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Changes in Hormones At approximately 45 years of age (this is variable) a women’s hormone levels can start to change. They ovulate less often as their egg supply dwindles and the less they ovulate the less progesterone they release. Progesterone is a hormone that is released by the egg after it is released from the ovary. Progesterone impacts the brain causing feeling of calmness. It has sedative effects promoting restful sleep and is anti-anxiety. Can you see why when this hormone starts to drop that you might feel a bit tense and have trouble sleeping? Other symptoms that are associated with lower progesterone levels are: breast swelling and tenderness moods swings fuzzy thinking irritability trouble sleeping fluid retention/bloating weight gain 12 Maga Women Magazine
The next hormone that starts to drop is testosterone. The drop of this hormone is not as great and the symptoms are a bit more subtle and they include: decreased sex drive decreased sensitivity in erogenous zones decreased sense of well-being, energy and ambition signs of depression thinning of pubic hair While the progesterone and testosterone levels start dropping the oestrogen levels stay high relative to the other hormones but over time the oestrogen levels start to drop as well causing the following symptoms: hot flushes and/or night sweats vaginal dryness low energy and ambition depression and mood swings dizziness mental confusion urinary incontinence recurrent urinary tract infections higher risk of vaginal infections You might notice that in at least one of the above lists are some symptoms that you have been experiencing, this could be a sign that you are in the peri-menopause stage of life. Common Symptoms Whilst all of the above hormones are produced by the reproductive organs they are also produced by the adrenal glands. Ideally as your egg supply gets lower the adrenal glands should be able to produce enough hormones so that the drop in hormones from the reproductive glands doesn’t impact your health too much. Unfortunately due to the modern lifestyles many women are living their adrenal glands are tired by the time they reach this stage of life and there is not enough hormones produced from the adrenal glands. This is one of the reasons that many women experience severe menopause related symptoms. The most common symptoms that women experience are: Hot Flashes and Night Sweats — this is the sudden heating of the body from the inside, it can include sweating and flushing of your face. For some women hot flashes are only a minor discomfort but for others it severely reduces their quality of life. Excessive heat and sweating at night can disturb your sleep along with the physical discomfort that occurs. Poor Sleep — as mentioned above poor sleep can come with night sweats but for some women they simply find it harder to sleep at night. There might be nights where you feel totally wired and can’t get to sleep or maybe you are waking at the same time each night. Infrequent or irregular menstrual bleeding — as your egg supply drops and your hormones shift you can find that your period becomes irregular. You might miss a month, or have a light bleed one month and a heavy bleed the next, or maybe you seem to be having a period every 2-3 weeks. There are many changes that can happen to your monthly cycle which are part of the menopausal shift. It is quite common for women to not have a period for 3-4 months and then start taking some herbs (which I will cover in the next article) and then their period starts again and becomes regular for a while. 13 Maga Women Magazine
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