What are the harms of menopause to women?

Generally speaking, women have their first menstruation at around 16 years old and menopause at around 50 years old. However, some women experience menopause at a very young age. If premature menopause is harmful to women, then let's take a look at the harms of menopause to women.

What are the effects of menopause on women?

Menopause is an inevitable experience for every woman. Young women and women who have already entered menopause should all know about menopause. Most young people only know that their mothers have entered menopause, and they are unlucky and get scolded all day long. This is also the reason why women hate others saying that they are in menopause. People equate menopause with mental disorder. When a woman enters menopause, the biggest victim is not her husband or her children, but herself.

Onset and duration of menopausal symptoms

The most prominent symptoms in women are sweating, hot flashes, heat mood disorders, abnormal sensations, insomnia, dizziness, fatigue and other symptoms. In severe cases, menopausal depression or menopausal schizophrenia may occur, requiring appropriate psychiatric drug treatment.

Menstrual disorders, even menorrhagia and anemia. In severe cases, blood transfusion may be required. Continuous menstrual disorders are a high-risk factor for endometrial cancer.

Postmenopausal skin sagging, dryness, and wrinkles

Body shape changes. Most women will become obese when they enter menopause. This is due to changes in female hormones and blood lipid metabolism, which causes weight gain.

After entering menopause, osteoporosis is more likely to occur. About 20% of women over 70 years old suffer from osteoporosis. Every year, 8.9 million fractures occur due to osteoporosis worldwide. About 20% of patients will die within one year after a hip fracture (due to underlying diseases or complications). Among the survivors, less than 50% can restore their pre-fracture functional level and quality of life. So don't think that a fracture is an emergency, it may bring serious consequences and functional impairment.

After ovarian function declines, vascular atherosclerosis gradually occurs. 5-10 years after menopause, the incidence of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction gradually increases to the same level as that of men. However, coronary heart disease is very rare in women during their childbearing years. This is very different from men.

After menopause, the vaginal mucosa atrophies, and sexual intercourse becomes painful, difficult, or impossible. Difficulties in sexual intercourse are a secret that women cannot express, which causes them pain and increases family conflicts. This is particularly true of nature’s injustice to women.

Urinary system symptoms are more likely to occur after menopause: frequent urination, recurrent urinary tract infections, urinary incontinence, etc.

Pelvic floor dysfunction is more likely to occur after menopause, which can lead to diseases such as uterine prolapse and bulging of the anterior and posterior vaginal walls.

Estrogen deficiency is associated with Alzheimer's disease (senile dementia).