Menopause : Causes

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Causes could include:
Menopause is a natural event that normally occurs between the ages of 45 and 55. Once menopause is complete (called postmenopause), you can no longer become pregnant. The symptoms of menopause are caused by changes in estrogen and progesterone lev...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 9, 2007
The clearest indication of menopause is the absence of a period for one full year. It is also possible to diagnose menopause by testing hormone levels. If it has been at least three months since a woman's last period, a follicle-stimulating hormon...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Once a woman enters puberty, each month her body releases one of the more than 400,000 eggs that are stored in her ovaries, and the lining of the womb (uterus) thickens in anticipation of receiving a fertilized egg. If the egg isn't fertilized, pr...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
The cause of most menopausal symptoms has been attributed in part to low estrogen levels in the body. Increased amounts of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are also involved. If a woman is overweight, she may experie...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
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