Lea asked:


I had my first period when i was 12. Can we calculate the estimated time of our menopause? Somebody told me to add 30 to the age I had my first period and that’ll be my age to be menopause.

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Jeff Jefferson asked:


As a woman who wants to know about the symptoms of menopause, it is important to have a deeper understanding of what menopause really is. This deeper understanding will give you more insight into what to expect as menopause starts.

There are many women who don’t have all the true information about menopause, except some myths and none-fact information about menopause. Such information only ends up confusing you, instead of helping you.

Menopause is simply the permanent end to menstruation of women. The time that this occurs varies from women to women. In the United States, for example, most women start experiencing menopause from their late 40s. Many other women, start experiencing menopause in their early 50s.

While some women happily and patiently look forward to it, others get scared of it. For those who look forward to it, they could be tired of monthly menstruation and look forward to menopause knowing they would no longer menstruate. This is especially true for ladies who always have painful menstrual periods.

For those who get scared of it, they could still be expecting to bear children and so don’t want menopause since it will signal an end to child bearing.

Whichever category you fall into, menopause signals the end of your ability as a lady to bear children. Menopause in most women is preceded by 10 to 15 years during which the ovaries gradually stop producing eggs and sex hormones. This period is also known as the climacteric period.

Instead of worrying stiff about when menopause will start and the symptoms, it’s more important to start preparing your mind and body for it. If you need to bear children, start early before your late 40s and early 50s. This will ensure you get done with child bearing before menopause catches up with you.



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Jodie Philips asked:


There are many signs and symptoms of menopause, which occur when a woman stops menstruating. The gradual menopause transition is due to fluctuating levels of female hormones progesterone and estrogen. Menopause normally occurs in the age range of 48-55 years. Such signs and symptoms of menopause occur still earlier in women who have never been pregnant and who smoke regularly.

Common Signs and Symptoms of Menopause

Absence of menstrual periods for a full year is a sure indication of the onset of menopause. Hot flashes and mood swings are among the most common signs and symptoms of menopause experienced by more than eighty percent of women. Hot flashes are a sudden warm feeling in either your neck and face or your whole body.

Hot flashes normally with sweating and cold shivering could form red notches on your arms, back, and chest. Hormonal changes disrupt your body’s natural ability to regulate body temperature. You experience this common sign and symptom of menopause in the middle of the night, disturbing your sleep. Mostly hot flashes last from thirty seconds to five minutes.

Other common signs and symptoms of menopause include depression, mood swings, and memory loss. You gain weight around the waist and experience loss of stretchiness in the skin. Lower estrogen levels leads to brittle bones, which lose their calcium contents and become weak causing osteoporosis. Fall in estrogen levels also increase risks of heart diseases. Not all women experience all signs and symptoms of menopause.

Irregular periods are among the most general signs and symptoms of menopause. Some women experience heavy bleeding for more than ten days with periods occurring within three weeks. Vaginal and bladder problems are few other signs and symptoms of menopause. Vaginal infections are also common, sometimes leading to problems in the urinary tract like incontinence, burning sensation or pain when urinating.

Lower libido is another common sign and symptom of menopause. Genital body tissue becomes drier and thinner causing pain during sexual intercourse. Vaginal discomfort often causes lower sexual arousal. Restlessness, anxiety, panic, depression are all different signs and symptoms of menopause, often a fallout of lack of sufficient rest due to disturbed sleep and higher stress levels.

Other signs and symptoms of menopause include fatigue and sleep problems, buzzing in the ear, etc. You are unable to sleep again after waking up in the middle of the night. This causes fatigue. You also experience stiffness in joints and muscle pain. Thinning of hair and increased facial hair due to higher levels of testosterone are other signs and symptoms of menopause.

It is however, not necessary for all women to experience all such signs and symptoms of menopause. Some women may not experience most of them while some others could experience all of them. All signs and symptoms of menopause depend largely on fluctuation of your hormone levels and your individual body capability to bear such hormonal fluctuations.



