Menopause: Symptoms
The time of life when a woman’s ovaries stop producing hormones and menstrual periods stop. Natural menopause usually occurs around age 50. A woman is said to be in menopause when she hasn’t had a period for 12 months in a row.
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About Signs and Symptoms of Menopause
About half to two-thirds of women will have hot flashes (also called “hot flushes“) and sweats during menopause. These are the most common symptoms. If you have them at night, they can disturb your sleep. In some women hot flashes and sweats are hardly noticeable and do not cause any problems. In others they are sometimes so severe and frequent that it really affects their daily life. Hot flashes last about three minutes on average. How often women have hot flashes, how severe they are and how long they last can also vary from day to day.
In most women hot flashes stop on their own after a year or two. But about a third of women have hot flashes for about five years. A few women have them for even longer.
The lining of the vagina changes around menopause. It usually becomes thinner and drier.
As women get older, their risk of bone fracture increases. Many women also gain a bit of weight around… Read more about Menopause: Symptoms