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Viv’s Aware of Post-Menopause Body

What does this mean for her?

Viv is aware of her post menopause body

Postmenopausal for the rest of your life!

Viv is 58 and had her last period at age 55. So she has been postmenopausal for 3 years and is noticing the signs of menopause subsiding. While she welcomes this, she is aware of her postmenopausal body being very different to the one she knew pre menopause.

She hates that she has a band of belly fat that just won’t move, that she battles with low energy and that her cholestorol levels are out of control. She has been told she will be described and defined as postmenopausal for the rest of her life. She fears it’s all downhill from here…

Menopause is the gateway to healthy aging

The estrogen deficiency that marks the start of the menopause cycle, puts women in postmenopause like Viv at a higher risk of developing certain health conditions, including cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.

To Viv, this feels like the beginning of the end. She doesn’t see menopause as the gateway to aging healthily and happily.

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Post-menopause


This is the time when menstruation is well and truly over, the ovaries have stopped producing high levels of sex hormones and for many ladies, perimenopause symptoms subside.

Estrogen has protective qualities and the diminished levels mean organs such as your brain, heart and bones become more vulnerable. It’s also a key lubricant so your lips may become drier, your joints less supple and your vagina might be drier. In addition, your thyroid, digestion, insulin, cortisol and weight may alter.

At this juncture, a woman might experience an increase in the signs of reduced estrogen but she should have a decrease of perimenopause symptoms. That said, some women will experience symptoms like hot flushes for years or even the rest of their lives.

Perimenopause

Peri = ‘near’

Most females begin to experience the symptoms of perimenopause in their mid-forties. Your progesterone levels decline from your mid-30s but it’s generally from around 40 that the rest of your sex hormones begin to follow suit. 

Perimenopause is a different experience for every woman and some women may barely notice it. The first indicators are usually changes to the monthly cycle. This means that for some ladies, this can be accompanied by things like sore breasts, mood swings, weight gain around the belly, and fatigue as time goes on.

For those with symptoms it can be a challenging time physically, mentally and emotionally.

Importantly, perimenopause lasts – on average – four to 10 years. The transition is usually a gradual process and many women enter perimenopause without realising.