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Menopause occurs when the ovary of the woman has ceased functioning. By medical definition,  menopause is attributed to the absence of a menstrual cycle in a twelve-month period.  The onset of menopause varies from woman to woman, a gradual process of body transitions that can include physical, psychological, and sexual changes. Physical signs of a menopausal cycle are hot flashes, palpitations, insomnia, night sweats, headaches, and joint aches. These signs are often the results of the body's temperature control. Psychological signs, on the other hand, are the results of hormonal changes, in which different levels of emotional stress are experienced. You may encounter mood swings, from irritability to anxiety; from difficulty in concentrating, or forgetfulness; and from calm to not coping at pressured moments. Women who are currently undergoing the natural changes associated with menopause often have a variety of uncomfortable or frustrating symptoms that ...

Menopause is often cryptically referred to as "the change of life." But as lovely as this sounds, it doesn't tell anyone a whole lot about menopause. After all, there are plenty of "changes to life" experienced by men and women of all ages, most of which have nothing to do with menopause. Menopause is something every woman with all her reproductive organs eventually experiences. Menopause is a natural part of the biological process. It is not a disease or illness although some menopause side effects can be unpleasant. Some doctors claim that menopause is a process that can start in a woman in her 30s and last as late as her 60s. But menopause occurs in most women between the ages of 45 and 55. Menopause is officially the full stopping of menstrual periods for at least 12 months in a row. Some of the signs and symptoms of menopause include the obvious, irregular periods. The irregularity of periods is one of the first signs of menopause. Menstrual periods can sud...