Menopause

is Menopause? Menopause is Permanent cessation of menstruation and has physiological correlates with the decline of estrogen secretion by follicular function loss. It is a step in a long, slow process of reproductive aging.

For most women this process begins silently around forty-five, when the cycle (or menstrual period) begins to be less regular. The decrease in levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone cause changes in your period.

These hormones are important for maintaining good health in the vagina and uterus, as well as for normal menstrual cycles and for successful pregnancy.

Estrogen also helps to good bone health and women to maintain a high level of blood cholesterol.

Some types of surgery or the use of contraceptive drugs can cause menopause. For example, removing the uterus (hysterectomy) causes the cessation of menstruation.

When both ovaries (oophorectomy) are removed, the symptoms of menopause begin immediately, regardless of age.

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