Postmenopause refers to the stage in a woman's life after she has gone through menopause, which marks the end of menstruation and fertility. The term "postmenopause" describes the years following menopause.
During perimenopause, which can begin up to 10 years before a woman's final menstrual period, estrogen levels start to fluctuate and decline. But a woman is not considered to have reached menopause until she has gone 12 consecutive months without a period. The average age for menopause is 51.
Once a woman reaches menopause, her ovaries largely stop producing two key female hormones - estrogen and progesterone. This marks the start of the postmenopausal stage.
Some key changes during postmenopause:
The postmenopausal stage lasts for the remainder of a woman's life. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle with regular exercise, proper nutrition with calcium and vitamin D intake, and limiting alcohol and caffeine can help ease this transition. Many women also find success managing symptoms through professional guidance on lifestyle changes, non-prescription remedies, prescription hormone therapy, and more from clinics like Optimum Hormone Clinic. Their expert physicians provide individualized care to help women thrive through perimenopause, menopause, and beyond.
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