Joining Forces with Menopause - Menopause Health Q&A

Author: Yang Xiang / Song Yijun / Tan Xianjie (editors)
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: It is often said that forty is a turning point for men, referring to their careers. In fact, forty is also a turning point for women, especially physiologically. Although the monthly physiological phenomenon still occurs, the skin has begun to dull, the temper has become more irritable, and the frequency of hospital visits has increased—menopause is truly approaching. Life is so miraculous, from a tiny fertilized egg to a newborn baby, then to childhood, adulthood, middle age, and old age, finally merging into the other end of the long river of life. This is an irresistible natural law, the metabolism of humanity. A person's life is essentially a process of constant change and constant adaptation. For women entering their forties and approaching menopause, this is a phase in the long river of female life, a stage that every normal woman must experience. Therefore, the attitude towards menopause should also be: adapt to it. Only by understanding one's own structure and physiological characteristics can women take targeted health measures. Only by being familiar with common menopausal diseases can women increase their vigilance against illness; the debate over the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy has long been ongoing—where should women turn next? Mental health issues during menopause are becoming increasingly prominent—how should women address them? It must be admitted that sexual and contraceptive issues remain one of the themes of family life for women during menopause.