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When a woman is in her puberty stage (childbearing years), her ovaries use to produce an hormone called “oestrogen” (or estrogen). They also release an egg every month, a phenomenon which is called “ovulation“.

The aim of oestrogen production is to instruct the uterus to build up a lining in order to allow the implant (and growth) of a fertilized egg. If the egg hasn’t been fertillized after some time, the lining is released and the women has her period (menstruation).

When Menopause Occurs

Between the age of 40-50 (for normal healthy women), a woman progressively stops having her menstrual period: this is due to the fact that oestrogen production reduces drastically and that ovaries stops producing eggs anymore.

When a woman has not experienced any menstrual period for a year, it is considered as a condition which is called menopause.

When these ‘signs of menopause‘ happen, they mark the end of a woman reproductive years and of her fertility either.

It can take five years for a woman to achieve the final menopause stage.

The Symptoms

Even if menopause is a biological and natural process (in fact, it is a transition), most woment (75% of them) may experience troublesome symptoms such as: