What most women don’t know about Menopause

Menopause is the physiological event of final cessation of menstruation. (Climacteric is the transitional period during which a woman gradually changes from the reproductive life into one of senescence).

[Strictly speaking, the menopause should be defined as the time at which menstruation ceases and not used synonymously with the climacteric, which is the phase of waning ovarian activity and may start two three years before the menopause and continue for two to five years after it. The climacteric is thus a phase of adjustment between active and inactive ovarian function and may occupy several years of a woman’s life.]

Etiology: (1) Ovarian failure. (2) Deprivation of estrogen.

Period: The average age of menopause of 47 years with a range from 42 to 52 years. Climacteric lasts for 4 to 5 years and may start 2 to 3 years before menopause and continue 2 to 3 years after it.