Early Menopause-Symptoms and Consequences

Early Menopause occurs when menstruation disappears in women before age 40, it is estimated that normal menopause occurs around 50, is around this age that losing the menstrual cycle women also lose their reproductive ability, the ovarian function has ceased and thus the woman begins to feel its consequences, but when all this happens before age 40 is that we speak of the term premature menopause or premature. The causes that produced it could not be fully clarified, but some studies linking it to different factors such as:

* Turner syndrome and fragile X syndrome. * Partial or complete ovarian removal.

* Certain infections such as smallpox and malaria.

* The chemo and radio therapy in cancer treatments.

* It is also associated with other factors such as smoking, rheumatoid arthritis, tubal ligation, and even genetic factors.

Speaking of menopause symptoms, they are equal to that of normal menopause or menopause, women begin to experience night sweats, insomnia, tendency to body weight gain, vaginal dryness, loss of libido, hot flashes, palpitations, anxiety and hot flashes, mood changes, urinary problems, etc.. All these physical and emotional symptoms may or may not occur depending on individual women and their frequency and intensity is particular to each case. There are other external factors that can interfere with the process and the quality of nutrition, stress, and physical activity of women in this process.

The consequences of this type of menopause beyond the loss of fertility, psychological causes occurs in a woman who at this point in his life did not expect this loss and premature aging fear the result of low estrogen, breakthrough in cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. It is very difficult if not impossible to diagnose early menopause in advance, only when it appears is that you can take action, which in most cases is based on a hormone replacement to treat themselves to lessen the symptoms of menopause and prevent diseases associated with it. This concludes saying that the best recommendation for you as you have started having the problem, contact your doctor immediately, eat healthy and increase physical activity and contribute to its improvement in case of early menopause.