Menopause may be defined as physiologic or iatrogenic cessation of menses(amenorrhea) due to decreased ovarian function. Manifestations may include hot flushes, night sweats, sleep disruption, and genitourinary syndrome of menopause (symptoms and signs due to estrogen deficiency, such as vulvovaginal atrophy). Diagnosis is clinical: absence of menses for 1 year. Manifestations may be treated (e.g., with lifestyle modification, complementary and alternative medicine, and/or hormone therapy).
Perimenopause refers to the several years (duration varies greatly) before and the 1 year after the last menses. It is typically the most symptomatic phase because hormones are fluctuating.
The menopausal transition refers to the years in perimenopause that lead up to the last menses; it is characterized by changes in the menstrual pattern and is divided into early and late stages (see table Stages of Menopause). The menopausal transition lasts 4 to 8 years; it lasts longer in women who smoke and in women who were younger at onset of menopausal transition.
Post menopause refers to the time after the last menstrual period.
Symptoms and Signs of Menopause: - Changes in the menstrual cycle usually begin during a woman’s 40s, with variation in cycle length. A persistent difference in consecutive menstrual cycle length of ≥ 7 days defines early menopausal transition. Skipping ≥ 2 cycles defines late menopausal transition.
The marked fluctuations in estrogen levels may contribute to other perimenopausal symptoms and signs such as Breast tenderness,
Changes in menstrual flow, Moodiness.
CONCLUSION: -
There are many Homoeopathic remedies which have shown tremendous results in managing delayed menopause and many other diseases associated with it.