| There are many signs and symptoms of | | | | Irregular periods are among the most general |
| menopause, which occur when a woman stops | | | | signs and symptoms of menopause. Some |
| menstruating. The gradual menopause transition is | | | | women experience heavy bleeding for more than |
| due to fluctuating levels of female hormones | | | | ten days with periods occurring within three |
| progesterone and estrogen. Menopause normally | | | | weeks. Vaginal and bladder problems are few |
| occurs in the age range of 48-55 years. Such | | | | other signs and symptoms of menopause. Vaginal |
| signs and symptoms of menopause occur still | | | | infections are also common, sometimes leading to |
| earlier in women who have never been pregnant | | | | problems in the urinary tract like incontinence, |
| and who smoke regularly. | | | | burning sensation or pain when urinating. |
| Common Signs and Symptoms of Menopause | | | | Lower libido is another common sign and |
| Absence of menstrual periods for a full year is a | | | | symptom of menopause. Genital body tissue |
| sure indication of the onset of menopause. Hot | | | | becomes drier and thinner causing pain during |
| flashes and mood swings are among the most | | | | sexual intercourse. Vaginal discomfort often |
| common signs and symptoms of menopause | | | | causes lower sexual arousal. Restlessness, |
| experienced by more than eighty percent of | | | | anxiety, panic, depression are all different signs |
| women. Hot flashes are a sudden warm feeling in | | | | and symptoms of menopause, often a fallout of |
| either your neck and face or your whole body. | | | | lack of sufficient rest due to disturbed sleep and |
| Hot flashes normally with sweating and cold | | | | higher stress levels. |
| shivering could form red notches on your arms, | | | | Other signs and symptoms of menopause include |
| back, and chest. Hormonal changes disrupt your | | | | fatigue and sleep problems, buzzing in the ear, etc. |
| body's natural ability to regulate body | | | | You are unable to sleep again after waking up in |
| temperature. You experience this common sign | | | | the middle of the night. This causes fatigue. You |
| and symptom of menopause in the middle of the | | | | also experience stiffness in joints and muscle pain. |
| night, disturbing your sleep. Mostly hot flashes last | | | | Thinning of hair and increased facial hair due to |
| from thirty seconds to five minutes. | | | | higher levels of testosterone are other signs and |
| Other common signs and symptoms of | | | | symptoms of menopause. |
| menopause include depression, mood swings, and | | | | It is however, not necessary for all women to |
| memory loss. You gain weight around the waist | | | | experience all such signs and symptoms of |
| and experience loss of stretchiness in the skin. | | | | menopause. Some women may not experience |
| Lower estrogen levels leads to brittle bones, | | | | most of them while some others could |
| which lose their calcium contents and become | | | | experience all of them. All signs and symptoms of |
| weak causing osteoporosis. Fall in estrogen levels | | | | menopause depend largely on fluctuation of your |
| also increase risks of heart diseases. Not all | | | | hormone levels and your individual body capability |
| women experience all signs and symptoms of | | | | to bear such hormonal fluctuations. |
| menopause. | | | | |