In the eyes of many people, after the fertilized egg has successfully developed into a fetus and been born smoothly, the organs of the human body have already possessed basic functions.
But in fact, the development of secondary sexual characteristics actually begins from puberty, usually women's puberty is 12-15 years old, when the ovaries begin to mature, and gradually have endocrine and ovulation ability, women will usher in the first menstrual menarche.
However, ovarian function does not accompany women for life, and when women enter a certain age group, ovarian function will gradually decline to a state of complete loss.
Once the follicles in the ovaries are completely exhausted, or the remaining follicles can no longer respond to gonadotropins, the follicles will not develop and secrete estrogen again, and the woman will have menopause.
Usually the clinical time is to calculate the last menstrual time of women over 40 years old, under normal circumstances, the menopausal period of women in China is basically in the age group of 45-55, and most of them are completely menopausal before the age of 50.
If women over the age of 40 often have the following symptoms recently, beware of menopause:
1, menstrual changes: female menopause is not sudden, it will go through the pre-period, menopause and later three stages, clinically referred to as "perimenopause", which is commonly known as menopause.
After entering this stage, the ovarian function will gradually decrease, affected by hormone fluctuations in the receptor, and women can have obvious mental and neurological symptoms, such as increasingly irritable emotions, easy to agitate anxiety, insomnia, lack of concentration, memory loss, etc.;
2. Menstrual changes: menstrual cycle changes are the earliest clinical manifestations of menopause, and they are also the most typical desperate signals.
Usually, this change is clinically divided into three types, the first of which is that the interval between women's menstrual cycles is significantly longer, the amount of menstrual blood per menstruation is becoming less and less, and finally complete menopause.
The second is that the menstrual cycle is obviously irregular, the menstrual period is prolonged to a certain extent, the amount of menstruation increases, and then gradually decreases and stops.
The third is the sudden cessation of menstruation in women, but this situation is relatively rare in the clinic, and the most common is the first type;
3, hot flashes: the so-called hot flashes, refers to women suddenly feel from the chest gushing out a wave of heat, and gradually spread to the neck, face, and eventually spread throughout the body, in the corresponding skin, there will be diffuse or flaky erythema, local temperature rise, and often accompanied by sweating symptoms.
The reason for this is that the estrogen in the female body is significantly reduced, resulting in autonomic dysfunction and vasomotor dysfunction.
Clinical data show that nearly 80% of menopausal women will have this symptom and last for more than 1 year, and some people can even maintain it until about 5 years after menopause;
4, back pain: many women after entering the menopause, will have obvious back pain, which in addition to the uterus, ovarian function decline, more is affected by osteoporosis.
Because with age, the bone in the female body itself will be lost.
After entering menopause, due to the continuous decline in ovarian function, reduced estrogen secretion, and faster bone loss, it is easy to have bone pain, joint pain, local tenderness and other problems;
5. Cardiovascular symptoms: Clinically in China, nearly 28.9% of menopausal women will have pseudoanginal symptoms, which are manifested as palpitations, chest tightness, etc., but this is not a heart or cardiovascular disease, but is affected by mental factors.
In addition, nearly 15.2% of menopausal women also have mild hypertension, which is mainly manifested by increased systolic blood pressure, and during paroxysmal attacks, patients can have symptoms such as dizziness and headache, chest tightness and shortness of breath, and palpitation.
If the woman's age has exceeded 40 years old, and these symptoms have recently recurred, especially menstrual disorders, it is likely that menopause has found its own signal, and women should learn to accept it calmly and maintain adequate sleep and good eating habits.
However, if a woman has not yet reached the age of 40, or even a younger age, similar symptoms appear, which is often a manifestation of premature ovarian failure, and it is also necessary to seek medical examination in time.