Post Menopause or Menopause Confirmed

At menopause, hot flashes are detected in a large majority of women (two thirds or three quarters by the authors). This disorder is related to excessive stimulation of brain centers (hypothalamus), which control the operation of the ovaries to compensate for the lack of estrogen. And menopause is generally associated with an increased rate of cerebral origin of FSH and a collapse of estradiol. Hot flashes persist over 5 years with one in two women and more than 10 years with one in four women. Their intensity is variable, but some women are very embarrassed and will benefit from hormone replacement therapy involving estrogen and progestin.

After a few months or years of turbulence, hypothalamic dysfunction will stop, the brain levels of FSH had been reduced tenfold and the ovaries permanently stop producing any hormones. This is the post-menopause, lasting until the end of life. The risk of cardiovascular disease increases and can then settle osteoporosis, favored by the lack of estrogen. The skin tends to become less supple, drier and urinary problems may occur. All these symptoms, you should speak to your doctor because there is now effective treatments for relief.