The
menopause is the transition period in a woman's life when the ovaries
stop producing eggs, menstrual activity decreases and eventually ceases,
and the body decreases the production of the female hormones estrogen
and progesterone. Alternative Names of the menopause are change of life
or climacteric.
menopause
is the permanent cessation of menses and marks the end of the
reproductive years. Although menopause is an event common to all women,
each woman's menopausal experience is unique. The hormonal changes of
menopause occur at a time in a woman's life associated with many
physical and social changes. These physical changes may include graying
hairs, the appearance of wrinkles, expanding waistlines and the
development of certain illnesses.
Natural
menopause usually requires no treatment and many physicians recommend
estrogen replacement therapy .
According
to Traditional Chinese Medicine, in women about fifty years of age the
Conception and Thoroughfare vessels become devoid of blood and kidney qi
is in a state of deficiency with an imbalance of yin and yang, and hence
the menopause takes place.
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