Mood Swings Replacement Therapy Essay - 860 words

"THE CHANGE OF LIFE" has always sounded like an unpleasant ending. Not something I ever wanted to be a part of! The fact is ladies, this is the BEGINNING, not the end. All the passages in life should be celebrated... especially this one. My mother and her mother were cheated out of this healthy attitude; don't let that happen to you.


Seize the opportunity of menopause to be better than you have ever been. You are now old enough to be "in charge" of your life and do what is best for you! Being a woman, you have had to heal and take care of everything around you, now it's your turn. This doesn't mean you stop caring about others -- -it means if something makes you smile or feel good inside, it is the right thing to do. It is during this new beginning called menopause that your body makes some changes that can feel uncomfortable and unnatural.


Your body stops ovulating and producing estrogen, and the menstrual cycle gradually diminishes and stops. Some changes begin during the postmenopausal period (sometimes called perimenopause). Osteoporosis actually begins several years before menopause. Most women have plenty of estrogen as they approach menopause -- -- then why the bone loss? ? It is usually an imbalance and the lack of progesterone. (Not progestogens -- this is not what your body needs. ) You see estrogen slows the bone loss and progesterone helps the body replace it. We will talk more about this later and recommend books for more information.


When estrogen levels begin to drop off, and the ovaries produce less estrogen, other organs take over. Organs called the endocrine glands secrete hormones to help your bodily functions. The healthier the adrenal glands the less you will experience common menopausal complaints. Remember that every woman is different and the symptoms listed are general. There are also those "fortunate women" who seem to breeze through menopause.


The problem I find with that is that they don't have the obvious signposts to show them the "way. " The "way" is to prevent premature aging and improve mental and physical health. General symptoms for menopause are hot flashes, difficulty sleeping, dizziness, heart palpitations, mood swings, and depression. After menopause, and sometimes during, skin seems dry, vaginal dryness occurs and hair thins. If you have a chronic physical problem, it often is amplified after menopause. What to do? You do need estrogen, preferably with progesterone.


In fact, progesterone is as important as estrogen. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Essay Tags: mood swings, bone loss, menopause, replacement therapy, man made

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