What are the symptoms of menopause? Women should know this

When women reach menopause, they will experience many symptoms, and the most obvious one is the change in menstruation. For example, some women will stop menstruating when they reach menopause, or their menstrual period will be shorter, and the menstrual volume will be significantly reduced.

1. There are three major symptoms of menopausal irregular menstruation

1. Intermittent amenorrhea, short menstrual period, reduced menstrual flow, and then slowly stopped;

2. Irregular menstrual cycle, prolonged menstruation, increased menstrual flow, and even heavy bleeding, sometimes continuous bleeding, then gradually decreasing until it stops completely;

3. Menstruation suddenly stops and never comes again.

Generally speaking, menopausal menstrual irregularities are physiological and normal. However, if menopausal women experience intermittent heavy bleeding, long-term irregular bleeding, or postmenopausal bleeding, they should be vigilant and rule out disease factors.

2. This stage usually lasts for 1-3 years and is mainly manifested in the following three ways

① Oligomenorrhea: The menstrual cycle is prolonged, and the interval between two menstruations is changed from the original 30 days to 2-3 months, and gradually extended to more than 4-6 months until complete menopause.

② Menstrual disorders: The regular menstrual cycle changes to irregular vaginal bleeding, which can range from 15 to 60 days. Sometimes the menstrual period is prolonged, with continuous small amounts of vaginal bleeding, which can last for more than 1 month. Some women may experience long-term heavy vaginal bleeding, and severe cases may develop anemia, which is called "dysfunctional uterine bleeding."

③Sudden menopause: For a few women, the menstrual flow decreases only a few times, and then the menstruation stops suddenly.

3. During menopause, contraceptive measures should still be taken

Some menopausal women, once they experience irregular menstruation, think they are about to enter menopause and stop using contraception. This practice is not advisable.

As the perimenopause progresses, the ovulatory function of women's ovaries continues to decline, but this does not mean that there is no ovulation at all. In particular, the ovulatory cycle is still common in the early stage of the menopausal transition period, and is gradually replaced by the anovulatory cycle. Due to the decline of ovarian function, the original ovulation pattern is broken, and the ovulation time is difficult to predict. There may even be more than one ovulation in a month, which can lead to an unexpected pregnancy if you are not careful. Therefore, contraceptive measures should also be taken during the perimenopause period to avoid the harm of an unexpected pregnancy to the body.