Menopause Around the World
Menopause as we know is a hormonal imbalance in a woman's pituitary gland and the ovaries. Menopause usually begins between the ages of 40 and 50. Perimenopause usual begins at the age of 35 and then hormones slowly begin to decrease. According to the Women's in Balance Institute, menopause symptoms were different in other countries than the US. It is believed to be different because of either lifestyle or the culture a woman finds herself in before, during, and after menopause. Women in other countries didn't have hot flashes or night sweats unlike women in the U.S. Symptoms that were noted from woman in other countries were stiff shoulders, joint and muscle problems. Rarely were hot flashes a symptom for menopause. Women in other countries actually saw menopause as newfound freedom and status.
This information is very interesting to me because it makes me wonder could menopause just be psychological? Do women really have menopause or could it just be old age? As we know when one ages everything in our body tends to go down. Things such as stamina, growth, hormones and etc. I guess I won't really know till i get there, but another thought is when I asked my mother if she went through menopause she said she didn't think she had one because she didn't recall having any kind of night sweats or hot flashes. She's currently 65 years old and is now retired. It may just be different here in south Texas, fingers crossed!
Reference:
- Pote, K. (2020). Menopause Around the World. Retrieved from https://womeninbalance.org/2014/09/17/menopause-around-the-world/
- Retrieved Photo of Women from India from https://womeninbalance.org/2014/09/17/menopause-around-the-world/
