Contents:
- Medical Video: 5 common Signs of Perimenopause
- Before menopause, women enter perimenopause first
- What are the initial symptoms of menopause?
- Other symptoms that appear increasingly close to menopause
Medical Video: 5 common Signs of Perimenopause
Every adult woman will eventually menopause. Menopause was initially characterized by cessation of menstruation in 12 consecutive months. Then, what are the early signs and symptoms of menopause?
Before menopause, women enter perimenopause first
Actually before the initial symptoms of menopause appear, a woman will experience the perimenopause phase first. Perimenopause is a transition period from the normal menstrual cycle until later there is no menstruation at all.
Perimenopause is characterized by a decrease in estrogen production starting in the mid-30s to 40 years. When you enter the perimenopause phase, your menstrual cycle becomes irregular.
The perimenopause phase usually lasts for around 4 years, but some women have only a few months or even up to 10 years.
Reported on the Healthline page, the initial symptoms of a woman experiencing this perimenopause are generally the same as the early symptoms of menopause. But the severity can be different.
What are the initial symptoms of menopause?
Every woman's menopause process is unique and varied. However, the most common initial symptoms before menopause are:
- Menstruation is increasingly rare (more irregular).
- Blood that comes out during menstruation can be less or far more than usual.
- Hot flashes.
- Easy to sweat at night.
Usually women start experiencing menopause at the age of 45-55 years. However, there are some things that can trigger menopause occur more quickly, such as cancer history and lifestyle including smoking, stress, and diet.
Other symptoms that appear increasingly close to menopause
Other symptoms that generally appear shortly before menopause are:
- Insomnia
- Dry vagina
- Weight gain
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Difficult to concentrate
- Memory loss problem
- Decreased desire to have sex
- Dry skin, mouth and eyes
- Increased amount of urine
- Headache
- Faster heartbeat
- Feeling painful or stiff in joints
- The breasts don't feel as tight as before
- Decreased bone mass
- Decreased muscle mass
- More hair loss
- Bedwetting when coughing or sneezing (urinary incontinence)
Menopause generally does not require specific treatment. Get enough rest, maintain a diet, exercise, and maybe take painkillers to help relieve symptoms.
However, if you feel menopausal symptoms that appear very defeated to inhibit activities, you should consult your doctor to find the cause and treatment that is more appropriate.
