"Menopause", as the name suggests, refers to the physiological manifestations of women's complete cessation of menstruation!
Under normal circumstances, after a woman enters puberty, the ovaries will quickly begin to develop and gradually mature, and women will usher in menstrual maturity at the stage of 12-15 years old, and the ovaries have the ability to ovulate.
However, unlike other internal organs, the ovaries are not lifelong in function, and when the follicles in the ovaries are completely exhausted, or the follicles lose their hormone sensing, no longer grow and develop, the endometrium will no longer be metabolized, and women will enter menopause.
So the question is, what is the age of normal female menopause?
Menopause does not occur suddenly, and it takes years from the beginning of the decline of gonadal function to complete loss. In general, women have experienced ovarian function decline before menopause, which will last about 2-4 years, clinically called premenopausal, after which women will enter menopause;
The symptoms of menopause are manifested as unstable menstrual cycles, decreased menstrual volume, longer and longer cycle intervals, and women are accompanied by mental and neurological abnormalities (severe emotional changes, insomnia, double decline in attention and memory), hot flashes, night sweats, cardiovascular symptoms and other manifestations, this stage may last for about 1 year, after which women enter the postmenopausal period;
In general, after menopause, the function of the ovaries is more low, but it does not necessarily disappear completely immediately, and it usually takes 2-3 years, or even 6-8 years, to completely lose it. However, in mainland clinical terms, menopause is calculated by the last menstrual period of women over 40 years old, and complete menopause in the age group of 45-55 years old is normal.
Many people mistakenly believe that menopause will accelerate aging, but in fact, as mentioned above, menopause is a manifestation of ovarian functional aging, it does not accelerate aging, and menopause is a healthy performance in normal age.
If women deliberately prolong menopause through human intervention, or even take various hormone drugs, not only can not have a good effect, but will lead to endocrine disorders. In particular, more than 60 years old and have not yet menopause, and even increase the chance of future gynecological tumors.
Therefore, women should face menopause calmly, and it is necessary to do the following three points:
1. Mindset adjustment
After entering the perimenopause period, affected by hormonal changes, women's mentality and emotions tend to undergo huge changes, such as easy to cry for no reason, tantrums, irritability and anxiety, and so on. Improper emotions can cause endocrine disorders and eventually form a vicious circle. Therefore, women should maintain a good attitude, correctly understand menopause, and face it optimistically;
2. Dietary adjustment
Most of the various nutrients needed by the human body come from food supplies. Therefore, after entering the perimenopause period, in order to delay the arrival of aging, dietary adjustment is necessary.
Scientific advice suggests that perimenopausal women should try to maintain a light diet, avoid adding a large number of condiments when cooking, and should try to choose steaming, boiling and other processing methods.
At the same time, on the basis of controlling the intake of three meals, it is necessary to reasonably arrange protein, vitamins and trace elements, a small amount of fat, dietary fiber, etc. in the three meals;
3. Sports
There are many benefits of exercise for menopausal women, such as exercise can consume excess body fat, which can maintain a perfect body shape and reduce the chance of various obesity-related diseases.
At the same time, exercise can also evacuate personal unhealthy emotions, and has certain benefits for stabilizing endocrine balance and blood pressure.
All in all, menopause is a physiological process that every woman must go through, and each of us cannot intervene and prevent the arrival of menopause.
In fact, menopause just means that their fertility is lost, for women, they should learn to accept their aging selves, you know, the appearance will grow old, but the mentality will never be old!