Don’t worry if you’re not yet clued up on menopause. Even if you’re approaching that age and you feel like you should know, it was once quite a taboo topic and it’s unlikely your Mother ever shared much of her own experience. We’re here to share 30 facts about menopause that you might not have known!
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You’re officially classed as ‘menopausal’ when you haven’t had a period for 12 consecutive months.
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Women enter ‘perimenopause’ before they become menopausal. This can be in the years or months leading up to becoming officially menopausal.
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You won’t necessarily go through menopause at the same time as your Mother.
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You won’t necessarily have the same experience as your Mother.
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Each woman will experience varying degrees of symptoms.
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Some women don’t experience symptoms at all.
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Hot flushes are one of the most common symptoms of menopause.
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Night sweats can happen independently of hot flushes. You might not experience any trouble with hot flushes in the day but could suffer terribly with night sweats.
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Thousands of women across the UK and globally, wear the LaBalance device to naturally reduce symptoms of menopause.
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HRT (hormone replacement therapy) is therefore not the only solution to deal with uncomfortable menopause-related symptoms.
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Vaginal dryness is a very common symptom of menopause but often discussed the least.
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Drinking lots of water every day will help with menopause symptoms
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The majority of women become menopausal around the age of 50, but some start as early as the 40s and some as late as 60s.
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A total hysterectomy is when the womb and cervix are removed.
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A subtotal hysterectomy is when the womb is removed, but not the cervix.
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A total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is when the womb, cervix, fallopian tubes (salpingectomy) and the ovaries (oophorectomy) are removed.
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A radical hysterectomy is when the womb and surrounding tissues are removed, including the fallopian tubes, part of the vagina, ovaries, lymph glands and fatty tissue.
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In the case of an oophorectomy where the ovaries are removed, you will immediately become menopausal, post-surgery.
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Menopause is one of the most significant natural stages in a woman’s life.
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Stress often makes menopause symptoms worse.
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As a woman ages and approaches menopause, her risk of osteoporosis increases.
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Menopausal women often notice urinary incontinence upon sneezing or laughing.
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Many women don’t talk about menopause. Some find it an embarrassing topic, especially if they are suffering.
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LaBalance a novel discrete device, found to reduce menopause symptoms in 71% of cases, using unique patented SM fields in a safe, gentle, yet powerful way.
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Early menopause is classed as any women who reach menopause before the age of 40.
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Your risk of heart disease increases after menopause.
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About 75 percent of women experience hot flashes during menopause.
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The hormones that diminish during menopause are oestrogen and progesterone.
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It’s not uncommon to have difficulty sleeping during perimenopause and menopause itself.
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Typically, women who smoke reach menopause slightly earlier than they would have done if they were non-smokers.