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How to deal with Menopause, Perimenopause: Doctor shares 3 tips

MANILA, Philippines — Menopause is a natural process all women go through.

It may be daunting, but it is better if the anxiety is channeled into getting prepared for the years leading to it. 

Menopause actually refers to the end of the menstrual period. A doctor advocate, who requested to stay anonymous, said Menopause is diagnosed when a woman’s menses has not occured from six to 12 consecutive months. 

While many have come to know it as Menopause, but it actually has phases that could last five to 10 years and can begin at 40 years old. The phase is called Perimenopause, and women can experience symptoms such as hot flashes, trouble sleeping, vaginal dryness, irregular menstrual periods, moodiness, and weight gain. There are some who do not manifest these symptoms, save for irregular menstrual period. 

While this is inevitable for women, the doctor said that there are ways to look at it at the brighter side of things.

The doctor said it is important to be candid about how one feels about the process. 

“Everyone goes through the same situation but in different degrees and in different ways but basically you are not alone. Try to watch out for most common signs and symptoms you have, so you can take steps to prevent or treat them,” the doctor said. 

Age is just a number, the doctor said. With aging, physical changes are expected. 

“You must accept these seemingly harrowing intimate dysfunctions that you may experience. There are solutions to these experiences. Remember, these experiences never get old. Consider it simply, a way of life. They just happen to exist and all we need to do is to welcome it,” she said. 

As pointed out earlier, humans' natural progression is aging and with it comes the expected changes. 

“You can start changing the ending of your lives and believe that the best is yet to come. The quality of your life belongs only to you — as the choice is always been yours. This is your new found freedom,” she noted. 

The doctor gave the following tips for women going through Perimenopause and Menopause in an email interview with Philstar.com. The doctor was among the panelists at the "Don't Pause for Menopause" forum last year held by advocacy-based

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