Let’s Talk Menopause!
"Life is a stage". These are the words of famous poet and writer Shakespeare in Macbeth. True as this quote is, for women it is a daily reality. From 5 months as foetuses, a female child is considered fertile; meaning she has eggs -though undeveloped within her. However, as she progresses in life, she grows into a major part of her life termed the menopausal stage.
Stages of menopause
The menopausal phase is often described as the stage of decline in a woman’s body. This is the stage where a woman experiences a decline in her egg production or fertility and this reduction in oestrogen brings several physical and hormonal changes. The menopausal stage is usually within three major phases.
Peri-menopausal Phase: This phase is often termed the zone of chaos. At this phase, the estrogen levels begin to waver and there is a flunctuation in what used to be dependable cycle pattern.
Menopause: Is when a woman stops the ovulation process. Simply put it is the year after a woman never sees a cycle pattern anymore. It is usually definitive through blood tests or random observations of the last period cycle. A general analogy is menopause starts a year after the last period.
Post-menopausal phase: Desbribed as the linear decline and the rest of a woman’s life.
What Happens During Menopause?
Although the menopausal stage is generally regarded as a of decline for women, symptoms are particular to each woman. Indviduality determines experiences, however, here are some common symptoms experienced during menopause.
- Hot Flushes
- Night Sweats
- Mood Changes
- Irregular Heartbeat
- Irregular Periods
- Insomnia
- Fatigue
- Brain Fog
- Osteoporosis
- Risk in cardiovascular diseases
- Risk of diabetes
- Physical changes in dentition, hair, ear, weight. etc.
What To Do As a Menopausal Woman?
Menopause affects women emotionally, mentally, physically even down to their looks and hair, so better awareness need to be made. Here are some things we can do to change the narrative.
1. Do not Sit Still
It is said that "bad things happen because good people keep quiet". We must and should not be quiet. We must speak about the changes and how to get better welfare and amenities for women. We must let everyone know that these changes are bound to happen ad we are not simply "whining Women". Speaking about the challenges, how to overcome them, what you've done and still do differently must a new normal. Women must take courage and tell their stories, by doing so, we fight against the stigma that tells us to hide from a true and normal reality.
2. Seek External Help
As women, we grow to often take on everyone's problem and profer solutions, but struggle to seek solution for ourselves. We must change this narrative. Whether is cognitive therapy, hormanal replacement therapy or doing what you consider best at the time, let us always seek help for ourselves. We cannot handle the changes alone and that is totally fine. All we need do is seek the right professional knowledge and let someone else profer solutions for us.
3. Look After Yourself
Don't get too swamped looking after everyone that you forget to put yourself on the list too. Love others, but love yourself too. Whether it's getting an hour extra sleep, eating right and excersing, do the best for yourself too.
4. Love your Hair
Menopause affects not only the internal parts of a woman's body, but also the physical parts. Simple things like having regular hair treatments, a hair regimen, getting a beautiful wig or scarfs could do all the magic.
Visit Afrotherapy Salon, Edmonton, North London
Seeking a place to get needed hair treatments and styles, visit Afrotherapy salon. Our experienced hair stylists provide the relevant care you need to navigate your hair journey through menopause.
Call our amiable team on 020 8345 5621 or book an appointment online.
Remember consultation is free and there’s a 30% discount available to new clients and clients who have not visited in the last 12 months.
Please note: This applies from Tuesday through Thursday.
