Menopause Symptoms 101
Technically menopause refers to the time in your life when you've not had a period for 12 months. Many unpleasant symptoms can present themselves at this time - and unfortunately some of these are ongoing.
This is because, as we age, there’s a naturally occurring decline in hormones such as oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone. When these are out of kilter we can experience all sorts of distressing consequences
The symptoms of menopause are many and varied and you may not realise at the time that these very disparate conditions are actually connected to a fundamental change in your hormones.
I list these below and have covered many of these in more detail in separate blog posts. Just click on the links below to read more:
- Hot flushes, night sweats and poor sleep
- Weight gain
- Itchy Skin
- Tension headaches and Migraine
- Anxiety or feeling irritable
- Prolapsed uterus, bladder or bowel
- Hair loss
- Osteoporosis
- Joint Pain or Menopausal Arthritis
- Vaginal Dryness and Urinary problems
- Loss of Libido
- Palpitations
- Recurrent Urinary tract infections such as cystisis
- Digestive problems and bloating
I hope you've found this helpful. If you would like more personal one to one advice about your own symptoms please get in touch.
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