What Are The Affects Of Early Menopause?
Menopause can be a very difficult condition. Although most women experience the condition in the later years, many women may face the occurrence of perimenopause or menopause even during their 30’s.
While menopause is generally associated with older women, it may occur among younger women as well. A women who is experiencing a full menopausal cycle prior to the age of 40, is said to be going through premature menopause. You may imagine the emotional effects; such a situation may have on a young woman. Apart from the symptoms, which are normally associated with menopause, occurrence of premature menopausal cycle may lead to emotional disturbances, which may be just as devastating for a woman in her 30’s or younger.
A few causes of early menopause are:
!. premature ovarian failure, where the immune system of the body attacks itself, leading to the ovaries to stop functioning.
2. Early menopause may also get stimulated by surgery. And as it is, if you have gone through surgery either for the removal of the ovaries or hysterectomy, then in that case, your hormonal levels drop quickly and you will experience instant menopause. Also, even in case, you have not got your ovaries removed through hysterectomy, they may get daEarly menopause may also be caused in some cases when you have your tubes tied.
The factors, which are associated with early menopausal, include extreme weight loss, which is linked with anorexia.
In order to know about the conditions leading to premature menopause, the best thing to do is to consult your mother and grandmothers, as to what age they became menopausal.
In case there is a lack of estrogen, then in that case, it is more probable, that premature menopause would cause menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, loss of libido, vaginal dryness, change in skin, joint discomfort, as well as sleep disturbances. The symptoms are usually more severe in case of premature menopause, than in the cases where menopause occurs naturally.
Most importantly, the condition is marked by the loss of ability to get pregnant. This can definitely prove to be devastating for a young woman and the support of family and friends at this juncture, is rather crucial. It is possible in this age of assisted fertility to remember that although getting pregnant naturally may not be possible after you have experienced premature menopause, it is quite possible to still get pregnant with the help of IVF, have a child through surrogacy or adoption.
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