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MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS
- Symptoms of Menopause
Each woman experiences
menopause differently. Some women have minimal discomfort, while
others have moderate or even severe problems. Hot flashes, the most
common symptom, occur in more than 60 percent of menopausal women.
Hot flashes often begin several years before other symptoms of menopause
occur.
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Other changes
involve the vagina and urinary tract. Declining estrogen levels
can make vaginal tissue drier, thinner, and less elastic, which
can make sexual intercourse painful. Urinary tract tissue also becomes
less elastic, sometimes leading to involuntary loss of urine upon
coughing, laughing, sneezing, exercising, or sudden exertion (stress
incontinence). Urinary tract infections tend to occur more frequently.
Other possible effects of menopause include sleep disturbances,
mood swings, depression, and anxiety.
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