Menopause is a natural process of aging. It is mostly experienced by women, although in recent years, the existence of male menopause (Andropause) has been more widely acknowledged. Menotalk.com deals more with menopause in women, we recommend that you visit Andropause.com for more information on male menopause.

The term menopause is used to describe the time when a woman stops having her menstrual periods. This time of change signifies the end of a woman’s reproductive years.

The word menopause is commonly misused. Most people use “menopause” to describe “perimenopause“, the menopause stage where symptoms are experienced. For more information on perimenopause, please see this page.

In the natural process of aging, menopause, or more accurately, perimenopause, generally occurs between the ages of 45 to 60 years old. It usually spans a 2 to 6 year period, and during this time, the ovaries gradually or suddenly stop producing female hormones, that is, estrogen and progesterone. The reduced estrogen production can manifest as menopause symptoms in some women.

After menopause is reached, a stage called postmenopause, a less active form of estrogen, called estrone, is produced. Estrone is produced from the conversion of certain sex hormones in the kidneys, liver and fat cells. Due to the some estrone production in fat cells, very thin women with little fat may experience more severe menopausal symptoms.

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