Doctors are finally beginning to recognize early menopause symptoms in younger women, and as a result more and more women are being diagnosed with early or premature menopause. As a result, women who are experiencing infertility or are dealing with menopause symptoms at a young age no longer have to wonder why. Generally, we are unable to determine a cause for early menopause symptoms in younger women. This is frustrating for women as it makes it difficult to accept and deal with this new stage of life. Sometimes though, there are very obvious causes of premature or early menopause.
Early menopause symptoms are essentially the same as common signs of menopause. Women commonly suffer from night sweats, hot flashes, insomnia, headaches, water retention and joint or muscle pain. Body shape changes are also common, causing weight gain, particularly around the abdomen. Night sweats symptoms are triggered by the fluctuation of hormones in the body during menopause. In particular, estrogen levels reduce dramatically during the onset of menopause, causing a variety of changes in the body’s functions.
Other early menopause symptoms that women can experience are emotional ups and downs, including anxiety, depression, cravings, and forgetfulness. Because early menopause is often due to illness, surgery, or genetic issues, there is a rapid decline in the amount of estrogen (known as “estrogen crash”) in your body. This causes you to enter menopause more quickly than other women. Estrogen crash can cause extreme hot flashes, fatigue, mood swings, and depression in some women. In a survey of early menopause symptoms, 100% of women who experienced surgical menopause experienced a number of menopause symptoms in quick succession. Ninety per cent of these women complained that their symptoms were severe and lasted more than 8 years.
Unfortunately, there are no early menopause symptom cures. Menopause information has progressed by leaps and bounds over the years, however. It is suggested that most women who have undergone early or premature menopause seek out hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or, alternatively, natural hormone replacement therapy. Menopause symptoms will be very sudden and severe, especially after surgery, and can be lessened by taking appropriate doses of estrogen. If oral medication is too difficult to take directly after surgery, estrogen patches that release hormones through the skin can be used to help lessen symptoms.
Very early menopause can be a problem, but only if you make it so; don’t let it make you feel any less of a woman than you are now. A woman is not determined by her monthly cycles, but her ability to face life and all that comes with it. Facing this challenge with a good attitude and as much menopause information you can arm yourself with, makes you stronger than ever.
How are early menopause symptoms confirmed as menopause? The most important test used to diagnose premature menopause is a blood test that measures follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). FHS causes your ovaries to produce estrogen. When your ovaries slow down their production of estrogen, your levels of FSH increase. When FSH levels rise above 30 or 40 mIU/mL, it usually indicates that you are in menopause.
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