Women's Health Tips

Do you have frequent mood swings lately? Or are you experiencing hot flashes? If yes, then there’s a good possibility that you are entering the period of menopause. All women, sometime in their life, will experience menopause. Nobody is exempted from this fact; the same as every woman has menstruation.

There are many symptoms of menopause, and no symptoms are the same for all women. Some do not even feel any signs except for the fact that they have stopped menstruating. The menopause symptoms that you might be going through may not be experienced by your best friend who’s going through menopause as well. An effective way to know for sure that you are indeed experiencing the end of your menstrual cycle is if you haven’t had your period for the last 12 months.
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Menopause is traditionally associated with women in their late 40’s and 50’s; grandmotherly types with graying hair and wrinkling skin. But did you know that menopause can strike women who are in their early 20’s as well? There is a condition known as ‘early menopause’ and this article will explain what early menopause is and what causes it.

First we need to differentiate between early menopause and premature menopause. They are both similar in that menopause sets in much earlier than the norm, but the difference is that premature menopause starts in women before they turn 40. Early menopause starts when a woman is between 40 and 45.
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