Working Through Menopause

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This paper examines how in and after the menopausal years, women have certain special needs, problems and advantages. Their special needs are for more calcium, more exercise and more attention to healthful, balanced living. It discusses how although menopause has special problems such hot flashes, brittle bones and vaginal soreness with intercourse there are also the advantages that the period of life after the menopause is smoother with no more premenstrual tension, hormonal mood swings, pelvic aching, or menstrual problems.

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"Reaching menopause naturally the hormonal production in the ovaries slows, women may experience gaps in their menstrual cycle of up to several months. It is impossible to pinpoint the moment when menopause occurs. A period may stop for a while, and then start up again. Smith states, "You are officially menopausal after a full year has passed since your last period" (14). A few statistics about menopause are: "At least 10 percent of women reach menopause abruptly and without obvious symptoms. Many more have a reasonably easy time. Several surveys report that as many as 15 to 25 percent of women reach menopause without any menopause related complaints" (17). For the rest of the women, there are symptoms that are short term and long term, but everyone's experience is likely to be unique."

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