What women need to know about menopause
Menopause in women is a rather complex physiological process, mainly due to endocrine imbalance. The cause of the disorder has not been consistently determined, but most scholars believe that it is due to ovarian atrophy. The number of years for which ovarian function is maintained depends on the number of follicles contained in the ovaries. Due to the degeneration of the ovaries, the level of estrogen in the body decreases, which causes a series of changes. The follicle loses its ovulation function, menstruation becomes irregular, and the follicle stops developing, and the estrogen level in the body fluid decreases even more. At this time, some women may have a delayed menstrual period, shortened menstrual periods, and decreased menstrual bleeding; However, some women may have frequent menstrual periods, heavy menstrual bleeding, and prolonged bleeding; There are also a few women who can menstruate regularly all the time; But no matter how menstruation changes during this process, it finally stops.
According to the authors' survey of 929 retired female workers, the average age of menopause was 48.85 years. There were 567 people who stopped menopausation between the ages of 48~52, accounting for 61%; The vast majority of women stopped menopauses between the ages of 42~55, totaling 879 people, accounting for 94.6%, and the latest women who stopped menstruation were 58 years old.
Because the nervous system, particularly the hypothalamus and autonomic nervous system, plays an important role in regulating the pituitary gland and its relationship with the gonads, the nervous system is often prone to instability during menopausation. The main manifestations are neurovascular motor dysfunction, such as hot flashes, headache, sweating, blood pressure fluctuations, paroxysmal vertigo, nervousness, emotional instability, memory loss, fatigue, lack of concentration, whining, etc. Some people have these symptoms that are not obvious, and some people may have them for a period of time, but most middle-aged women have no symptoms during menopause; Only 10~20% have some symptoms, and only about 5% of them have significant symptoms.