0_What is menopause _22636077_1675158153

Menopause is when a woman's estrogen levels decrease, causing periods to stop. Paramenopause is when menopause symptoms start before periods stop. About 75% of women will have symptoms, with half experiencing significant effects on their personal and social life. Symptoms can last up to 7 years, sometimes even longer. Menopause can impact work and home life. The average age for menopause in the UK is 51, but symptoms can start earlier. Advances in hormone therapy have helped many women. A dialogue is helping to debunk myths about menopause. What is menopause? During menopause, a woman's estrogen levels fall which causes their periods to stop. Paramenopause is when you start to have the symptoms of menopause before your periods have stopped. When you have not had a period for 12 months, you have reached menopause. Around 3 out of 4 of all women will experience some symptoms of which at least half will experience significant effects on the quality of their personal and social life. In most cases, symptoms continue for up to 7 years, and 1 in 10 women for up to 12 years or more. Often impacting many areas of life both at work and at home. The average age for the onset of menopause in the UK is 51 although symptoms can begin several years prior to this. An increasing number of women worldwide will have to live at least a third of their lives in the post-menopausal state. With the great advances that have been made in the past 30 years in the synthesis of female hormones identical to those produced in nature, a large number of women can now benefit. A dialogue is gradually emerging that is demystifying the issue.