MENOPAUSE:THE CHANGE OF LIFE

MENOPAUSE:THE CHANGE OF LIFE
 
This is the period in the life of a woman when her reproductive capacity diminishes, her ovaries ceasing to mature ova or to render them capable of fertilisation. Just as the preparation of the entire system for the phase of sexual maturity is gradual in puberty, so the transition to menopause too is gradual. This produces a series of symptoms known as climacteric symptoms.
The commencement of ovarian activity during the puberty is diagnosed from the first menstruation. It is in the same way customary to diagnose the beginning of the change of life, with the gradual, or the sudden, cessation of menstruation. *
The age of this change is mainly influenced by a number of factors. The climate, race, heredity, mode of life and constitutional characteristics — all play a part in this sector. The menopause in different races occurs at different ages.