Menopause: The symptoms

Menopause: The symptoms. Why menopause symptoms? When do menopause symptoms start? What are the menopausal symptoms?

Symptom No 3: Sleep/lack of sleep:

Hot flashes, periods or changes in the period, bladder control, night sweats; all of this is going to play havoc with sleep. I already mentioned lifestyle changes, diet, exercise, relaxation, and sleep help to reduce the symptoms, But if one of the symptoms is interrupted or disruptive sleep, then u can hardly use sleep to reduce the symptoms, which is disruptive sleep.

It’s not that uncommon that around mid-life, women start having trouble getting a good night’s sleep and the same applies to men as well. But obviously not for reasons of menopause unless they are kept awake by the person that they are with.

It is sad that as you get older, you need less and less sleep, but maybe because during the day you are moving less and less. In fact, your whole body and mind are slowing down.

Now a woman going through menopause may have problems not getting enough sleep because first of all they can’t fall asleep easily or they wake up too early or perhaps both. They can’t fall asleep easily and also they may wake up dripping wet and sweaty (night sweats).

It might be difficult to get back to sleep. So what can be done? What can you as a man, advise as a male advise your sleeping partner?

If your partner is having trouble getting to sleep, it is one of the symptoms of menopause, almost with night sweats and problems with periods, hot flashes, and bladder control. So at least perhaps you can identify and maybe learn something about what to do.

Symptom No 4: Vaginal health and sexuality:

After menopause, the vagina may become drier. This means sexual intercourse may well become uncomfortable, not just for the female of course, but also for the male. So what can be done? Options for addressing vaginal pain during sex.

The above link will help you recognize how sexuality is a problem area for those going through menopause. It could also be that the woman who is going through menopause has found that her feelings about sex have been changing.

Perhaps the woman is less interested. On the other hand, to take another extreme, it could be that the woman feels freer because there is been one full year without a period, so no longer can she become pregnant.

But that doesn’t mean you cannot catch the sexually transmitted disease (STD). You can get Gonorrhea or HIV or AIDS and chances of infection increase with multiple sex partners.

This is all about the symptoms of menopause for you, the male, to learn about what females go through changes in the period, bladder control, disruptive sleep, vaginal health, and sexuality.

The next symptom I think is something that many males probably know. Unfortunately, they may well blame the menopause, but in fact, it’s the male’s irritating, obnoxious, arrogant, uncaring, unfeeling behavior, Mood Changes.

Symptom No 5: Mood Changes

Another symptom of the menopause is mood changes (changes in mood). For example, the female might feel moodier, and more irritable around the time of menopause especially when you, the obnoxious male, blame her bad mood on the menopause, when in fact it’s because you have got this month to help with the washing up or do any hoovering you forgot to give your wife a lift;).

And in fact, it’s your behavior not the symptom of menopause. That said changes in mood may be a symptom of menopause. The female might feel moodier and might feel more irritable. Remember the irritation may be, nothing to do with menopause. It may be you (the male;)

Scientists don’t know why the female would feel more irritable at the time of menopause. Could it be disruptive or disrupted sleep? Could it be the night sweats? Could it be a reduction in bladder control? Could it be the embarrassment or stress of all the sweats, all the thoughts that would change the mood of the individual?

It’s quite possible that stress, family changes such as aging parents or it could be growing children. The troublesome years. It could be the history of depression. It could be just feeling tired because of this lack of sleep, soaking wet sheets, and consistent arguments with the obnoxious male partner.

So the main thing the male should be aware of these mood changes might be because of menopause and the suggestions because unless you are a doctor, you are probably not going to give advice. The suggestion is that maybe the female should talk to a primary care provider or a mental health care professional about what she is experiencing.

So not the male talks to the mental health provider, but the female. Perhaps you go as a couple because the point of this article is that the male learns about menopause. The male will be aware of the symptoms and perhaps more aware of what can be done, but at least aware of what the female is going through.

These are treatments that can help. Sleep hygiene, good hobbies, stress relief, and then adequately treating our symptoms which can sometimes really be reduced if we actually do hormone replacement therapy or other solutions can also help that.

Symptom No 6: A Changing Body:

Another symptom for the female is that the female’s body to the female seems different, in fact (and you don’t agree with this) this is actually happening, even though it may be from the female’s point of view. How the waist seems larger, in fact, could get larger. The reason maybe you are not sleeping properly, you are not going out much. Perhaps you are overreacting, not exercising as many problems with exercise.

Problems with lack of bladder control. and so the female loses muscle and gains fat. Her skin could become thinner. It’s quite possible that the female may now start to have memory problems. Plus you are not exercising (yoga exercises).

You got more fat, problems with self-esteem. Your waist is larger. Your muscles feel stiff and achy. In fact, researchers are exploring such changes and how they relate to hormones and growing older. So your body seems different. Your body is different, don’t you, as the male?

It’s your menopause that is making you irritable. The degree of these symptoms varies from woman to woman so the impact of menopause varies from person to person. There may be aches, pains, headaches, and heart palpitations. So if there are heart palpitations, you should go and see a doctor because menopausal symptoms can be caused by changing hormone levels.

And it’s unpredictable how often women will experience symptoms, and how severe these symptoms will be.

These articles Part 1 and Part 2 for males is to learn a bit more about menopause. Hope it helps 🙂