...Quality of life of menopausal women has been the subject of controversial literature for a number of years and various instruments have been developed in an effort to define that Menopause is the day that is one year (365 days) after the last menstrual period. The time after this point is termed post-menopause. The menopausal transition is defined by the period of time prior to menopause when there is a gradual loss of estrogen after decreasing periods of ovulation. Symptoms that may accompany menopause include hot flashes, night sweats, depression and other mood disorders, vaginal atrophy, female sexual dysfunction, changes in skin (tone, appearance and elasticity) and weight gain. These symptoms may impact work, family life,...
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...Physical Development in Middle Adulthood Paper Team B BSHS/325 04/13/2015 Instructor: Maria Perrotta Physical Development in Middle Adulthood Paper Middle adulthood is a time of young adulthood and late adulthood. It accompanies many changes that some people may not be prepared for or welcome with open arms. The changes that usually deal with the mind and the body gradually develop as time continues to pass. Some of the most drastic changes are the physical changes that can have a profound effect on the way a person at this stage of life view themselves. Common health problems that evolve during this age The physical modification people in this stage of life may experience varies depending on many factors that contribute to one's health. Smoking, drinking alcohol, unhealthy eating habits and stress can all negatively affect a person's health and increase the chance of acquiring the common health issues middle-aged adult face. Common health issues include Cancer, Diabetes, Hypertension, Arthritis, High Cholesterol and Weight gain, all of which have a direct connection to one another. Hypertension In middle adulthood, the body starts to change and evolve in more ways than one. The metabolism starts to slow down, and health problems are more common to arise at this point. There are various common health problems that we see at this age, and a more common one is Hypertension also known as high blood pressure. The higher one's blood pressure becomes, the...
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...The Healthy Way to Survive Menopause By: M. T. Irvin RN Table of Contents Disclaimer Introduction Chapter 1 What’s the Real Scoop on Menopause? Chapter 2 Are My Hormones Really Raging? Chapter 3 New Ways to Look at Menopause Chapter 4 Taking Control of the Symptoms Chapter 5 Exercise Your Way Through Menopause Chapter 6 Fuel Your Body for Optimum Health Conclusion Disclaimer Nothing in this book should be construed to be medical advice or even the advice of a nutritionist or dietician. All of the comments herein are from personal experience. The author is absolved from any responsibility regarding any results from those who carry out the suggestions related in this book. Each reader is responsible for his or her own actions. This and all health related books written by Michael Irvin, RN complement, but do not replace, traditional medical care. This is not to be taken or interpreted as Medical advice. Treatment is your choice. The information here highlights another way to view health and wellness, but it does not diagnose, treat or prescribe; and, it is not intended for primary medical intervention. If you have symptoms, contact your health professional of choice before proceeding with any suggestion book. Introduction When a woman gets engaged to be married, you can rest assured she will receive an onslaught of advice – both welcome and unwelcome – from other women who have been there; done that. The same is true during pregnancy. There is absolutely...
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...Menopause happens when the menstrual cycle disappears due to the disappearance of estrogen and progesterone. It is usually the body’s way of maintaining equilibrium. It is also the body’s way of ending the woman’s fertility. Progesterone is the hormone that aids the most in a woman getting pregnant. Menopause has four different stages to it: premenopause, perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause. Premenopause is the majority of a woman’s life, this is when she is fertile and able to become pregnant. Perimenopause is the transitional stage into menopause. It lasts anywhere from two to ten years and women are usually around 35-50 years old. Hormone fluctuation happens a lot during this phase. Menopause is when estrogen and progesterone completely diminish and the female is no longer able to become pregnant. Postmenopause is just that, after menopause has completely ended. It is thought to happen when there are twelve consecutive months without a cycle. Some symptoms of menopause are hot flashes, weight gain, hair growth, mood swings, and an increased risk in heart disease. There’s not an actual “treatment” for menopause, but there are ways to treat the symptoms and ways to treat the health symptoms. Diet, exercise, medication or hormone replacement therapy are all ways of helping to subside the symptoms of menopause. They are all not full proof ways to help though. Hormone replacement therapy can increase the risk for heart attack, stroke and cancer. Lastly, andropause...
