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“After menopause, the decline of estrogen impacts all of these brain functionalities. It’s akin to an orchestra that continues to play but to a markedly different tune,” Mosconi says.
Brain fog during menopause could also "be related to changes in the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, which we know occurs from the decreasing levels of estrogen," Minkin says.
With the brain, this process happens early in development, again during puberty, and pregnancy probably reflects another wave of cortical refinement.” Increase in brain white matter during pregnancy
Menopause is a natural decline in the ovarian function of women who reach the age between 45 and 54 years. "About 25 million women pass through menopause worldwide each year, and it has been estimated that, by the year 2030, the world population of menopausal and postmenopausal women will be 1.2 billion, with 47 million new entrants each year."
Illustration of fundal height at various points during pregnancy. Some degree of weight gain is expected during pregnancy. The enlarging uterus, growing fetus, placenta, amniotic fluid, normal increase in body fat, and increase in water retention all contribute weight gain during pregnancy. The amount of weight gain can vary from 5 pounds (2.3 ...
Epidemiological surveys of women between 40 and 69 years suggest that 75% of women remain sexually active after menopause. [4] With increasing life spans, women today are living one third or more of their lives in a postmenopausal state, a period during which healthy sexuality can be integral to their quality of life .
Menopause, which marks the end of a woman’s reproductive life, is something roughly half of the world’s population will go through if they live long enough. But it — like so much surrounding ...
[1] [75] [76] [77] As a result, they increase the risk of VTE, especially during pregnancy when estrogen and progesterone levels are very high as well as during the postpartum period. [ 75 ] [ 76 ] [ 78 ] Physiological levels of estrogen and/or progesterone may also influence risk of VTE—with late menopause (≥55 years) being associated with ...