When it comes to menopause, many people think that menstruation is irregular or not coming; their wrinkles become more common; they are easily angry, and they often cannot control their emotions ...
In fact, the changes that occur during menopause are not only the above.
and the 10 html January 18 day is the " World Menopause Care Day ". In my country, the incidence of menopause symptoms in women is as high as 60%-80%, which has become a topic of widespread public attention, so everyone is also called on to pay attention to the health of middle-aged and elderly women.
1. What is menopause?
Menopause is a must-pass stage of life for every woman, and most of the ages occur between 45 years old and ~55 years old. Due to ovarian decline, sex hormone fluctuations, a series of functional disorders and psychological and physiological symptoms will be produced, such as menstrual disorders, large mood swings, irritability, anxiety, or depression, and inability to control themselves.
In addition, menopause is also a time when many diseases are at increased risk. Due to the decline in estrogen levels, various chronic diseases have also begun to come. For example, cardiovascular problems, osteoporosis and problems, cognitive dysfunction and many other problems are also threatening women's long-term quality of life.
2. Four major invisible diseases that need to be vigilant during menopause
The arrival of menopause, everyone needs to face not only changes in appearance and menstruation, but also the emergence of these invisible diseases:
1. Beware that osteoporosis is “targeted” by
Menopause women generally have menopause . As the secretion of estrogen decreases, it will further accelerate bone calcium dissolution, leading to accelerate calcium loss. During this period, once the calcium intake is insufficient and the rapid loss of calcium is easily "targeted" by osteoporosis.
2. Beware of the "three highs" coming to the door
Before menopause, our women have a much lower incidence of cardiovascular diseases than men under the protection of estrogen and other factors. But after menopause, everyone needs to be wary of the "three highs" coming, such as dyslipidemia , hypertension , blood sugar abnormality, and coronary heart disease , etc.
3. Beware of the little flowers of love "withering"
After menopause, as the estrogen level decreases, it is easy to lead to decreased vaginal elasticity, dryness, vaginal wall atrophy, etc., and it is also prone to sexual dysfunction.
4. Beware of the "small peak" of tumor incidence
After women have menopause, due to the decrease in estrogen levels, it will also increase the risk of ovarian cancer, breast cancer , and endometrial cancer. Therefore, after menopause, you need to pay attention to changes in your body, and any discomfort symptoms should be alert. If you have symptoms such as menstrual disorders, excessive menstrual flow, vaginal discharge, etc., it is recommended to go to the hospital for examination to rule out uterine problems.
3. How to survive menopause smoothly?
1. Pay attention to diet: Diet should be timed, quantitative and balanced, avoid uncontrollable, and diversified dietary structure should be diverse, with a combination of coarse and fine, a light diet, and sufficient vitamins, especially vitamin D, which can enhance calcium supplementation, appropriate intake of high-quality protein, and also supplement dietary fiber.
2. Appropriate exercise: Exercise appropriately, go out more and communicate with others more. Exercise and conditioning can relieve inner unhappiness and distract attention. When exercising, people will produce "happy" dopamine , which is conducive to adjusting emotional state, regulating neurotransmitters, and promoting blood circulation and alleviating menopause symptoms.
3. Self-regulation: Pay special attention to self-regulation in daily life, such as regular daily life, reasonable diet, etc. You should keep your life in a regular manner, pay attention to the combination of work and rest, and ensure adequate sleep.
4. Appropriate supplementary drugs: Women in menopause can consult a professional gynecologist to give hormone supplementary treatment, which can relieve menopause-related symptoms and improve quality of life. In addition, calcium supplementation is also necessary to prevent osteoporosis.
5. On-time physical examination: Follow the doctor's advice to regular physical examinations, such as breast screening, cervical cancer screening, bone density detection, blood sugar, blood lipid , blood pressure, and sex hormone levels monitoring, to reduce the emergence of hidden dangers of diseases.
Menopause is actually not scary, what is scary is that we scare ourselves. When you find that you have menopause early, you should go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time to allow yourself to have a stable menopause.
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