Every woman goes through it, yet many don’t discuss this natural time of life. Learn more about menopause in this video.

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There are currently 40 million American women, who are approaching the point of menopause. Menopause is a whole mark in the reproductive life of every woman and simply indicates the natural and permanent satiation of fertility in the menstrual cycle. When a female is born, she has 1 to 2 million egg containing follicles in her ovaries. This represent all the egg she will ever have from the on set of puberty in her teenage year she will begin her monthly menstrual cycles. This means that here body will release an egg in to one fallopian tubes every month. If the egg remains unfertilized by a man’s sperm a women’s body will expel it as part of her monthly period. This cycle continues every month for much of the woman life overtime however her fine night supply of egg follicles will diminish both from years of ovulation and from a natural degenerative process. As the follicle supplies are depleted, her ovaries gradually stop making estrogen and progesterone the hormones that have regulated her menstrual cycle through out her life. Physically this will result in satiation of monthly menstrual periods in fact the definition of menopause is when a woman has gone 12 consecutive months without menstruating. Many other physical symptoms can follow this depletion including hot flashes decrease libido, insomnia and night sweats. Menopause is a major milestone and most woman are so experience emotional symptoms like mood swings irritability and even depression which are excess rebated by hormonal fluctuations. Menopause is actually presided by a time referred to as perimenopause, which typically begins in a woman 40s. During this transitional period, the ovaries gradually decrease estrogen production there by lowering fertility and often causing irregular cycles. The average lane of perimenopause is approximately four years, but it is highly variable in terms of both on set and duration. Menopause typically occurs between the ages of 50 and 52, but some woman experiences lose of ovarian function before the age of 40. This is called premature menopause regardless of when it occurs menopause can be a challenging time both physically and emotionally. For this reason it is important for a woman to build a network of supportive individuals that she can talk to. Menopause is a natural stage in a woman’s life and it is nothing to be frighten or embarrass about if you have concerns about menopause please make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor. Want to learn more, check out other videos and sources on this site for more information.