What happens in a woman's life after menstruation stops?

 What happens in a woman's life after menstruation stops?

As she crosses the age of 50, menopause approaches. The number of women who have menopause is increasing day by day, but many are unaware of it.

Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstruation, which occurs when the ovaries reduce the production of estrogen and progesterone.

In Nepal, about 41 percent of women over the age of 40 have already gone through menopause, and the average age is 48.7 years.

More than 60 percent of Nepali women do not have enough information about menopause and the health problems it causes.

Women's bodies sometimes come with some different problems.

Sometimes mild hot flashes, sometimes night sweats, sometimes joint pain…

We often consider all these signs to be just problems that come with getting older. But these are the main symptoms of menopause or the cessation of menstruation.

Menopause is not just a name for this important moment when menstruation stops or stops.

It is a vivid experience of restructuring the body, mind and relationships.

As we age, the ovaries stop producing eggs and hormones (mainly estrogen).

As a result, menstruation stops permanently. In general, this condition is called ‘menopause’. It is a normal physiological event of the aging process, not a disease or an accident.

Menopause stops permanently. In general, this condition is called ‘menopause’. It is a normal physiological event of the aging process, not a disease or an accident.

Menopause is the absence of menstruation for 12 consecutive months without any obvious disease or condition.

The word comes from the Greek words ‘men’ (month) and ‘pauses’ (pause), which literally means ‘the cessation of the month’. It is not a sudden event, but a gradual process.

During perimenopause—the years before and the first year after your last period—significant hormonal fluctuations and symptoms begin. Postmenopause is the lifelong state that follows your last period.

Menopause is the moment when hormones begin to quietly change.

Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstruation. You will never have another period again. In this state, your body reduces the production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone from your ovaries. But its effects are not limited to your vagina and period.

The brain, heart, liver, bones, and nervous system are all affected by the decline in hormones.

Globally, about one-third of women’s lives are spent in menopause and postmenopause. Menopause approaches as women approach their 50s. The number of women experiencing menopause is increasing, but many are unaware of its nature. Some do not take it seriously, while others feel weak, tired, depressed or abnormal. Neither of these is true.

According to various studies in Nepal, about 41 percent of women over 40 have experienced menopause. The average age of menopause in Nepal is 48.7 years. In South Asia and neighboring countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, this age is also around 46-49 years. In Western countries, the average is 50-51 years.

Surveys in Nepal show that very few women are aware of menopause and the health problems it causes. Various studies have shown that more than 60 percent of women do not have enough information about menopause.

South Asian women have also been found to have fewer opportunities to discuss menopause openly.