POPULARITAS.COM – Menopause is the ending phase of the menstrual cycle for a woman. This is usually characterized by the absence of menstruation for 12 consecutive months.
The time span for a woman to experience menopause varies. However, the normal range for women experiencing these symptoms is between the ages of 48-52 years.
According to obstetrics and gynecology specialist Dr Ni Komang Yeni Dhana Sari, SpOG, a woman experiencing menopause symptoms at the age of 48-52 years is a normal time.
So, getting menopause at that age is normal and there’s no need to panic. Moreover, then try to extend it. “At age 48-52 years, menopause is normal,” he said.
Yeni said that a woman who is still menstruating at the age of 55 could be experiencing polyps or thickening of the uterine wall.
“Well, thickening of the uterine wall with exposure to too much estrogen can lead to the risk of uterine wall cancer,” he said.
According to Yeni, instead of thinking about efforts to delay menopause, women should focus on the symptoms of menopause so that they are not too severe. Then, when menopause arrives, all you have to do is treat the symptoms you are experiencing.
Early symptoms of menopause include brain fog, difficulty concentrating which is also due to aging, frequent dizziness and migraines without a clear cause, problems with the gums and mouth, reduced taste sensation, fatigue with no clear reason even though the laboratory results are normal.
Then, there is an increase in body weight, digestive symptoms such as frequent difficulty defecating, tingling in the fingers, frequent urge to urinate, difficulty holding back the urge to urinate, dryness in the vaginal area and pain during intercourse.
Other symptoms are itchy skin, skin that feels very dry, osteoporosis, joint pain, especially knees, nails that are no longer healthy and shiny, sometimes allergies appear that were not experienced before, irritability, moodiness or mood swings and hair loss.
Apart from that, menopause symptoms also include excessive anxiety, even depression that the sufferer is not aware of.
“The initial symptoms must be continuously evaluated. If it turns out that after consulting a doctor the results are normal, try checking your hormones, maybe the estradiol (synthetic estrogen used to relieve menopausal symptoms) is very low, the progesterone is already low. “Those are signs of approaching menopause,” said Yeni.
He added that a woman can be unmarried and not have children, but she will definitely experience menopause.
Editor : Wise Saky
2023-10-17 11:04:58
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