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Find out all the risk factors that affect your health in the "Negative Impact" section.Menopause problems absolutely do not excite young girls. At this age, pregnancy and the regularity of the cycle come to the fore. But already after 35 years, women think - when do periods end forever? After all, premature menopause can begin at this age.
There is no specific age when menstruation should end. There are average standards with a difference of 10 years. This is considered normal when menopause begins from 45 to 55 years. However, many factors influence the onset of menopause. Among them, genetics plays an important role. If a mother or grandmother had menopause at the age of 38, there is a high probability of its occurrence in other representatives of the genus at the same age. There is also a deviation in the opposite direction, when the reproductive function of the body is present at the age of 60, menstrual flow periodically makes itself felt. In order to approximately understand for yourself how long the periods go, you need to ask your mother a question. Then the approximate age of cessation of menstruation will be known.
But even the onset of menopause does not mean that menstruation will no longer occur. Menses pass gradually. This is a physiological process that is regulated by hormones. Menopause is characterized by a deficiency of the female hormone in the body - estrogen. It is he who is responsible for the maturation of the egg, the onset of ovulation and the flow of menstruation. However, estrogen tends to accumulate gradually. Then, after the absence of menstruation for a long time, menstruation begins again. Moreover, the likelihood of pregnancy is high. Therefore, it is difficult even for specialists to answer unambiguously the question of how many years menstruation lasts. It all depends on the individual characteristics of the organism.
How is the menopause
All women have to go through menopause. How it will pass and what symptoms to expect with it depends on the lifestyle that was before. And also from the general condition of the woman's body. Everything affects the symptoms. We can say with confidence that menopause will be difficult for women who are often exposed to stress, tension of the nervous system. The period of menopause is the most complex physiological process that takes place in steps. There are 3 stages of cessation of menstruation, changes in vaginal discharge.
Thus, it can be seen that menstruation ends forever with the onset of menopause. At what age this will happen, it is impossible to say for sure. On average, after 45 years, menstruation disappears from a woman's life.
Factors affecting the rate of menopause
Absolutely everything affects women's health, as well as the monthly cycle. There are direct factors and mediocre ones. Regarding the direct factors that accelerate the cessation of menstruation, these include:
- radiation therapy and oncological diseases in general;
- premature exhaustion of the ovaries;
- frequent gynecological diseases;
- operations of the organs of the reproductive system;
- genetic inheritance.
So, removal of the ovaries, operations on the uterus accelerate the process of menopause, the absence of menstruation.
The cessation of monthly discharge is affected by:
Absolutely no effect on the moment of cessation of menstruation, the age at which the discharge first began. Based on this, it is necessary to prepare for menopause and the cessation of menstrual flow in advance. The more time a woman will devote to her health, the body as a whole, the later it will begin, the easier the manifestations of menopause. Currently, there are a lot of drugs that can delay its onset, prolong youth. After all, menopause is not just the cessation of menstrual flow, but serious changes in the entire body of a woman. Preventive measures are especially useful for women in whose family menstruation stopped too early.
How to prolong youth
With a violation of the menstrual cycle, changes occur in the body. Hormonal failure causes many misfortunes. To avoid early cessation of menstruation, to ease the manifestations of a difficult period, a woman needs to do the following:
The cessation of menstruation cannot be avoided. Sooner or later, menopause will come. But all efforts are aimed at minimizing unpleasant symptoms. After all, some women remember the period of extinction of childbearing functions with horror, others simply do not notice it. Currently, there are a huge number of herbal remedies that allow you to naturally compensate for estrogen deficiency. And in some cases, doctors prescribe hormonal drugs. The monthly cycle should be regular, then the extinction of body functions will be painless.
Menstruation ends forever when the ovaries stop producing hormones in the amount necessary for a normal menstrual cycle. Hormonal imbalance entails a lot of changes in the reproductive system and throughout the body as a whole. In the uterus, the processes of growth of the endometrium stop. When the time comes for menstruation, there is nothing to reject. The lack of estrogen prevents the development of the egg. Ovulation does not occur. The gradual fading of childbearing functions lasts for years. It is safe to say that menstruation is over after the delay has been more than a year. Before that, it is also necessary to monitor safe sexual contact. Because the chance of pregnancy remains high.
