Symptoms of menopause

  • Menopause
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Submitted by PatientsEngage on 22 January 2016

Menopause affects women in different ways. You will have some of the following symptoms:

  • Irregular periods: Periods become uncertain – sometimes heavier, sometimes lighter. The frequency may also change – coming more often or less. 
  • Hot flashes: These are feelings of heat on your face and neck and sometimes all over your body accompanied by heavy sweating. 
  • Trouble sleeping: Difficulty sleeping at night and with night time sweats. 
  • Vaginal dryness
  • Urinary tract infections: Oestrogen protects the bladder and urethra. With a drop in this hormone, you may be more prone to urinary tract infections as well as incontinence. 
  • Osteoporosis: Oestrogen helps build new bone and with a drop in this hormone, bones become thinner and weaker. 
  • Increased risk of heart disease: Oestrogen is believed to protect the heart, so after menopause, women are at increased risk. 
  • Mood swings or Depression: You may feel tearful or low. 
  • Memory loss. To manage this:
  • Fatigue and irritability. 
  • Anxiety: Feeling anxious, nervous or worried constantly due to variations in the hormone level. 
  • Fat accumulation around the waist: Fat accumulates due to decline in oestrogen hormone and the loss of muscle tissue with age, decreased metabolism and physical activity.
  • Hair loss: Hormonal changes cause hair loss during menopause - oestrogen decreases and testosterone increases. 
  • Loss of breast size
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