Natural Menopause
Natural menopause is a natural process of advancing age. Most women will experience this type of menopause.
When people discuss “menopause”, they are usually referring to natural menopause.
Natural menopause usually occurs in women around the age of 45 to 60 years old, and spans 2 to 6 years (perimenopause). Hormone levels are changing during this time, and the ovaries can gradually or suddenly reduces its production of the female hormones, estrogen and progesterone. Other hormones in the body can also fluctuate during natural menopause, such as testosterone.
After menopause (postmenopause), a less active form of estrogen is produced, called estrone. Estrone is made from the conversion of certain sex hormones in the kidneys, liver and fat cells. Very thin women may experience more severe menopausal symptoms due to the lack of fat cells for the production of estrone.