Health menopausal symptoms go back sometime by itself

With every woman the menopause is noticeable differently. While one feels no symptoms at all, the other suffers severe discomfort. But they are also passing, as reported by the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWG).

Hot flashes, sleep disturbances, mood swings: Some women get such complaints during menopause. The most effective treatment is hormone treatment, according to the patient information portal of the institute. But even without therapy, the symptoms of almost all affected women over time and eventually go away by themselves.

When women come to the menopause, they lose their fertility. (Picture: Picture-Factory / fotolia.com)

Menopause is so cautious in some women that they do not even notice. Other women get the start clearly felt by physical symptoms. In some cases, the bleeding sometimes falls stronger and sometimes weaker, in others, the intervals between the bleeding become irregular.

On average, it comes with 51 years to the last bleeding, the menopause. Until then, a woman can still get pregnant. The menopause can only be determined with hindsight - as a rule of thumb: If the menstrual period was completely absent for twelve months, the last bleeding was most likely the menopause. If she enters before the age of 40, she is referred to as "premature.".

The one or two years before the last menstrual period are called premenopause, the postmenopausal period thereafter. During this period, the body adjusts to a new hormonal balance. How long the menopause lasts, varies from woman to woman. It is usually a few years. Menopause is sometimes referred to as "climacteric", after the Latin "climacter" = ladder, in ancient times symbol for a "critical point in human life".

There is evidence that the age at which a woman has her last bleeding is hereditary. This means that mothers and daughters have about the same age of menopause. Other factors probably influence the time of menopause, such as the number of births. This may also explain why women in developing countries with higher birth rates experience menopause earlier.

In addition, menopause could start earlier in heavy smokers. Also overweight and underweight or the cycle length should influence their beginning. However, there is no clear evidence for any of these assumptions, the institute continues. (Pm)