Signs that you are approaching menopause

Every woman experiences menopause at a distinct age, which is already predetermined when you are still a developing baby in your mother's womb. Your eggs start progressively dying off even before you are born. You only have 1 to 2 million eggs for the duration of your life since 70 to 80 percent of your eggs have already been used up by the time you are born. Starting at the age of 12, this number drops by one per month, occasionally by two or three. Until you gradually run out of eggs, this process—ovulation paired with natural egg deterioration—occurs continuously.

Your body starts to alter as you get closer to the last of your eggs. Your follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels start to rise as your oestrogen levels steadily decline. In essence, Estrogen is telling your ovaries "we're all out, I'm not required here" whereas FSH is attempting to persuade them to keep creating eggs. This hormonal balance might occasionally alter unexpectedly when your body discovers another egg before returning to the low oestrogen, high FSH levels. All of the menopausal signs and symptoms that so many women fear or have grown to detest are brought on by this hormonal transition. You will be regarded as being in menopause if you have gone 12 consecutive months without having a period. Because hormone levels cannot be measured at home, there are various symptoms that you may be nearing menopause:

• Unusual Periods
• Sleeping Difficulties
• Problems with irritability and mood
• Reduced Libido
• Gaining Weight
• Brain Fog
• Night sweats and hot flashes
• Intercourse that is painful
• increased UTIs

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Overall, as you approach menopause, your body experiences a number of hormonal changes that are all connected to the fact that your body is running out of eggs. You could also be going through other changes and pressures at that period in your life, which might add to your symptoms. Although your Estrogen and Testosterone decrease and your FSH increases, other factors, such as increased job responsibilities, children moving out of the house, a parent's illness, and others, may be enhancing the symptoms you are experiencing.