It is a fact that all women will travel through this transitional time of life and have symptoms and appreciable signs of menopuase.  Although every woman will experience these signs at differing levels.  While the female body goes through these normal changes in levels of natural hormones one or more of these signs will appear and will vary from female to female.

As women are well into there menopause age it is very normal to experience  apparent menopause symptoms as dry skin, hot flashes and mood swings.  It is also common to be tired which is a symptom described by women who use hormone replacement therapy and those who don’t. Some women have reported such psychological effects as depression, anxiety, irritability, mood changes, memory problems and lack of concentration.  Several of these signs of menopause have been reported to decrease significantly or stop altogether once the menopause age has been transitioned.

The years leading up to the last period ever is referred to as premenopause. This describes the menopause age when the levels of reproductive hormones are already becoming lower and more erratic, and the signs of menopause and hormone withdrawal may be present.

The time that follows the point when a woman’s ovaries become inactive is called postmenopause.  This menopause age or stage takes place after a woman’s last period ever and most signs of menopause seem to have subsided.

Once a woman has gone one full year with no flow at all, not even any spotting, and she still has her uterus, she can be said to be postmenopausal. When a woman reaches that point, she is one year into postmenopause.  This is the menopause age most women look forward to.  A woman who has her ovaries removed she will immediately be in “surgical menopause”.

All women will experience the signs of menopause or effects of perimenopause.  However, not every woman will realize these signs at the same levels.  As the body senses the rapidly changing levels of natural hormones one or more of these signs will become apparent and will vary from person to person.

As a women is well into her menopausal age she will commonly experience such signs of menopause as vainal atrophy, skin drying, hot flashes and mood changes.  A lack of energy is also a common symptom described by both users and non-users of hormone replacement therapy. Some psychological effects such as depression, anxiety, irritability, mood swings, memory problems and lack of concentration can be experienced as well.  Most of these signs of menopause will usually stop or improve significantly once the menopause age has been completed.

The menopause age and signs of menopause are a natural life change, not a disease state or a disorder. The transition itself can be challenging for a number of women, but for others it may not be as difficult, but all will experience some signs of menopause.