Menstrual cycle- periodic regular changes that occur in the body of a woman of childbearing age. Each girl receives 500-600 eggs at birth, so about 500 monthly cycles occur in her body during her life. If you add up all the rules in a woman's life, it turns out that menstruation goes on for about six years.
What happens in the body of girls before the onset of menarche, and at what age?
At puberty, adolescent girls begin to produce estrogens in increased quantities, their synthesis is carried out in the ovaries. Estrogen stimulates the growth of the uterus, thickening of its mucous membrane, and the appearance of glands there. At 8-9 years old, the pelvic bones begin to grow and expand. At 11 years of age, pubic hair begins. Estrogen promotes the growth of the mammary glands, at the age of 9-10 the glandular tissue under the areola thickens, at the age of 12-13 the nipples become pigmented. Adipose tissue begins to be distributed according to the female type: on the hips, buttocks, abdomen, shoulder girdle, chest. Normally, a healthy girl should have 17%. At the same time, the eggs laid in the ovaries begin to mature in the ovaries, the volume of the ovaries increases from 1 cm3 to 8 cm3. When the eggs are fully mature, the period of the first menstruation begins.
Somewhere six months before the first menstruation, leucorrhoea begins- normal physiological discharge from the vagina. They are white, white-yellow in color, have a slight sour smell. At the age of 12-13, the onset of menarche. At 12-14 years of age, hair growth in the armpit.
At what age do you have your first period (menarche)?
The appearance of the first menstrual cycle in a girl indicates her ability to reproduce. In the European population, the beginning of the first menstruation at the age of 12-13 is considered the norm. An earlier onset at 8-9 years is regarded as precocious puberty. If menstruation begins to go from the age of 15 and later, this indicates the presence of sexual infantilism.
Their onset in the range of 9 to 15 years is considered as the norm, if nothing else bothers.
How is menarche and how long does it last?
Menstruation lasts from 3 to 7 days. During menarche, the volume of menstruation is scanty, moderate or plentiful from 30 to 100 ml of blood. On the first day of the discharge, smearing and few of them, on the 2nd and 3rd day their volume is maximum, on the 4-5th day the volume decreases, their end comes. Weakness, nagging unpleasant pains, decreased performance, these are normal accompanying manifestations - they should not frighten teenage girls. It is good if the mother these days will be next to her daughter, support her and be especially attentive. After all, right now there is a transformation of a girl into a woman.
At what age will menstruation end in women, what affects the development of this process? Menopause can occur at the age of 45 or much later. This is influenced by many factors, including the lifestyle of a woman. Also, menstruation may no longer occur due to certain medical interventions that are necessary to eliminate some gynecological diseases or other problems.
At what age menstruation stops is largely determined by hereditary factors. Most likely, a woman's menopause will come at the same time as her mother and grandmother. According to the information collected by world organizations, the end of the childbearing function of the fair sex in each country occurs in different ways. In the United States, on average, menopause occurs at the age of 52, in Russia - at 49 years, in Europe - at 53-55 years. Also, according to statistical information, the following regularity can be distinguished:
- Approximately 5% of women have periods even after age 55. At the same time, the menstrual cycle becomes irregular, and the possibility of conceiving a child is close to zero;
- some menstruation can be after 60 years. But this is rather an exception to the rule;
- in 8% of women, menstruation can stop before the age of 40.
What changes does the female body undergo with age?
With age, a woman's body undergoes certain changes, which signals the oppression of the reproductive function. The complete cessation of menstruation, which indicates the onset of menopause, is not observed at one moment, but gradually.
