Hot flashes, skipped periods, mood shifts like earthquakes. Menopause isn’t just an end, it’s a hormonal reboot, often messy, sometimes liberating. HRT, night sweats, weight changes, libido rewrites. You’re not alone. We share what’s backed by science and what’s whispered from friend to friend. Real info. Zero shame.
It is the permanent closure of the menstrual cycle in women. Usually, it occurs at the age of 45 to 55, but it can vary from woman to woman. With this, it ends the reproductive years. If a woman doesn’t have menses for consecutive 12 months, it's said to be menopause.
The decline in estrogen and progesterone levels causes menopause. With this ends the fertility and menstrual cycle. It gives rise to various mental, physical, and emotional symptoms, including sleep disorders, mood changes, and changes in libido.
When a woman’s age is above 45, she has not had menses for the last 12 months consecutively without pregnancy or any medication, it’s the start of menopause.
Some foods trigger or cause early menopause. It includes foods rich in saturated and trans fats, a high sugar diet, high in salt, caffeine, coffee, tea, and alcohol. Try avoiding these foods after 40, although you can’t prevent menopause, but you can avid it from happening early.
At menopause, the ovaries stop releasing eggs due to low levels of estrogen and progesterone. This is a hormonal shift that results in various physical and emotional changes. The physical changes are fatigue, urination problems, and sleep disorders.