What is Menopause?

Menopause is refers to the last menstrual period and is generally considered to have occurred after 1 year of amenorrhoea. At the age of 45- 50 years:

Cause of menupause:-

The cause of menopause is burning out of the ovaries. The aging of the ovary begins even before birth when a progressive decline in the number of primordial follicles compresses. The percentage of growing follicles increases substantially at puberty and is maintained throughout reproductive life and declines in the climacteric period (period of time around menopause).

Mainly two types of menupause:-

1) Natural Menupause
2) Artificial Menupause

Three phases of menupause:-

1) Pre-menupause
2) Peri-menupause
3) Post-menupause

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