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What Everybody Ought to Know About Perimenopause SymptomsAuthor : James Rabin
Perimenopause comes before actual menopause. This is a time of transition, rife with hormonal imbalance and fluctuations in a woman's reproductive cycle. It is but a natural part of a woman's life, indicating that she is of mature years and in nearing the end of her reproductive journey. Symptoms of perimenopause can start early for some women. Women may seemingly slip in and out of this stage many times before menopause really hits them. Perimenopause symptoms may be almost unnoticeable or downright disquieting. The common perimenopause symptoms are: · Irregular periods. Among the symptoms of perimenopause, this is one of the most noticeable. Your flow may be meager this month and really copious the next. There might be months before your next period, or simply weeks. There are months when your period lasts only a couple of days and there are months when you will fear that you are hemorrhaging. The lower levels of progesterone can cause longer and heavier periods. · Hot flashes. Hot flashes are experienced by most women during this transition time. Because of these hot flashes, night sweats also occur and sleep suffers in a major way. This leads to another one of the common perimenopause symptoms. · Sleep disruption. This usually occurs because of the discomfort brought on by night sweats, but sleep can still be problematic without them. · Vaginal and bladder changes. Loss of lubrication and elasticity in the vagina tissues may lead to some more of the perimenopause symptoms, which are painful intercourse and urinary incontinence. · Loss of libido. With the vagina suffering changes from lower estrogen levels, intercourse becomes painful. This could easily cause loss of sexual arousal and desire. · Mood swings. The common symptoms of perimenopause include emotional distress, which is characterized by irritability and depression. This could be elicited by what is happening with your hormones or by some of the other perimenopause symptoms such as sleep disruption and loss of libido. · Disoriented behavior. The behavior of many women may be influenced by symptoms of perimenopause. Short-term memory impairment and the inability to focus may be brought forth by hormonal fluctuations or by the stress that the body is going through with restless nights and bodily discomforts. Fear can also add to the perimenopause symptoms. Old age and the physical problems that come with the package, such as loss of libido and fertility, are not something most women welcome. Contraceptive pills can help women get relief from the perimenopause symptoms they experience, but these symptoms of perimenopause can be dealt with naturally by means of good nutrition, regular exercise, and stress reduction. |