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Menopause: Myths
No longer a secret, in the last 10 years menopause and menopause research has reach new heights. There are now helps and no longer do you need to feel isolated or alone. What do you understand about menopause.
1. Menopause is the same in each woman: No, everyone woman has different symptoms. Its not all about hot flashes and mood swings. Just like PMS, each person experiences it differently. Some women experience no symptoms while others struggle with mood swings, depression, fatigue, well know hot flashes and a host of other symptoms
2. If your under 45, you cannot be experiencing symptoms of Menopause.: Nope again. Many woman start into their per menopausal period in their 30s. Obviously some have had had ovaries removed causing a surgical menopause. What ever the reason, woman who are under 40 have a great risk of heart disease and osteoporosis later in life.
3. Heart Disease is for men only: Get this right out of your head! Heard disease in woman is the leading cause of death for women, and buy passing cancer. One in 25 woman will die of breast cancer while One in two women will die of heart attack. or stroke.
It was once believed that estrogen played a part protecting woman and that once they started into menopause the natural defense against heart disease was gone. However more recent reserch is now counteracting that. To lower your risk of heart disease after menopause, eating a low fat, low cholesterol diet, regular exercise and managine your weight, most of all not smoking are ways to keep your heart healthy. Other considerations are hight blood pressure and diabetes.
4. Menopause causes depression. Although menopausal woman can experience depression, more often its woman of childbearning years that experience the problem.
However menopause can disrupt sleep, cause hit flashes and can make your more irratiable. Additionally, woman who are prone to depression can experience a higher occurance during menopause, but will subside after menopause is over.
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