Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstruation and fertility in women caused by a lack of ovarian activity. As women transition through menopause, their bodies experience a more than 90% decrease in estrogen production which can cause symptoms like hot flashes and disrupt daily activities. After 12 months without a period, women are considered postmenopausal, which is associated with an increased risk of health issues like osteoporosis and heart disease due to aging and lower estrogen levels.

1. Menopause may cause other changes that produce no
symptoms yet affect your health. For instance, after
menopause, women's rate of bone loss increases. The
increased rate can lead to osteoporosis, which may in turn
increase the risk of bone fractures. The risk of heart
disease increases with age, but is not clearly tied to the
menopause. During the female menstruation cycle, the
production of estrogen is controlled by the hormone LH
(Luteinizing Hormone) both indirectly and directly.
Estrogen plays a role in female fertility and specifically
ovulation.

2. Menopause is a term used to describe the permanent
cessation of the primary functions of the human ovaries:
the ripening and release of ova and the release of
hormones that cause both the creation of the uterine
lining and the subsequent shedding of the uterine lining.
Women become post menopausal when the level of
estrogen drops down to the least level. This change is
usually not sudden or abrupt, it occurs over a period of
years, and is a natural effect of aging.

3. However, for some women experience the associated
signs and effects that can occur during the menopause
transition years can significantly disrupt their daily
activities and sense of well-being. If women don't have
her periods in whole year the time period after this
menopause is called as post menopause the time of a
woman's life following menopause is called
postmenopausal. During this time, many of the
bothersome symptoms that a woman experienced prior to
menopause gradually ease for most women. But as a
result of several factors, including a lower level of
estrogen, postmenopausal women are at increased risk for
a number of health conditions, such as osteoporosis and
heart disease. Ovaries stop producing eggs and menstrual
periods end.

4. For several years before menopause, menstrual periods
become irregular, and many women develop hot flashes,
night sweats, difficulty falling and staying asleep, and
vaginal dryness. This stage is called primenopause or the
menopausal transition. A woman is said to be
postmenopausal when she has not had menstrual
bleeding for at least 12 months. During the transition to
menopause, the ovarian production of estrogen decreases
by more than 90 percent. The decrease in ovarian
estrogen production may cause symptoms such as hot
flashes, also known as vasomotor symptoms.

5. During the transition to menopause, the ovarian
production of estrogen decreases by more than 90
percent. The decrease in ovarian estrogen production may
cause symptoms such as hot flashes, also known as
vasomotor symptoms. When these issues occur, the
pituitary gland does not communicate properly with the
ovaries. Without the pituitary gland telling the ovaries to
produce estrogen, not enough of the hormone will be
produced. But still post menopausal is not a disorder it is a
natural aging effect happens to every woman and may get
treatment for these issues.

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