. Women who undergo artificial menopause often experience perimenopausal syndrome 2 weeks after the operation, which peaks 2 months after the operation and can last for up to 2 years.

(1) Menstrual disorders: It is the most common and prominent symptom in menopausal women. Menstruation is often delayed, sometimes only occurring once every few months, and the amount of menstruation gradually decreases. When estrogen becomes less and less and can no longer cause changes in the endometrium, menstruation stops, which is called menopause.

(2) Hot flashes: Hot flashes are one of the main characteristics of menopause. Some women experience a decrease in estrogen levels and blood calcium levels during menopause. They may experience hot flashes, flushing, sweating, dizziness, and palpitations. The duration of the hot flashes may be one or two minutes or 12 to 15 minutes.

(3) Cardiovascular and lipid metabolism disorders: Coronary heart disease and diabetes may occur.

(4) Neurological and mental disorders: Some women have significant fluctuations in blood pressure and may experience emotional instability, irritability, personality changes, memory loss, general discomfort, etc.

(5) Degeneration of the musculoskeletal system: pain in the waist, back, and limbs occurs, and some women develop frozen shoulder and cervical spondylosis.

When a woman's menstruation begins to become irregular, it marks the beginning of menopause. Gradually, women will have symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, irritability, and bad temper. At this time, women should pay attention to eating more foods containing estrogen, which can effectively relieve the symptoms. Family members should also pay more attention to caring for menopausal women so that they can go through menopause smoothly.