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Return To Menopause Article Archive   Peri-Menopause By Jhons Natural midlife changes have begun when your periods become irregular. Peri-menopause refers to the time leading up to menopause when the cycle length and menstrual flow can vary significantly. You may skip a period or your flow may become heavier or lighter. A common symptom is the commencement of hot flashes, which many women describe as a sudden rush of heat that spreads over the upper part of the body and face making the skin flush and causing a sudden burst of perspiration. The onset of hot flashes can often cause embarrassment for women as they can occur at anytime without warning. Night sweats and mood swings are also common during this time and you may find that your sleep patterns change. What is menopause? Every woman will experience menopause and every woman will experience menopause in her own unique way. For some women, menopause will be a gradual phase that is hardly noticed. For others it can be marked with severe symptoms that make going about your daily life close to unbearable. Menopause literally means the last monthly period of a womans life. However, it is confirmed when a woman has not had a menstrual period for 12 consecutive months. The gradual decrease in the ovaries production of estrogen during this time is simply the bodys natural evolution from the fertile child-bearing years to a whole new stage of life. For most women, menopause usually occurs between the ages of 45 to 55 years. Estrogen levels play an important role in a womans life. They rise at puberty with the onset of childbearing years and then increase and decrease rhythmically with your menstrual cycle. They peak during pregnancy and then decline as you reach menopause and your menstrual cycle ceases. This decline in estrogen levels during menopause gives rise to common symptoms such as: Hot flashes Night sweats Mood swings and irritability Other symptoms associated with menopause include: Reduced libido Insomnia Headaches Urinary frequency Dry vagina Inability to concentrate If you are currently going through menopause, chances are you are accustomed to more than one of these symptoms. Perhaps its the intense hot flash when you want it the least, or its the on again, off again tug of war with the blankets at night as you experience night sweats. The fact is thousands of women begin menopause everyday, so you are not alone. Many women are also unaware that decreasing estrogen levels can have a less obvious but more harmful effect on your body, such as an increased risk of osteoporosis (bone loss) and high cholesterol. When estrogen levels drop, the risk of osteoporosis increases. This can mean bones become more brittle and more prone to fracture. Cholesterol health may also decline in some women after menopause. Both osteoporosis and high cholesterol levels are major long term health issues for women after menopause. For more research articles kindly visit our website:http://www.getnutri.com/articles/default.asp About the Author: GetNutri Causes Of Hot Flashes

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