As many as 75% of women going through menopause, have a troublesome experience, which unfortunately can have a negative effect on their quality of life. The article will discuss the signs, symptoms, and available treatments for menopause.

Signs & Symptoms

Breaks In Menstrual Cycle
Hot Flashes
Changes in Sensation During Sex
Disruption of the gall bladder
Thinning of the skin
Dry skin
Change of the shape of breast
Sleep disorders
Fatigue
Decrease in bone density


Controlling & Managing Menopause Comes With A Price

Women who deny their real state are much more likely to suffer from self-doubt and depression.

Besides, the menopause goes harder for them, since by doing so they deny and medicamental methods of correction of their condition. Meanwhile, the International Menopause Society recommends the beginning of HRT in the early period of menopause, up to 60 years. Timely initiated therapy relieves the condition of both the soul and the body. But everything has its price, and HRT is no exception.

First, only a doctor can prescribe a course of hormonal treatment: the doses of the drugs and their combination are individual. The second feature that is worth considering (after all, menopause is not a reason to stop watching yourself) is weight gain. The need for energy decreases with age, and even a moderate woman can increase her weight with the onset of menopause. Many women who started the course of HRT noticed that their weight increased by another 1-2 kg. But specialists in the treatment of menopause believe that this increase is temporary, for 2-3 months. It has the advantages namely improves skin tone.

However, if the weight has increased much more than 3 kg, the reasons should be sought not in hormones, but in the diet. Doctors have developed recommendations in this area:

Split meals, 5-6 times a day
More liquid, up to 1.5-2 liters
Each meal should combine fruits and vegetables with whole grain products (muesli, flakes, cereals). The more fruits and vegetables in all kinds – the better.

Do not overdo it with fats: from daily calories to their share should be a maximum of 3%. Fats should be mostly vegetable. So, avocado is a beautiful fruit if you are careful eating.

The share of proteins should be about 15% of daily calories, and preference should be given to those that are easily digested. Ideal – dairy, fermented dairy food and seafood, soybeans, eggs, lean meats. Particular attention should be paid to the flesh of a rabbit.

In addition to proper nutrition and HRT, there are techniques that alleviate the general condition and reduce the severity of menopause symptoms, the most unpleasant of which are hot flashes. But these methods require work on themselves.

source: Science Afrique