Therefore, there are several stages in the development of this process:
- premenopause. It occurs in most women after 40 years. This period can last from a year to a year and a half. During premenopause, the ovaries decrease their activity. The concentration of estrogen in the blood is significantly reduced. This is accompanied by irregular periods, between which the interval increases significantly. Menstruation does not last long, the discharge becomes quite scarce. At this time, ovulation rarely occurs, and by the end of this period, the eggs are not produced at all. During premenopause, most women gain between 6 and 10 kg. Their sexual activity is significantly reduced;
- menopause. Comes when menstruation is over. On average, it lasts one year, and is accompanied by hormonal changes in the whole organism. During this period, all chronic diseases are exacerbated. During menopause, most women feel unwell, their ability to work is significantly reduced;
- postmenopause. This period begins one year after the end of the last menstruation. During this time, the hormonal background manages to settle down, as a result of which the woman feels much better. Postmenopause is signaled by a significant increase in FSH levels in the blood and urine.
Symptoms of menopause in women
The appearance of the following symptoms may indicate that a woman’s period will soon (in a month or six months) end:
- the occurrence of tides. They are accompanied by draining of the heat, increased sweating, the face becomes red, and the body temperature rises. After some time, all the symptoms also suddenly recede. The tides are characterized by an undulating character;
- there is a significant increase in the number of heartbeats, which is not associated with physical activity or emotional stress;
- sleep disturbance occurs. A woman cannot fall asleep for a long time, often wakes up at night;
- there is a slight tremor of the fingers. Numbness, tingling may be felt in the upper and lower extremities;
- headaches, migraines, dizziness appear;
- frequent mood swings, tearfulness, emotional instability, which has nothing to do with external stimuli;
- increased fatigue, fatigue, decreased ability to work, memory impairment;
- drying of mucous membranes in the intimate area, in the mouth, eyes. There may be a slight burning sensation in these places;
- bad taste in the mouth.
These symptoms are signs of both premenopause and menopause. However, they may not appear in all women. Some of the fair sex experience almost no discomfort during menopause. In 75% of women, only 3-4 of the above symptoms can be observed.
early menopause
Sometimes menstruation can end as early as 40-45 years. This signals the onset of early menopause. There are many reasons for this negative phenomenon:
- genetic factors;
- autoimmune diseases;
- the negative impact of stress;
- chronic physical and emotional overwork;
- smoking, drinking alcohol and more.
Early menopause is undesirable because it is accompanied by premature aging. A woman not only cannot become pregnant anymore, but the risk of progression of all chronic diseases is significantly increased. All the unpleasant symptoms that are characteristic of natural menopause are observed. It also increases the likelihood of developing Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's due to age-related changes in the central nervous system.
The appearance of the woman also leaves much to be desired. Due to a decrease in the concentration of estrogen, the skin becomes dry, loses its natural elasticity, firmness, and many wrinkles appear. Hair becomes more brittle, turns gray and falls out, nails - exfoliate.
Artificial menopause
Artificial menopause occurs in women of different ages due to certain medical interventions. This is a forced measure that allows you to get rid of a certain disease.
Stop the onset of menstruation can:
- removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy). The need for such an operation is provoked by certain gynecological diseases, the development of malignant processes;
- radiation exposure;
- chemotherapy;
- removal of the uterus, regardless of whether the ovaries are preserved or not. During this operation, the uterine arteries that feed the ovaries are tied off. As a result, they are not supplied with blood and cease to function.
Also, a woman is artificially introduced into a state of menopause in the treatment of certain gynecological diseases. This is due to the fact that they occur due to hormonal disorders in the body. Artificially, you can cause menopause with the help of drugs such as Buserelin, Diferelin, Lucrin and others. They are used according to a certain scheme under the strict supervision of a doctor. These drugs are most often given as injections every 27-30 days. They suppress the production of FSH and LH by the pituitary gland. As a result, the functioning of the ovaries stops, and a short-term menopause occurs.
In this way, endometriosis, fibroids and uterine fibroids are treated. After 2-6 months, the use of drugs is stopped, which leads to the resumption of menstruation. Such treatment allows you to cope with hormonal problems and get rid of these diseases.
How to slow down the onset of menopause?
