#menupause

What is menstruation? When does a girl usually get her first period? What kinds of problems do women have with their periods?

What is menstruation?

  Menstruation is a woman’s monthly bleeding. When you menstruate, your body sheds the lining of the uterus (womb). Menstrual blood flows from the uterus through the small opening in the cervix and passes out of the body through the vagina . Most menstrual periods last from 3 to 5 days.

  What is the menstrual cycle?

  When periods (menstruations) come regularly, this is…

  The term menopause is used to describe an important stage in a woman’s life. This is the stage when her body undergoes some major hormonal changes and her ovaries stop functioning. It is said to occur when a woman does not menstruate for about a year. Menopause has been known to occur in women as young as 35 and as old as 60 years but the average age is said to be mid forties. Since it is a culmination of hormonal changes, menopause brings many other unpleasant symptoms with it and these may be very unpleasant and comfortable for the woman going through them. However, there are some simple menopause remedies and lifestyle changes that can be practiced to help cure these symptoms and make this stage more bearable.