Menopause sets in when the monthly menstrual cycle stops and the woman reproductive role in society stops. At menopausal age the number of eggs in a female body reaches the lowest count.
A woman's body has several hundreds of thousands of eggs at birth. The number of eggs gets lower and lower while she ages, so that at menopause she is left with only about 1000.
Every woman will have a different menopause experience, as every woman is different. Some women will start the menopause at 45, some will get it at 55 and some women anywhere in between. Some will have tough times dealing with hot flashes and joint pain, some will barely feel the change.
If you knew natural menopause was likely to happen to you in four to five years, would you make a life decision based on this?
Lots of researches have been made on fertility. New tests have been developed to determine menopausal age. One of these test is to measure the volume of ovaries.
The theory behind this research is that as a woman ages, ovaries shrink. Therefore, there is a direct correlation between ovarian volume and number of eggs. Researchers applied mathematical and computer models to predict menopause and potentially help women to plan their lives.
This test could be the beginning of a new stage for women who can not conceive, for women treated for different cancers, actually for all women.
From a different point of view, if you look at the assisted reproductive technology, the overall success of a woman over 40 to get pregnant is very low.
My point is that no woman should wait too long to make babies and plan families based on the trust in the advanced technology.
I am wondering if women should go for a test like this. Should a 30 year old woman believe in this test? Should she make career decisions based on it? Can menopause really be predicted?
All these questions get a totally negative answer. No, you can not tell someone to change their life based on a simple prediction.
A woman's body has several hundreds of thousands of eggs at birth. The number of eggs gets lower and lower while she ages, so that at menopause she is left with only about 1000.
Every woman will have a different menopause experience, as every woman is different. Some women will start the menopause at 45, some will get it at 55 and some women anywhere in between. Some will have tough times dealing with hot flashes and joint pain, some will barely feel the change.
If you knew natural menopause was likely to happen to you in four to five years, would you make a life decision based on this?
Lots of researches have been made on fertility. New tests have been developed to determine menopausal age. One of these test is to measure the volume of ovaries.
The theory behind this research is that as a woman ages, ovaries shrink. Therefore, there is a direct correlation between ovarian volume and number of eggs. Researchers applied mathematical and computer models to predict menopause and potentially help women to plan their lives.
This test could be the beginning of a new stage for women who can not conceive, for women treated for different cancers, actually for all women.
From a different point of view, if you look at the assisted reproductive technology, the overall success of a woman over 40 to get pregnant is very low.
My point is that no woman should wait too long to make babies and plan families based on the trust in the advanced technology.
I am wondering if women should go for a test like this. Should a 30 year old woman believe in this test? Should she make career decisions based on it? Can menopause really be predicted?
All these questions get a totally negative answer. No, you can not tell someone to change their life based on a simple prediction.
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Besides menopause subject, the author is involved in several health awareness projects, including dealing with crabs std.
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