Menopause Symptoms

June 14, 2004

Menopause

Is it Menopause?

• My last period was 12 months ago or longer.
• My periods are lighter, less frequent, and of

  shorter duration.

• I’m in my early to mid-40s or older.
• I’m having hot flashes.
• Intercourse is painful.
• My desire for sex has faded.
• I have difficulty achieving orgasm.
• I have frequent vaginal infections.
• I leak urine when I laugh, cough, sneeze, exercise,

  or wait too long to void.

• I have difficulty sleeping through the night.
• I’m frequently tired.
• I’m anxious and irritable.
• I forget small details.
• My skin is drier, thinner, and more wrinkled.
• My muscles are losing their tone.
• I’m gaining weight.
• My joints and/or muscles ache.
• I have itchy, crawly skin.
• I sometimes feel as if electric shocks were

  going through my body.

If you have 5 or more of these symptoms, it is

likely that your are menopausal. If these symptoms don’t match yours,

perhaps you’re perimenopausal.

Read More on Menopause:

Getting Started

What is Menopause?

Quiz: Is it Menopause?

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Nutritional Therapies

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HRT

Making the HRT Decision

Who Benefits from HRT

If You Must Take HRT

JAMA Study on HRT

Weaning off HRT