How to have a good quality of life in menopause

• April 26, 2024

Menopause, also known as climacteric, is the permanent cessation of menstruation. Some of its symptoms may last for months or remain for several years afterwards, this is called perimenopause . This period, for most women, begins around the age of 45, when the menstrual period begins to be less regular due to the change in the levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Some habits, such as drinking or smoking, can cause menopause at a younger age. Certain surgeries such as hysterectomy (to remove the uterus) or uforectomy (to remove the ovaries) can cause menopause immediately, regardless of age.

In an interview for GetQoralHealth , the gynecologist Leopoldo Vázquez Estrada, explains the treatments that can prevent complications during menopause:

Symptoms and effects

Estrogen and progesterone are hormones whose main function is to maintain a good state of health of the uterus and achieve a successful pregnancy . They also help maintain a good level of cholesterol in the blood and strengthen the bones . When the level of both hormones decreases, a decompensation occurs in the body that manifests itself in different ways:

• Changes in the menstrual cycle. The periods may not be regular, they may last less or more than usual, there may be more or less bleeding or get closer to each other
• Hot flushes (also known as hot flashes), sudden heat, sweating, palpitations, dizziness, dizziness, headache, chills
• Emotional changes . It is common in this period to be irritable and want to cry for no apparent reason. Family support and moderate exercise can help cope with this depression situation that is quite common
• Vaginal dryness and pain during intercourse. Changes in the level of estrogen can cause the genital area it becomes dry and thin, producing pain during sexual intercourse , as well as increased risk of urinary tract infections that can lead to more serious problems such as incontinence
• Body changes . It is common to have widening of the hip and waist. There is loss of muscle mass and fat gain. The skin slimming and you can get pain in joints and muscles.
• Osteoporosis. Estrogen helps control the loss of woven bone and the loss of this hormone causes the bone tissue that is lost to be greater than the one that is produced again. The bones they become weak and break more easily.
• Heart diseases . As you grow older, your weight gain may develop other problems, such as high blood pressure. This could put you at a higher risk of heart disease. It is advisable to have a regular checkup of blood pressure and blood pressure levels. triglycerides , glucose, low density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein, and cholesterol level.

Recommendations for maintaining a healthy life after menopause

• Do not fumes
• Keep one healthy diet , low in fat, high in fiber, with plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole foods, as well as all the important vitamins and minerals
• Make sure you get enough calcium and vitamin D in your diet or with vitamin / mineral supplements
• Inform yourself of what is your ideal weight and try to keep it
• make exercises of resistance to one's own weight, such as walking, jogging or dancing, at least three times a week to have healthy bones. But try to be physically active in other ways for your overall good health
• Take medicines if your doctor prescribes them, especially medicines for health problems that you can not see or feel; for example, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or osteoporosis.
• Use a vaginal lubricant water-based (no Vaseline) or vaginal estrogen cream or pill to help with vaginal discomfort
• Become exams pelvic and sinuses, the examination of Papanicolau or Pap test and mammograms regularly. You should also have tests to detect cancer in the colon and rectum, and cancer in the skin. Contact your doctor immediately if you find a bulge in your breasts or a mole that has changed

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