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What is Menopause What is menopause Menopause is derived from the Greek word menos (month) and pause (to stop) refers to the last menstrual period and is generally considered to have occurred after 1 year of amenorrhoea. At the age of 45- 50 years:
Whom does menopause affect Menopause, occurring on an average at the age of 45, is a normal event but it leads to much pathology in excess of that of the normal aging process. The average age of menopause has not changed for centuries. The age of menopause seems unrelated to socioeconomic factors, race, weight or height although severe malnutrition or cigarette smoking may result in an earlier onset. The real importance of menopause
today lies in the increasing longevity of the 20th century woman. With
the increased longevity, women will now spend a third of their lives in
the postmenopausal state (characterized by estrogen deficiency) attendant
to many long-term symptomatic and metabolic complications.
Why does menopause occur The cause of menopause is ’burning out’ of the ovaries. The aging of the ovary begins even before birth when a progressive decline in the number of primordial follicles compresses. The percentage of growing follicles increases substantially at puberty and is maintained throughout reproductive life and declines in the climacteric period (period of time around menopause).
Menopause can be divided into three phases:
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