If you have read the previous articles, probably you already understand about what is perimenopause. Perimenopause is a natural thing happens to every woman and there are some perimenopause symptoms such as:
1. Menstrual cycle becomes irregular and this is the first thing felt. Maybe you’ll panic when this occurs and some women thought that she was experiencing symptoms of early pregnancy. Menstrual cycles can occur faster and even slower than before.
2. Hot flashes will make women have difficulty sleeping or doing daily activities. You will experience a rise in body temperature by suddenly and will feel the heat that’s so uncomfortable. Hot flashes caused by hormone imbalance and estrogen are the hormone that causes.
3. After experiencing hot flashes, women will also experience night sweats. This will make her sweat very excessive and it feels uncomfortable.
4. Emotional changes caused by hormone imbalance. You become someone who is very irritable, restless and anxious. In fact, you are very susceptible to stress and depression.
5. The vagina becomes dry and is not elastic as before, you will also experience some complaints related to your sexual life.
That is five things that may be experienced by women associated with perimenopause symptoms.
Indeed, perimenopause symptoms will give a lot of changes both physically and emotionally. From some symptoms above, it will give a little personality changes. But you must still go through life with a fun and don’t be afraid with it. Some complaints will indeed be felt but as long as you keep applying a healthy lifestyle then you can minimize all complaints.
Some complaints are caused from perimenopause symptoms such as:
1. Fertility rates are declining and this is due to changes in some reproductive hormones. When you begin entering the age of 30 then ovum will decrease and this will affect fertility levels. However, there is no rule that can’t get pregnant and you still have a chance to obtain offspring.
2. Besides declining fertility levels, sexual desire will also be reduced. You become less eager to have sexual intercourse with your partner. This is due to vagina that is not elastic and dry. You will feel pain during sexual intercourse.
3. Osteoporosis is a disease that would threaten woman because bone density will decrease and will affect body posture. Therefore, you should consume high-calcium milk to overcome it and as prevention.
4. Increased weight gain and cholesterol accumulation. Decline in some important hormones like estrogen will make perimenopause women begin to experience major weight gain is caused by cholesterol accumulation. You will be very vulnerable to experiencing some dangerous diseases such as diabetes, cholesterol and heart disease.
Some complaints are caused by perimenopause symptoms will make your life uncomfortable, isn’t it?
But all that can be overcome by doing a few precautions. Begin implementing a healthy lifestyle, is also often regarded as perimenopause treatment. Hot flashes and night sweats, those are two complaints that can be overcome by exercising regularly and eating healthy foods such as soy. There are many treatment methods that you can do to overcome perimenopause.
If you want to avoid and prevent perimenopause symptoms, you should also eliminate some bad habits such as alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, taking dangerous diet pills and smoking. Indeed, some perimenopause symptoms are difficult to avoid but it’s very likely to reduce the side effects.