May 20, 2008

What Is Menopause and What Are Its Symptoms

Also known as the "Change of life", menopause is a stage of the female reproductive cycle that occurs as the ovaries stop the production of estrogen which results to the reproductive system to stop gradually shut down.

As the body adapts to the changing of level of natural hormones, psychological symptoms like increased in depression, anxiety, mode swing and lack of concentration. Also includes the vasomotor symptoms such as hot flash and palpitations. Together with these symptoms, a woman may also have an erratic and increasingly scantic menstrual periods.

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