- Experiencing menopause can come with a wide range of symptoms and challenges.
- One area of interest is how factors like gut health influence menopause symptoms.
- Data from a recent study found that increased perceived stress and certain gastrointestinal symptoms were associated with worse menopause symptoms.
- Future research in this area may help discover ways to improve menopause symptoms.
Menopause is common, but that doesn’t make it easy to experience specific symptoms associated with it and the time of transition into menopause. Some may experience worse symptoms than others. Research is ongoing about factors that may influence the severity of menopause symptoms.
A study published in Menopause: The Journal of the Menopause Society found that reporting higher stress levels, having anxiety or depression, and experiencing constipation were associated with more severe menopausal symptoms. Future research can further examine the relationship between these factors.
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Menopause and perimenopause are associated with several symptoms that can be unpleasant and affect quality of life. A few symptoms include mood swings, joint pain, hot flashes, and trouble sleeping.
Sometimes, people will refer to the symptoms in the menopause and the perimenopause time frame as menopause symptoms.
Non-study author Dr. Sherry Ross, an OB/GYN and Women’s Health Expert at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA, offered further insight into menopause symptoms to Medical News Today:
“The most common symptoms of menopause include irregular periods, hot flashes, sweating, insomnia, depression, anxiety, feeling apprehensive,…
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