First Symptoms of Menopause

Perimenopause or menopause is a disorder that begins in women between the ages of 35-45 years. Perimenopause refers to a stage where the capacity to produce estrogen by the women's ovaries is on a decline. Menopause maybe also defined as cessation of the menses or the end of the normal menstrual cycles for a period of 12 months or more. Menopause is now regarded as a natural ageing process rather than a disorder. So what is the major cause of menopause? Many people have given their views that one of the major causes of menopause is stress. This is because today's women have become career oriented performing the dual role of fulfilling their job responsibilities as well as looking after her husband and children at home. All this hectic activity and ageing takes its tool on her body and her health and well being is severely affected. The first symptoms of menopause are irregular periods. Either the time difference between two menstrual periods shortens or lengthens from the normal average of 28-30 days. There is extreme irritation in the vagina and sometimes the vagina may bleed excessively. Hot flashes at night and excessive sweat due to hot flashes also feature on the first symptoms of menopause list. Women who suffer from menopause may also suffer from obesity and obesity related issues because of high sugar levels in their bodies. They may also suffer from osteoporosis as their bones and joints become weaker. The other first common symptoms of menopause are a feeling of tenderness in the breasts as well as fibroid tumors. Sleeplessness at night may also lead to psychological problems like depression, tension and mood swings. Feelings of low confidence and doom are common first symptoms of menopause. Women may also suffer from anxiety and memory lapses like forgetting where they have put things, etc. The women's bodies can no longer handle stress and as a result women get tired easily. there are fewer than normal ovulations which leads to hormone imbalance resulting in many early menopause symptoms. The body's ability to produce important hormones like estrogen and progesterone receives a serious blow. There is low sex drive and also bloating and headaches during the menstrual period. So how can a woman be able to tell that the symptoms experienced by her suggest early sings of menopause? A woman can take a test with an institute (the test may last for several minutes) to find out whether the symptoms are caused by menopause or not. As a result effective treatment can be started immediately if menopause is detected.