To prevent early menopause, you need to follow these recommendations:
- quit smoking completely. Recent studies confirm that the regular intake of nicotine in a woman's body provokes an early menopause;
- limit alcohol consumption. A day you can drink no more than 300 ml of beer, 50 ml of spirits or 150 ml of wine. At the same time, alcohol should not be consumed more than 2 times a week;
- regularly attend preventive examinations with various specialists - a gynecologist, mammologist, endocrinologist, cardiologist, orthopedist and others.
Also, a woman of any age should monitor nutrition, lead a healthy lifestyle, engage in moderate physical activity.
What you need to know about menstruation
Menstruation in women, what is it, why do they appear, and what should every girl, woman know about them? Let's talk a little about physiology and tell you how to determine the onset of any gynecological disease in yourself by the nature of menstruation.
Physiology
The time when menstruation begins in girls is individual. The age of menarche, the first menstruation, is on average 12-14 years, but slight fluctuations in one direction and the other are possible. So, the first menstruation appears earlier in girls, in mothers whose grandmothers critical days began at 11-12 years old. Especially given the widespread phenomenon of acceleration. The appearance of early menstruation is more typical for residents of southern countries, southern Russia. After menarche, the girl officially passes into the status of a girl, while her sexual characteristics begin to appear much earlier. The figure changes, the waist becomes thin, the hips wide, the mammary glands increase, hair appears in the armpits, on the legs, and on the pubis.
A woman before menstruation, and in this case a girl, may notice the appearance of acne on her face and back. A whitish discharge appears from the vagina, which does not cause discomfort.
The menstrual cycle is divided into 2 phases - before ovulation and after ovulation, these phases regulate different hormones. In the first phase of the cycle, the first 3-7 days is menstruation. After the active maturation of the follicles in the ovaries begins. And one of them, and sometimes even two, grows to be dominant. It, in turn, breaks, and an egg appears, which will be ready for a meeting with a sperm cell within about a day. In place of the former follicle, a corpus luteum is formed, which will produce the hormone progesterone. It is required for the successful development of pregnancy if conception takes place. If there is no pregnancy, the corpus luteum shrinks and disappears. The endometrium reacts to a decrease in the concentration of progesterone and begins to exfoliate. Another menstruation begins. This, in fact, is the answer to the question of why women have periods. Such is the female physiology and you need to come to terms with it. And take critical days as one of the indicators that you are able to conceive a child. This is already worth a lot, because not every woman has menstruation, not every woman is able to become a mother. There are various serious diseases that can interfere with the establishment of menstrual function.
Critical days for a woman will pass until the menopause itself, and it comes at about 50 years old. Although there may be an early onset of it, at the age of 35 approximately. But this is usually due to the surgical removal of the internal genital organs for cancer, for example. Or taking drugs that have led to the exhaustion of the ovaries, a serious violation of their functions before the natural process of extinction.
That is, at what age menstruation ends in women - this is very individual. But it also has to do with heredity. If a mother has menopause at 52, then her daughter will have it at the same age, if there are no factors indicated above.
It would seem that the longer the menstrual function lasts, the better. A woman stays young as long as her ovaries work. But on the other hand, if menstruation in women stops over the age of 55, this will mean an increased risk of cancer of the internal genital organs and mammary glands.
well-being
The duration of one menstruation is normally no more than 7 days. During menstruation, a woman loses 50-60 grams of blood. If it goes beyond these limits, it is necessary to consult with a gynecologist, do an ultrasound of the uterus, and take blood tests. If pathological formations to the uterus are not detected and there are no factors provoking severe bleeding, such as the presence of neoplasms in the uterine cavity, oral contraceptives are usually recommended. They will reduce the duration, abundance of menstruation, remove all signs of PMS. There will be no irritability at the end of the menstrual cycle, the chest will stop hurting.
Often a woman during menstruation also experiences pain in the lower abdomen, in the lumbar region. These hormonal pills also help get rid of this. But, of course, they should not be drunk by those who are planning a child, since pregnancy will not occur. If not, then how long menstruation lasts for women, so much can you take contraceptives. If there are no contraindications, long-term use will not harm health.
If there is no possibility to take hormonal contraceptives, you can try non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. They will make the bleeding moderate, and there will be no pain.
