At what age do women enter menopause?

Most women are very concerned about the timing of menopause. Generally speaking, menopause begins one year before menopause. There are some related symptoms during menopause, but the time for these symptoms to disappear is not certain. For some people, it takes a few years, and for others, it takes more than ten years. Moreover, some symptoms are obvious while others are not. So what is the average age for women to enter menopause? Let's take a look.

When a woman has a regular menstrual cycle, her ovaries can secrete estrogen and progesterone. After menopause, a woman's ovarian function begins to fail. Generally speaking, the average age of menopause for women is 49 years old, but some women enter menopause before the age of 40 and show menopausal symptoms, which is called premature aging. With the improvement of nutritional conditions, it is not uncommon for women to enter menopause after the age of 50.

Some time before menopause, the secretion of progesterone begins to decline, and women will experience symptoms such as prolonged menstrual cycles and irregular menstruation. After menopause, when the ovaries no longer secrete estrogen and progesterone, some women will experience some obvious menopausal symptoms.

The most common symptoms are hot flashes, sweating, and changes in temperament. In addition, there are vaginal dryness, urinary tract infection, joint pain, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system diseases, skin spots and wrinkles, etc. Insomnia and depression are relatively serious menopausal symptoms. Some people even have suicidal tendencies, which may be related to the rapid decline of hormones in the body after menopause, or may be caused by psychological factors.

Different treatments will be adopted according to the different conditions of menopausal women. If the patient exhibits systemic symptoms, the most commonly used treatment is hormone replacement therapy, which is a combination or cyclical therapy of estrogen and progesterone. If only local symptoms occur, such as vaginal dryness, urinary tract infection, etc., local treatment can be carried out with local medication.

After reading the above introduction, I believe everyone has understood when women enter menopause, and everyone has also seen some related issues. People whose symptoms are not obvious can go through this period smoothly, but some people are different. I hope the above content is helpful to everyone.