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David Faulkner asked:


Women are sensitive and caring so when they begin to go through menopause their emotions are heightened due to the imbalance of hormones. One thing a woman does not need during this change is weight gain. Weight gain is very common to those experiencing menopause for several reasons: the food they eat, stress, depression, and fatigue. Battling the symptoms of menopause may be enough to control the weight gain you might experience, but a better way to see a minimal amount of weight gained is to have a menopause diet. Below are a few suggestions for a menopause diet and how it can help you during your transition.

First, we all know a well balanced diet is important. Your body may be craving food items that will cause weight gain. These cravings are often brought on a bad menopause diet. Eating fast food, salty food, or not eating enough of one food group or another can cause you to have cravings. You body will also have natural cravings whether you are on a proper diet or not. These cravings could be related to wanting more fruit or certain foods such as fish or steak. These types of cravings are not detrimental to your menopause diet; in fact, it is just your body telling you what you need more of. It is showing you what you are lacking. Ignoring these cravings can lead to an improper diet.

Fruits and some vegetables have natural sugar and when your body has this sugar in its system chances are you will not crave other food items that have sugar. It has been found that when a person eats a well balanced diet during menopause they do not crave sodas, chocolate, or ice cream in fact it is the opposite. They begin to want the healthier diet and find they feel even worse if they revert back to an unhealthy diet.

You doctor or a dietitian will be able to point you towards the correct menopause diet for you. It is important that you do not starve yourself to lose weight. This will not help your other menopause symptoms. Salt is a leading cause for water retention, weight gain due to this water retention, and hot flashes during menopause. When you starve yourself, you tend to eat saltier foods or sugar laced delights so it is important to know the correct amount of calories you should be eating. If you suffer from symptoms of eating too many carbs, you might have to watch the amount of carbohydrates you eat while you create a proper menopause diet.

One of the pitfalls of menopause is that it can lead to food cravings for all the wrong kinds of foods. Many menopausal women feel driven to fill up on sugary, high-fat, salty fast foods and snacks, at the cost of eating low-fat nutrient dense foods. But other women may find themselves craving more meat, or dairy products, or fruit. The second sort of cravings are the ones which should be addressed, because they are the body’s way of indicating that it is in short supply of one or more of the nutrients in these foods.



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Moocy asked:


Okay im a teenager with a mom who i think is going through menopause. seriously its hell. she picks on me all the time and doesnt give a break. she has weird moments which i never saw b4. how do you deal with this?

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The Pastor asked:


This woman has not seen her menses since mid May this year. Could it be she has entered into her menopause or will her menses come back?

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Paul Hata asked:


Menopause is what women experience when they reach a certain age where their bodies stop producing hormones. It is a point where women will no longer be able to reproduce and it is also a point where their lives will change.

However, it is also a fact that males also experience this kind of condition. It has been found that men will also experience the so-called male menopause when they reach a certain age. But unlike women where they stop producing hormones instantly, men experience a decline in production of hormones.

Sometimes, male menopause is also called the mid-life crisis where male hormone levels drop that often results to depression, anxiety, and decline of interest in sex. As a male, you have to prepare to face this condition because when you reach a certain age (usually at late 50’s to early 60’s), you will also experience this condition.

First of all, you need to be able to identify the signs and symptoms of male menopause. Usually, the symptoms are very much like what a female experiences when they go through menopause. It will include depression, irritability, sadness, low interest in sex, anxiety, hot flashes, sweating, erectile dysfunction, concentration problems, and memory problems.

Erectile dysfunction can also be caused by other conditions, such as a disease. However, the low testosterone level can also contribute to this condition.

If you suspect that you are going through male menopause, it is recommended that you should consult your doctor about it first before jumping into a conclusion and getting treated for it. The doctor will conduct a series of tests to confirm that you are really going through male menopause. To do this, the doctor will test your testosterone level and also your symptoms. If it is indeed male menopause, the doctor can recommend treatments to ease the symptoms.

Today, there are already treatments for male menopause where it can make it easier for you to cope up with the condition. It will not necessarily mean that it can treat the condition, but you have to consider that the treatment’s aim for male menopause, like female menopause, is to lessen the symptoms.

There is hormone replacement therapy for men who have low testosterone level. This treatment can help you lessen the symptoms associated with male menopause. This treatment is called testosterone replacement therapy. With this treatment, you can lessen the effects of male menopause and can definitely help you go through it.

