lifestyle choices but if you notice that you’re experiencing most of these symptoms more often or all together, then you may need to reach out to a medical professional.
When reaching out to your doctor, they’ll ask you a series of questions about what symptoms you’re experiencing, your family history, and how old you are. Some may even ask you to take a few tests to check your hormone levels to make sure that it isn’t another illness or condition.
The reason why you may be experiencing these symptoms is because you could, in fact, be approaching menopause. Remember that period right before menopause? The menopausal transition? That is the reason why you may think you’re experiencing early menopause. Your body is preparing for the actual transition to menopause.
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How This Change Affects Your Life Now
Now that you are either experiencing the menopausal transistion or actually experiencing menopause, your life definitely won’t be the same. Simply because you’ve moved on to a different stage of it.
Changes in your life include no longer being able to have children, change in your body internally and externally, how you handle your emotions, change in your estrogen levels, change in your memory and so much more. Menopause shows that you are aging and for some people that may be hard to accept, for others they may embrace it. How this change affects one’s life looks different for everybody.
Ways To Cope During This Transition
When managing physical symptoms of a menopausal transition, it’s important to talk to your doctor first about what to do. Since it is very personal, the best way to find what works for you is to go over your medical history, your current lifestyle factors and what symptoms you may actually be experiencing.
For managing painful sex, try water-based lubricants. For managing sleep problems, try staying on a schedule and avoiding naps during the day, basically sleep training yourself.
For coping mentally, try reaching out to a professional that can help you manage your mood swings and your feelings and emotions on this new life transition. No matter how it looks, aging is going to happen and it’s okay to age gracefully. Because with age comes wisdom, growth and so much more. Aging is beautiful and your transition into it can be beautiful as well.