What Are Ways to Relieve Menopause Symptom?

[MAUD Medical Clinic]

Nature is cyclical, and human life is no less cyclical. From the birth of a new baby to its childhood, teen years, and adulthood.

During adolescence and puberty, our bodies undergo changes as we mature. When the menstrual cycle is ready to end, it goes through another set of modifications.

This stage of life is called menopause. Just like puberty so many years ago, menopausal bodies go through a number of changes. One of the most significant and long-term alterations is no longer being able to reproduce. Menopause can cause a variety of physiological and psychological symptoms.

Menopause Definition:

Menopause is said to have occurred after twelve (12) consecutive months without a menstrual period. While 95% of women enter menopause after age 45, the menstrual cycle can also end due to surgical removal of the ovaries, radition, or chemotherapy. Menopause brings a variety of symptoms as the body adapts to this new stage of life, most significant is the inability to reproduce due to not having a menstrual cycle anymore.

Menopause can cause a variety of symptoms, including:

Leading up to menopause is a stage called perimenopause. During this preliminary stage, periods become less predictable, and can get heavier or lighter. There will also be symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats.

Symptoms are caused directly by the hormone fluctuations in the body, and can last anywhere from 6 months to more than 15 years. These can include a hard time sleeping, anxiety attacks, fatigue, irritability, mood swings, and changes in our bone, eye, and oral health.

While there is no sure method to make the symptoms disappear, there are a range of ways to remedy the changes caused by menopause.

Menopause Symptom Relief

It’s easy to be frustrated with so many different symptoms that affect all parts of life. Education and awareness is the most important here, there are many ways to treat the symptoms and make menopause a relaxing change of pace.

Menopause may prompt changes in sleep habits, like turning off TVs and other screens earlier to read before sleeping instead, or a change in diet and adopting a more active lifestyle.

Along with lifestyle changes, some women can utilize hormone therapies, which are prescribed to boost hormone levels. Also utilized are plant based therapies and bioidentical hormone therapies. Non-hormonal therapies are also available for symptoms in menopause Calgary, usually in the form of Maud Medical Clinic aims to embolden everyone to look for menopause remedies that work for them, whether that be discussing hormone therapy with our physicians or looking for a Chinese medicine perspective with our acupuncturist.