In fact, this therapy has been found effective. It gradually increased the muscle mass, the mental functioning, bone density and it also enabled men to get interested in sex again.

However, testosterone replacement therapy should only be done with close supervision of a professional. Too much of testosterone injected in your body can produce unwanted side effects. The professional will be able to adjust the doses in accordance with the effects you experience during your first testosterone replacement therapy.

In time and also after a few sessions, the professional will be able to know the correct dosage for you.

If you cannot tolerate the injections, there are also oral capsules that you can take for this therapy. There are also testosterone patches where it can provide a steady release of testosterone.

If you don’t want this therapy through injection, through oral capsules, or through patches, you can consider getting implants. The testosterone implants are inserted in the lower abdomen or hip under anesthetic. This can provide treatment that can last up to 6 months.

These are the treatments that you can consider when you are going through male menopause. So, if you are at that certain age where sex doesn’t interest you anymore, and where you are more motherly, you can consider getting a testosterone replacement therapy. Always remember that this therapy should only be done with close supervision of a professional to avoid unwanted side effects.



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Francine Cook asked:


When she realized that she was entering menopause, Pamela Roch immediately begin to wonder how her “change of life” might affect her relationship with her husband Chuck. One night, they sat down together and talked at length about all of their worries and concerns. This conversation sparked Pamela’s idea for her popular lecture series, “Menopause for Dummies,” which gives both men and women ideas and advice for dealing with the problems brought on by menopause.

According to Pamela’s work with thousands of people of both sexes, that the two sexes have entirely different fears about menopause. Men tend to worry more about the physical and behavioral affects on their partner. They tend to think more about mood swings and a possible reduced sex drive. A few men are also of the mistaken belief that women go “crazy” during menopause.

Women have concerns about the affects of menopause on their emotions. They also worry about how much support they will receive from their partners and families during this changing time. Pamela found that a large number of women had the worry that their husband would leave them and not give them the support they thought they would need. A three pronged approach was found to be a great approach to help the couple through this time filled with so many concerns and worries.

The first thing to know about menopause for couples is the symptoms that it will cause, as well as what it does not do to the body. Dr. Susan Franklin, one of Pamela’s lecture instructors, asserts that most people overestimate the potential effects of menopause. “We hear about many popular culture myths about menopause,” states Franklin. “We mostly assume that we will becoming raging witches, with constant hot flashes and hair on our chins”. In reality, according to Franklin, most only experience more mild and short lasting effects of menopause.

Second, family therapy gives couples an outlet to help them share their anxieties, fears, and worries with each other. Pamela’s workshops include small-group sessions that are led by a board-certified therapist. These sessions give men and women an opportunity to talk openly about their concerns and to articulate any needs they don’t feel are being met. Sex therapy is also a way for couples to work to increase libido, which often decreases as a woman enters menopause.

Third, according to Pamela, most couples will benefit from some medical treatment to deal with the more nagging or problematic symptoms of menopause. This will differ from woman to woman, but some women can benefit from mild medications to treat hot flashes, unwanted hair growth, and mood swings. Low doses of hormones and/or antidepressants are sometimes a great help for women struggling with menopause, and can be tapered off of later if they are no longer needed.



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Julie asked:


Menopause doesn’t have a set age at which it arrives. There is not a formula you can plug into a computer to get the answer. There are signs that you can watch for that can alert you to its impending arrival.

First, skipping a menstrual cycle for no apparent reason is a good signal and should be discussed with your doctor. While there are other reasons that you can cause your body to skip cycles, such as stress or diet, it is a good signal that your body is going into perimenopause.

Perimenopause symptoms can appear in the early to late thirties. Your body can stay in perimenopause for many years before reaching actual menopause. Hormone fluctuation causes many of the symptoms that are seen during pre and perimenopause which is why it can last for many years.

Other symptoms that point to your body being in a pre-menopausal or perimenopausal stage are symptoms like weight gain around the hips, stomach or waist; facial hair growth; water retention, and more. These symptoms can appear in the early thirties and last through to the late forties. Menopause, the actual cessation of the menses, typically occurs around age 51.

