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MENOPAUSE: WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE?
The hot flush. This is the most common peri-menopausal symptom. Hot flushes may precede menopause, or even the onset of irregular cycles. It is a feeling of warmth usually in the head, neck and body, and may last between fifteen and sixty seconds. It is sometimes associated with perspiration, and may happen as often as thirty times a day. Some situations may precipitate hot flushes, particularly being in a warm room, or bed, drinking or earing hot foods, or being anxious. It can be immensely frustrating and embarrassing. Even though the woman having the flush does not always look flushed she may feel like her face is on fire. It can interrupt her train of thought, her conversation, her work, her sleep.
Hot flushes have been linked to surges of one of the hormones produced in the brain (luteinizing hormone), and may persist for many years after the last period.
The vagina. Oestrogen helps to keep the vaginal skin elastic and well lubricated. When there is less of it around the vaginal skin tends to become thinner, and less lubrication occurs. This can lead to painful dry intercourse, and vaginal irritation. This can affect a woman’s desire to have intercourse, and her arousal.
The supporting structures around the vagina, the muscles and ligaments, can tend to lose their strength. As a result there may be sagging of the vaginal walls, and some prolapse of the uterus (the uterus tending to drop down into, and sometimes out of, the vagina). This may give rise to a dragging sensation, or even a ‘lump’ in the vagina.
The front and back walls of the vagina may sag. This can lead to problems with passing urine and bowel actions, or also give rise to a dragging feeling or lump. These problems are not confined to menopausal women. However they do tend to become more obvious around menopause and after, due to the decrease in oestrogen levels.
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