Menopausal Syndrome
Menopausal Syndrome (The Change, Natural Transition, Climacteric , रजोनिवृत्ति ) “Age gracefully with menopause” FACTS & FEARS Menopause is cessation of menstruation. Menopause usually occurs between the age of 45-55 years marking the end of the child bearing age. One of the most difficult ages in a woman’s life is during menopause. Menopause is not a disease, a natural process. An inevitable phase in a woman’s life. It’s a natural transition. It does not occur in a day but is a slow process. It is only that a woman enters a new phase in life after menopause. With increasing life expectancy, a woman spends one third of her lifetime under postmenopausal period. It is the time to rediscover herself. It is the time for her old hobbies Japanese woman experiences negligible or nil postmenopausal symptoms due to intake of soybean, tofu, miso. American and African women experience more hot flushes and night sweats. The population of postmenopausal woman is expected to reach 1