Facts Regarding Sex After Menopause
It’s a common misconception among people that sex after menopause does not exist anymore. This notion makes most women fear that their sexual life will not be as happy and as fulfilling after menopause. This misunderstood concept also resulted in judging older women to be plain and boring. Also the inability to bear children after menopause has no relation to the loss of sexual urges.
But experts say that sex drive should not lessen as people get older. In fact studies have found out that sexuality is an important factor in increasing the quality of our lives. In fact, sex after menopause, as with passion and romance, can be more pleasurable when you are 50.
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What is Premenopause?
Menopause evokes various responses from women of all ages. Some dread it, others shrug it off, still others don’t give it much thought since it is years into their futures.
The majority of women go though menopause between the ages of 45 to 55. However, approximately 1% of women experience menopause before they turn 40. When this happens, it is termed premature menopause, or premenopause.
Premenopause can happen to females as young as 15, although that is quite rare. Premenopause when using the term to describe early menopause, can be caused by cancer treatments like chemotherapy and radiation which damage the ovaries. Also, surgical removal of the ovaries will result in an early induced menopause.
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Causes of Swollen Ankles During Menopause
A lot of body changes happen during menopause. And these changes sometimes bring some untoward medical conditions, like swollen ankles, which some women are suffering from. There are many causes of swollen ankles during menopause.
It can be as serious as an indication of diseases such as heart, kidney, and liver failure, or less complicated ones such as standing or sitting down too long, menstrual periods, pregnancy, too much weight, aging, injury to ankles or feet.
It can be that swollen ankles during menopause are brought about by medications and treatments. Menopause symptom remedies like Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and estrogen in birth control pills, are also likely to cause swollen ankles.
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