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...The Evolution of Menopause and the Grandmother Hypothesis Throughout the natural world trade-offs between reproductive success and longevity have been noted by scientists for many years. Most wild animals remain fertile until death, as do human males, and although human males do become less fertile with age, they in general experience no complete shutdown of fertility. Men as old as the age of 94 have been noted to father children (Diamond, 1996). The situation for human women is strikingly different. They undergo menopause, the permanent cessation of menstruation, by the time they are in their mid fifties (Lahdenpera et al., 2004). In fact, natural conception after the age of 50 is extremely rare. Menopause has become quite the evolutionary puzzle for modern scientists because natural selection favors increased reproduction, therefore increasing one’s own fitness. The essence of natural selection is that it promotes genes for traits that increase an animal’s number of descendents bearing those genes. Thus, the great question is: How could natural selection result in every female member of a species carrying genes that destroy her ability to leave more descendents? Many theories on the evolution of menopause have arisen in the past 50 years in an attempt to answer this question but they all also have key assumptions and limitations. Proponents of the Grandmother Hypothesis believe that their theory holds the greatest promise to answer this question. The Grandmother Hypothesis...
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...This is a part of most womens' life from adolescence to their 50s, or sometimes earlier or later. Menopause is the stage when the natural release of eggs stops and the monthly cycle no longer continues. The woman is no longer fertile once menopause is reached. Menopause could be a natural progression and completely normal, or might be premature due to certain causes. Menopause is a transition, and that can bring along with it many changes to the woman's body and mind. The changes could be those that the body can easily adapt to, or those which come with a lot of complications. We have already told you about the Ayurvedic perspective on dealing with menopause here as well as how to deal with specific...
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...One of the most common problems that affect women life: Menopause One of the most common health problems that can affect woman life over 45 years old is the Menopause. The Menopause is the results of many changes in the levels of hormones inside the female reproductive system. Almost every single woman notices early symptoms while she's still having her periods, or when they have a hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; independently of the age. The menopause is a very uncomfortable stage for women over 45 years old. The main typical menopause symptoms include the hot flashes or cold flashes, night sweats, and irregular periods. The hot flashes or cold flashes are one the most common symptoms that women experience when they enter the menopause period in their life. This symptom occurs because of declining supplies of estrogen in the woman body which normally happens when women are entering in the 40’s. The hot or cold flashes are explained as an unexpected and momentary feeling of heat or coolness which spreads almost over the whole body, most noticeable on the face and upper body as a redness. The second symptoms in line for the menopause are the night sweats, also recognized as the twins of hot flashes or nocturnal hyperhydrosis. The night sweats are not a sleeping disorder, it is a perspiration disorder that happens during sleep most of the time. It could be very soft or burly. The night sweat can awaken the woman in the midnight of the night...
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...Pendleton Mid-life Crisis As individuals get older his or her emotions and wisdom become more mature. It is a view that mid-life crisis occurs when an individual realizes that he or she is halfway through his or her life. Mid-life crisis is a state of different emotions, such as anxiety and depression. Individuals experiencing mid-life crisis begin to look at life different. Mid-life crisis can last a minimum of three years and some experience as long as 10 years. This crisis typically begins between the age of 35 and 60. During this time people experiencing mid-life begin to think about his or her life, and they things that he or she have accomplished along with the things he or she has failed to accomplish. At this time he or she may decide to set new goals and begin to exhibit different behaviors. Individuals experiencing mid-life crisis place a certain value on his or her life. Williams, (2008) stated, “ The crisis period of an individuals life is a reflection of flaw in the development of an individuals ego at the time of his or her childhood.” In this paper is a summary of mid-life crisis and how it is a normal stage in one’s life. This paper will provide indicators and exhibited symptoms of mid-life crisis. There will also be information on ways to avoid mid-life crisis, sex during mid-life crisis and the experience of mid-life in men and women. Mid-Life Crisis Mid-life crisis is a term used to descript a period in an individual’s life when he or she begins...
