Various female diseases occur in conjunction with menstruation
If your menstrual interval or quantity is abnormal, be sure to consult a doctor
The chance of osteoporosis increases one year after menopause.
If facial redness is severe, there is a risk of heart and brain disease.
Due to aging, women’s lives become longer after menopause.
Hormonal treatment is also worth considering.
Enlarge photo Getty Image Bank Women live their entire lives in a vortex of change. This is because the amount of hormone secretion varies greatly depending on the life cycle. When women enter puberty, their ovaries begin to secrete estrogen, and by the time they reach their 20s, their sexual functions develop sufficiently and hormone secretion peaks in their late 20s. It then gradually declines, declining rapidly from the late 40s as one enters menopause, and reaching menopause (full menopause) in the 50s.
Lee Dong-hee, director of Woowa Women’s Clinic (specialist in obstetrics and gynecology), said: “Changes in women’s hormonal secretions go hand in hand with menstruation every month. Menstruation is a barometer of women’s health.” Recently, with the increase in understanding of menstruation, there is an increasing number of families organizing “menarche parties” and “period parties” for their daughters who are menstruating. It is to bless my daughter’s health that she has become a true woman. Menstruation lasts about 40 years, starting with menarche between the ages of 10 and 14, with pregnancy, childbirth and menopause around the age of 50. The normal menstrual cycle lasts 21 to 35 days and is further divided into three periods: during menstruation (menstrual period), after menstruation (follicular phase), after ovulation and before menstruation (luteal phase).
Director Lee advised: “If the menstrual cycle becomes too short or too long, or if the amount of menstruation increases or decreases, medical treatment is necessary.” Environmental pollutants and some instant foods contain xenoestrogens, which are similar to the female hormone estrogen and can have a negative effect on menstruation and the endometrium.
Director Keiko Matsumura (Seijo Matsumura Clinic, author of “It’s All Because of Hormones”), Japan’s leading expert on hormone management, said: “If you want to learn about women and their bodies, you must first of all accurately know and understand menstruation and female hormones.” Hormones that play a very important role in the female body are estrogen and progesterone. Estrogens create a female body with soft curves and above all activate the metabolism of the skin and hair, which is why they are also called the “beauty hormone”. It also prevents atherosclerosis and strengthens bones. Progesterone is a pregnancy-related hormone that helps blood circulation within the uterus and raises body temperature, allowing for the birth of a healthy baby.
The amount of female hormone secretion changes according to the menstrual cycle. Female hormones are secreted under the direction of the brain’s hypothalamus. Directions from the hypothalamus lead to the pituitary gland, which secretes hormones that stimulate the ovaries and when these hormones are delivered to the ovaries, female hormones are secreted. The state of the ovaries is always transmitted to the brain, and the brain regulates the timing and amount of female hormone secretion based on that information.
During menstruation, the secretion of estrogen and progesterone is low, so the body temperature decreases, blood circulation is poor, the body becomes cold, the skin becomes dry, and headaches occur easily. Additionally, I often feel severe pain in my lower abdomen, and for some reason, my body feels heavy, my motivation decreases, and my mood worsens. After menstruation, estrogen secretion increases, the metabolism becomes more active, the skin becomes shiny, immunity and motivation improve and you resist stress better.
After ovulation, estrogen secretion decreases and progesterone secretion begins to increase, resulting in active sebum secretion, skin rashes, frequent swelling of the hands and feet, and constipation.
In the first half of menstruation, progesterone secretion reaches the highest level, but as the next menstruation approaches, the secretion of estrogen and progesterone gradually decreases. During this time you may feel irritable, feel very depressed or mentally unstable, suffer from headaches, stiff shoulders and back pain, and often develop freckles. When these series of physical, emotional, and behavioral changes occur repeatedly and interfere with interpersonal relationships and daily life, “premenstrual syndrome (PMS)” is diagnosed. After ovulation and before menstruation, the body may swell more than usual, because a lot of water is stored in the body due to the action of the hormone progesterone. If you feel your body swollen, it is useful to consume spinach, apples and bananas, which are rich in potassium, which promotes diuresis (discharge of urine).
Enlarge photo Menstruation stops around age 50. Women who experience menopause early may experience it in their 40s, while women who experience late menopause may experience it in their late 50s. Menopause generally refers to a period of time in which ovarian function declines and physical and psychological changes occur, and is a period of approximately 7 years from age 40 until one year after menstruation has completely stopped. Medically, it includes the menopausal transition and post-menopause. The menopause transition period is a time when menstrual changes occur and ovarian stimulating hormone levels sometimes increase, and menopause is defined as one year after the last menstruation. A decrease in female hormones affects the brain, heart, blood vessels, bones, skin and mucous membranes, increasing the risk of diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, genital and urinary atrophy, atrophic vaginitis, urinary incontinence, and other diseases…
Director Lee introduced: “There is a study showing that bone density declines rapidly in the first year after menopause, increasing the risk of exposure to osteoporosis, and that women who have hot flashes have a 5% increased risk. 08 times of cardiovascular disease and a 3.94 times increased risk of cardiovascular disease. -fold the risk of stroke.”
For this reason, hormone replacement therapy is attracting attention. This is because life after menopause has become longer by more than 30-40 years. In particular, hormone replacement treatments that reduce the risk of cancer, which were a concern, have recently been released and are being used.
A long-controversial clinical study that “hormone treatment increases the risk of breast cancer” created a negative perception of hormone treatment, but proved unreliable due to an unbalanced age sample and the inclusion of patients with obesity and underlying diseases.
Director Lee explained: “Recently used hormone treatments contain fewer female hormones, so they are relatively safe and some have minimal effects on the breasts. The hormone drug (Progynova) taken by hysterectomy patients has almost no risk of developing hysterectomy. breast cancer”. Hormone treatments contain estrogen, which can cause thickening of the endometrium, but other ingredients are added to prevent this.
Hormone treatments also help with anti-aging. When estrogen decreases, skin elasticity decreases, fine wrinkles appear and skin regeneration is poor. It is best to administer hormone treatment immediately after menopause, that is, before the age of 60, within 10 years of menopause. However, people with a history of breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, thrombosis, stroke, active liver disease, unexplained vaginal bleeding, or at high risk of endometrial cancer cannot receive hormone treatment. If hormonal treatment is not possible, non-hormonal treatment is performed. Do. For people with hypertriglyceridemia, gallbladder disease, predisposition to thrombosis, or migraines, administration of estrogen through the skin is preferable.
To alleviate menopausal disorders it is useful to take soy rich in isoflavones, which have a molecular structure similar to estrogen, bananas rich in tryptophan, the raw material for the hormone serotonin, and black sesame seeds, which have antioxidant properties. It’s also good to exercise regularly, such as walking or jogging, in sunlight, and have warm conversations with family, friends or colleagues.
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