What are the stages of Menopause or “Change of Life”?
Premenopause and Perimenopause refer to the many years before your last menstrual period. Hormones start to change anywhere from the mid 30’s to late 40’s when the hormone progesterone decreases while estrogen remains the same or slightly rises. During these years, the menstrual cycle becomes irregular and a woman may become irritable and have headaches, but she does not experience hot flashes or vaginal dryness. As time goes by, the cycle may become wildly erratic: hot flashes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, muddled thinking, etc. Menopause refers to your final menstrual period, which is not determined until one year after your last period. However, most women think or menopause, or the change of life, as the years during and after you stop having periods. Many women go through this biological change without symptoms. This process may take from 2 to 13 years. Overweight women may take longer because fat cells store estrogen. Women have been greatly helped with Pro-G Yam Cream (natural