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...conventional avenues of medical treatment and are perusing alternative treatments for what ails them. Numerous westerners are engaging in preventative health and wellbeing, outside the boundaries of traditional treatments. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine over 38 percent of persons make use of complementary and alternative medicine or CAM technique (2012). This is due to the fact that people take pleasure in the aspect that they can focus on improving wellbeing with things other than drugs. This paper will highlight the differences between conventional medicine, complementary medicine, and alternative medicine, while outlining the CAM treatment for menopause and bring to light annotations from the scientific society about CAM therapies for menopause. Alternative, Integrative, and Complementary Medicine Alternative, complementary, and integrative medicines are associated with CAM and conventional medication treatment (NCCAM, 2012). Alternative medicine is defined as any remedy that does not fall in the standard dominion of conventional medicine. Many of these therapies and views come from ancient or cultural customs. Examples include traditional Chinese medicine, biofeedback, homeopathy, and Native American medicine. In numerous of these alternative approaches conventional medicine is not incorporated. Complementary medicine is a therapy or medicine utilized in adjunct to traditional care. Examples of complementary medicine include: acupuncture...
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...development through the life stages p5 physical and psychological changes associated with ageing. menopause. The menopause is caused by a change in the balance of the body's sex hormones. In the lead-up to the menopause, oestrogen levels decrease, causing the ovaries to stop producing an egg each month. Oestrogen is the female sex hormone that regulates a woman's periods on average woman reach the menopause at the age of 52, some woman experience the menopause in their 30s or 40s . when woman have the menopause under the at of 45 it is called a premature menopause. as the woman is starting the menopause she might get really heavy or could be light periods. also The frequency of a woman periods may also be affected. woman may have one every two or three weeks, or you may not have one for months at a time. when a woman is going through a menopause they have mostly emotionally and physical symptoms. for example when woman are going through the menopause a woman would experience hot flushes night sweats which may cause lack of sleep palpitations headaches tiredness mood changes such as depression and anxiety. lose interest in having sex with their partners self conscious If you experience the menopause suddenly, rather than gradually, your symptoms may be worse. Symptoms will usually last between two and five years before disappearing, although they can last longer. m3 the menopause can cause an affect on the woman's self confidence...
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...There are many stages to aging and menopause is one of the things women go through as they become older. Menopause is a normal condition that women experience as they age, and it is a term used to describe the many changes they go through. It is a period where they stop menstruating and it marks the end of their reproductive period. This is something that typically happens around the age of 40, but it can happen sooner or later depending on the individual. If it does happen before the age of 40 it is still considered normal aging but it is referred to as premature menopause. This can occur if there is an ovarian failure, autoimmune disorders, or medical procedures. There are three known stages to menopause which include perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause. Perimenopause lasts up until menopause and it will usually begin years before menopause when the ovaries begin to make less estrogen. In the last years of this stage is when the drop in estrogen levels drops very quickly and where women begin to experience menopause symptoms. This continues on with menopause which is the point when it has been a year since a woman last had her menstrual period. In this stage the ovaries stop releasing eggs and stop making most of their estrogen as mentioned before. The last known stage is post-menopause and this is all after menopause. During this stage most menopausal symptoms are at ease for most women such as hot flashes, but unfortunately health risks related to the loss of estrogen...
