What Happening With Menopause

Menopause is a term used to describe the permanent cessation of the primary functions of the human ovaries; the ripening and release of ova and the release of hormones that cause both the creation of the uterine line and the subsequent shedding of the uterine lining (a.k.a. the menses or the period). Menopause typically (but not always) occurs in women in mildlife, during their late 40s or early 50s, and signals the end of the fertile phase of a woman's life.

Menopause should be called "Graduation". When you were just a little girl, life was easy and simple, and then you became a woman. Estrogen coursed through your body, you became fertile, with monthly periods. You had children, or perhaps didn't.

But now, you've paid your dues. You've been there and done that. The estrogen that was gushing through your system is diminishing, and the body is adjusting.