Navigating Menopause and Hormonal Changes in Women
A woman’s life is riddled with hormonal changes. From the moment puberty begins, the rise and fall of hormone levels result in the ever-changing menstrual cycle leading up to menopause. Menopause is the time a woman stops being reproductive. But it doesn’t occur suddenly. Signs and symptoms lead up to it as the reproductive hormones gradually deplete. A woman will likely go through this process from age 45 to 55. Nonetheless, the average age for American women to reach menopause is 51 years. This essentially refers to when the woman finally stops seeing her menses. Black and Latina women typically experience menopause at 49 years on average. At menopause, the ovaries lose their capacity to ovulate, not that eggs become absent. Signs and…