Facts About Menopause

The Menopause is when your periods stop for good. After you've gone through the menopause, you can't get pregnant. These changes do not happen overnight. You can get symptoms of the menopause for several years.

The menopause is a normal part of every woman's life. Other woman thinks menopause is an illness, it is not. It's a normal part of every woman's life. But for some women, the symptoms of the menopause can be distressing. Hot flushes can be uncomfortable and cause sleepless nights. A dry vagina can make sex painful. You may get urinary infections. And you may feel depressed.

If your symptoms are making life miserable, you don't have to just put up with them. There are treatments that can help, although some have side effects. The main treatment of menopause is Hormone Replacement Therapy. It relieves hot flushes and vaginal dryness, and reduces the chance of urinary infections. It can also help if you feel depressed. But bare in mind there are a lot of contraindication and side effects of this. Discuss it to your Doctor to be on the safe side.