This age is not set in stone and is based on the average of many, many years of physicians’ data. This age is also considered the natural age for menopause. There are three different ways women reach menopause, each occurring at various ages of life. According to Christiane Northrup, M.D. of the Personal Wellness Network, these are:

Natural Menopause: This is the body’s natural age for menopause. Most women will go through this between the ages of 44 and 55; approximately 20 to 30 years after first starting their menstrual cycle. Pre-mature menopause: This is menopause brought on earlier than normal by conditions such as stress, obesity, malnourishment, excessive dieting, anorexia or other conditions that are not surgical or chemotherapy related. Artificial Menopause: This menopause is caused by surgery, such as a hysterectomy or can be caused by chemotherapy. The age of this menopause is dependent on the age of the medical procedure.

There is not exact age for menopause. It can start at a very young age if there are medical issues which warrant a hysterectomy or it can start naturally at an older age. There is not an exact science for determining at what age you are going to experience menopause. Knowing the signs to look for will make it easier to know you are heading towards menopause. Find out what you can do to get your body ready for menopause. Help prevent the symptoms of menopause and continue with life as usual!



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Andrea Arnold asked:


For years, people have only linked menopause to women. However, studies have found that males experience a similar condition. People often refer to this as a mid-life crisis. Male menopause has been found to have similar symptoms that women experience. Male menopause, also known as andropause, is a condition where male hormones naturally decline. This is also a time of life when many men experience drastic changes in their life, including reordering, career change, or divorce. These events bring physiological and psychological changes that can grow into full-blown depression.

Andropause usually occurs in men at age fifty and above. Some people ask whether andropause is real or just a myth. It is a fact that hormonal decline occurs as a person ages. However, the hormone decreases in men are more gradual than in women’s menopause. That is why andropause is medically termed as A.D.A.M or Androgen Decline in Aging Males.

Like women’s menopause, andropause in men is characterized by various symptoms. These symptoms can include erectile dysfunction, mood changes, general tiredness, heart palpitations, and night sweats. Palpitations and night sweats happen because the autonomic system of men is overactive responding to their falling testosterone levels. Many men consider erectile dysfunction to be the most important symptom of andropause.

Men often develop feelings of wanting to be closer to family and friends during andropause. In their earlier stages of life, men often focus on money, career, and power, but when andropause strikes, the transitions are clearly seen. Men became more concerned with their family and friends, and often appear as if they regret past attitudes.

Another symptom that is commonly reported is memory loss associated with the aging process. This symptom is typically minor, and does not affect daily functioning like Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

However, because of the decline in testosterone levels, men who experience male menopause often report problems with depression. This can also cause anxiety and loss of interest in sex.

This is why you should think about getting male menopause treatment in order to alleviate the symptoms. One such treatment is called hormone replacement therapy for men. Usually, this treatment is done for men who have low testosterone levels. However, because of male menopause and the decline of the body’s production of testosterone, the testosterone replacement therapy is now done on men who are going through male menopause.

By going through this process when you are going through male menopause, it will significantly decrease the effects of male menopause. You have to consider the fact that testosterone replacement therapy will not cure male menopause. It will just help in alleviating the signs and symptoms associated with low testosterone level and male menopause.

It is important that, before jumping in and get yourself treated with testosterone replacement therapy, you first consult with your doctor. The doctor will determine if you are indeed going through male menopause. By conducting a series of tests, the doctor will determine if your testosterone level has declined. If it has, the doctor will then recommend treatments, such as testosterone replacement therapy.

The doctor will be able to recommend a professional who is able to administer and supervise the treatment. You have to consider the fact that it is necessary for you to have the right dosage of testosterone in order to have maximum effect while getting rid of the side effects.

There are different ways that testosterone replacement therapy is done. There is the injection method, the oral capsules method, the patches method, and also the implant method. Professionals in testosterone replacement therapy will let you choose which method is right for you and which method you are most comfortable with.

Always remember that testosterone replacement therapy should only be done with the supervision of a qualified professional in the field of the testosterone replacement therapy. This is important in order to give you the best effect possible while minimizing or eliminating unwanted side effects.

So, get your life back on track, get rid of depression, and cope with male menopause through testosterone replacement therapy.



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