by admin on January 11, 2011
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Menopause is the period in a woman’s life when her menstrual cycle stops and her ovaries start lowering their estrogen and progesterone production thus ending her fertile period . Pre-menopause symptoms can be perceived as being merely unusual all the way down being down right debilitating.
A woman’s ability to cope with any pre-menopause symptom is generally a reflection of her ability to cope with changes in her life in general.
Fatigue is often felt as a common pre-menopause symptom. To prevent fatigue from getting in the way, a woman experiencing this pre-menopause symptom should make it a regular habit to eat a balanced and healthy diet and exercise regularly.
Exercising has many benefits one of which is that it releases endorphine hormones, which help you achieve a deeper and more rejuvenating sleep.
An irregular menstrual period or the cessation of the period altogether are pre-menopause symptoms that are essential to making a diagnosis. Anemia can occur as a consequence of irregular or heavier menstrual bleeding.
A feeling of increased sadness or even depression is often seen as a pre-menopause symptom. This situation can be caused by the hormone imbalance or even the grief of not being able to give birth anymore. A woman going through an increase state of sadness should consult the proper caregiver and seek help.
Going through menopause can be a very positive experience for a woman if she chooses to make it be so. Instead of being set back by every pre-menopause symptom that occurs, a woman can decide that she has the opportunity to evaluate her life and look forward to the future.
After all, pre-menopause usually brings more free time for a woman, her tasks as a mother having greatly decreased by her children being on their own.
Many women going through menopause rejoice of having so much free time for themselves. They have the option to invest this newfound free time in their career or hobbies.
If she chooses so, a woman can decide to not allow any small pre-menopause symptom prevent her from enjoying the best time of her life.
Pairing-up with women who are going through the same transition is a very helpful resource. There are many support groups where a woman can discuss with like-minded women any given pre-menopause symptom she is experiencing. By exchanging in this manner, many women will find comfort.
by admin on January 8, 2011
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As much as there might be a temptation for women to interpret the acronym ‘PMS’ as ‘the Problem is the Male Species’, medically of course it refers to Premenstrual Syndrome. This is a disorder that is experienced by 30-40% of women at some time during their reproductive years.The description PMS was first introduced in the early 1930s to describe ‘a state of unbearable tension’ prior to menstruation.
Later, the term PMT (pre-menstrual tension) was restricted to a common symptom complex within PMS – the triad of tiredness, depression and irritability.
These were extended over time to include a long list of symptoms: the most common being bloating, water retention and resulting weight gain, breast tenderness, headaches, fatigue, anxiety and mood swings.
More recently PMS has been divided into four sub groups based on a main symptom. These are:
1) PMS-A for anxiety, irritability, mood swings, nervous tension and increased appetite.
2) PMS-C for Cravings, headache, fatigue, dizziness and palpitations.
3) PMS-D for Depression, tearfulness, forgetfulness, confusion and insomnia.
4) PMS-H for Hyperhydration (fluid retention and weight gain, swollen ankles, abdominal bloating and breast tenderness).
To perhaps make it more confusing, to these sub-divisions we can add three extra categories of mild, moderate and severe, and even a new name of ‘Pre-menstrual Dysphoric Disorder’.
This applies to the most severe form of PMS with the primarily emotional symptoms of depression, irritability, anger and aggression. Fortunately, only 5% of menstruating women have this degree of PMS but it significantly affects their day-to-day functioning.
This is part of the reason it has been so difficult for doctors to agree on the causes of PMS, which at last is being recognised as a serious problem, with guidelines of diagnosis and treatment published by NAPS (National Association for Premenstrual Syndrome).
Whatever the combination of symptoms, for a diagnosis of PMS three criteria related to the timing of symptoms have to be present. These must:
(1) appear in the last two weeks of the menstrual cycle (the luteal phase)
(2) begin to resolve within the first few days of the next period
(3) be absent during the rest of the first two weeks of the cycle (the follicular phase).
If this pattern is not present, then PMS is not the diagnosis and there are no tests or investigations that ‘prove’ it. Diagnosis is made entirely from the patient’s story and for accurate diagnosis the RCOG recommends the use of a menstrual diary over at least 2-3 cycles.
For many years, because PMS symptoms occurred around a peak in the progesterone levels in the latter (luteal) part of the menstrual cycle, it was assumed that progesterone was the cause of the symptoms.
However, the peak level is typically around the 21-22nd day of the cycle, after which it falls very abruptly, leading to menstruation.
