Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her periods stop and she is then unable to bear children. This happens because as a woman ages, her ovaries stop making enough of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Some women just stop having periods. Others experience symptoms, such as:
- A change in the menstrual cycle. This is one of the first signs of menopause.
- Hot flashes. Hot flashes are the most common symptom of menopause.
- Thinning of your vagina and vulva (the area around the vagina). The skin of your vagina and vulva becomes thinner with menopause.
- Urinary tract problems.
- Headaches, night sweats, trouble sleeping and tiredness are other symptoms.
Trouble sleeping and feeling tired may be caused by hot flashes and night sweats
Many women also experience emotional symptoms during menopause. These symptoms may include sadness, anxiety and loss of sleep. For some women, symptoms can be severe and they might need to seek treatment for these independently of the physical symptoms.
If menopause hot flashes are really beginning to get you down, but you don't want to go the route of artificial HRT, then you might want to start considering some of the great natural alternatives that are now available. Wild yam cream, for example, has been giving women relief from menopause hot flashes for many years now. Wild yam is gentler on the body than HRT treatments, and so a little slower to work sometimes. It does work, however, and doesn't bring with it the risks associated with artificial hormone replacement either.
Other supplements that can be used to help alleviate menopause hot flashes include vitamin E. Vitamin E has a number of additional uses for use by menopausal women. It can help keep the skin in good condition, and more importantly, keeps the heart healthy too.
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