Before a girl gets her period, she is followed by a "conversation with her mother". During pregnancy, a woman receives a series of advice - from friends, family and doctors. There is a lot of silence about menopause.
Menopause symptoms can be very unpleasant, women should be well informed about it, however, they rarely ask for any, even medical help, and even less often get it.
Although there have been changes in attitudes towards menopause in recent years, it remains an under-discussed topic. Portal lepotaizdravlje.rs in connection with this topic, he notes an interesting thing about the meme that went viral after Jennifer Lopez's performance at the 2020 Super Bowl. One half of the screen showed Blanche Devereaux from The Golden Girls, wearing today's ridiculous hairdo and 'aunty' blouse; the other half featured a dark-skinned, disheveled JLo dancing on stage in a skimpy sequin bodysuit. In the XNUMXs, Blanche was the epitome of a woman at this stage of life, and today it is J.Lo.
A small 2013 survey published in the journal Menopause found that only one in five obstetrics and gynecology residents receive any formal menopause training.
Lack of therapy is also common, says study author Dr. Wen Shen, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
"When you're treating a menopausal patient, you're not doing any procedures, so you're not getting any compensation for that work. It's a time-consuming consultation, though, and that's part of the problem."
It is necessary to talk openly about menopause. For starters, it's time to stop being shy about it. Half of the population goes through a common experience, and women are not encouraged to share it in any way. How to change the stigma that accompanies menopause? Women need to talk. Doctors should listen to them and talk to them. When we are silent, we all lose, experts conclude.
There are a number of symptoms of menopause - from the expected hot flashes, joint pain, to irregular heartbeats, to thinning hair and brittle nails (the skin loses about 30 percent of its collagen in the first five years after the onset of menopause). However, many women who experience these symptoms have no idea that they are caused by menopause. Even if a woman is aware of the symptoms, she may ignore them.
Symptoms that indicate the onset of menopause:
1. Irregular cycle
Irregular cycle is the first and most common symptom of menopause. It is the result of the instability of your body's hormones, which work until the end of your fertility, he writes ljepotaizdravlje.hr.
2. Waves
Hot and sometimes even cold flushes occur suddenly and cause redness in the face. This all happens because of the drop in estrogen.
3. Discomfort when sleeping
Women going through menopause may suffer from insomnia, as they cannot sleep due to hot flashes. In addition to supplying the body with estrogen, progesterone also decreases during menopause.
4. Vaginal dryness
Due to the decrease in the production of estrogen, which is responsible for maintaining the moisture of the vagina, the vaginal tissue begins to dry and becomes less elastic.
5. Tension and depression
Feelings of tension, irritability and depression can overwhelm a woman going through menopause. Anxiety and feelings of emotional instability are common symptoms, as are panic attacks and physical signs, such as a fast heart rate and shortness of breath.
6. Pain in the limbs
Due to hormonal imbalance, the limbs slowly swell and start to hurt. If the pain is more frequent, you should see a doctor.
7. Hormones and hair
A frequent symptom of entering menopause is the existence of hormonal imbalance, which is reflected in changes in hair growth. Due to the decrease in estrogen production, hair thinning or loss may occur.
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