For many women, menopause can come with a variety of symptoms and changes. At San Francisco Gynecology, Dr. Gregory can help patients throughout the area get the help they need to manage menopause symptoms such as mood swings, hot flashes, and other physical and emotional concerns.
Menopause is a natural phase in a woman’s life which occurs when she has stopped producing functional eggs. At birth women have about 1 to 3 million functioning eggs and by the time a woman reaches menstruation she has around 400,000. At menopause, women can have less than 10,000. While some are indeed lost through ovulation, many die naturally in a process referred to as atresia. As menopause draws near, the eggs is a woman’s body become resistant to FSH, or follicle-stimulating hormone, and the ovaries drastically reduce production of estrogen. At menopause, testosterone production is also decreased. These changes often cause numerous unwanted symptoms.
The symptoms experienced can vary from woman to woman and some may not have symptoms at all. The commonly experienced signs or symptoms of menopause can include:
When the symptoms of menopause interfere with a woman’s everyday life there are a variety of treatments which can be used including:
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