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...Nutrisi Penting Bagi Perempuan Pasca Menopause Inilah salah satu alasan kuat mengapa wanita yang akan mengalami menopause harus meningkatkan asupan nutrisi. Berikut adalah nutrisi-nutrisi penting bagi perempuan sebelum dan pasca menopause Setiap wanita akan mengalami masa menopause, masa di saat siklus menstruasi pada wanita berhenti dan ovarie tidak lagi memproduksi estrogen. Ada banyak perubahan pada tubuh serta terjadi juga penurunan hormon. Salah satu perubahan yang terjadi adalah kurangnya asupan nutrisi dalam tubuh. Inilah salah satu alasan kuat mengapa wanita yang akan mengalami menopause harus meningkatkan asupan nutrisi untuk menjaga kesehatan. Berikut adalah nutrisi-nutrisi penting bagi perempuan sebelum dan pasca menopause Kalsium Kalsium berperan besar dalam membentuk massa tulang. Produksi kalsium dalam tubuh akan menurun saat seorang wanita mengalami menopause. Itulah mengapa wanita-wanita lanjut usia sering mengalami gangguan tulang rapuh. Untuk mengatasinya, penuhi kebutuhan kalsium dan Vitamin D. Sumber kalsium yang baik bisa ditemukan dalam susu, keju, yoghurt, salmon, almond, dan sayuran hijau. Sementara itu, Vitamin D akan meningkatkan kemampuan tubuh untuk menyerap kalsium. Vitamin Wanita yang terkena menopause biasanya sering mengalami demam sebagai akibat dari percampuran suhu, yang terjadi karenan penurunan pada organ reproduksi. Ketahuilah bahwa hal ini disebabkan oleh kurangnya Vitamin E. Untuk itu, perbanyak makan atau minum menu-menu yang...
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...Abstract Menopausal symptoms in women are commonly overlooked, misdiagnosed or mistreated. Learning more about what menopause is and when it can occur is important in understanding who the target population is that should be included in early education and possible treatment of symptom alleviation. Symptoms of menopause can occur earlier in age and last longer than previously contended by traditional medicine. General awareness of this information is undervalued as is the fact that menopause may be expedited by unhealthy lifestyle choices. Understanding healthy life style choices and its relationship to these symptoms are paramount to decreasing health risk factors and potential chronic disease associated with the perimenopausal to menopausal woman. Additional health problems can complicate the hormone therapy treatment of menopausal symptoms and should be evaluated and followed carefully by the woman’s healthcare provider before initiating. Educational materials, information, and awareness need to be brought to attention of both the patient and the physicians for the consideration of the underrepresented stages and symptoms of menopause. Overall Program Goal It is the goal of this coalition to increase awareness of signs and symptoms of menopause to the general public thereby working to increase effective interventions. By helping women to understand what their body is going through it is possible to help influence healthier lifestyle choices that can...
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...aging was the section on menopause. My siblings, my dad and I would sometimes joke around with my mom about menopause. We thought that it was something she felt bad about so we didn’t really say a lot about it. We didn’t want her to feel pressured or that she hasn’t made anything out of her life. We were all shocked to find out that menopause was something she was embracing. She used it as a time to look back and reflect on her life and her accomplishments. She also saw the experience as a freeing one and used it to experiment and try out different things that she had not yet done. Before that I was always under the assumption that woman hated the idea and the process of menopause. I thought all women saw it as a part of their lives that was ending. To me it seemed that menopause was a symbol of old age and once you experienced it, you were officially an elderly person. After hearing my mother’s experience I thought she was an outlier. I thought she was one of the few women who found anything positive out of menopause. However, after reading the Sarrel’s section, I realized that menopause is not a dreadful experience for all women. Many women, like my mother, use menopause as a motivational time in their lives. Others use it as a reflective period so they can move on and accomplish things they haven’t done before. The Sarrel reading helped me realize that my mother is indeed not an alien, but rather one of many women who embrace menopause and see it as a positive...
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...factors that contribute to biologically, psychologically and socially of different individuals and showing confidence in understanding different aspects of life to encourage elderly client to show their personality, which aids them and keep them in control at different stages of life HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS. (D) Physical Factors The skeletal system of an individual goes through major changes because the musculoskeletal system response slows down due to aging affecting movement and posture, for example loss of calcium from the bone. Banks et al. (2009) stated that mineral density will decrease after menopause. Therefore at this life stage of women they are prone of hip fracture. Ageing affects bones making them weaker and less dense which make them likely to fracture easily, Individuals might find it difficult to lift things and the less dense the bones the less flexible movement becomes because of the weakness of the muscles. According to Phillips (2012), diet is major factor in forming healthy bones; individuals who have inadequate calcium and vitamin D are at risk of osteoporosis. Credo database (2004) identified the involuntary of loss of urine or faeces in women, the cause could be childbirth and menopause. Childbirth can weaken the pelvic floor muscles and after menopause the symptoms can...
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