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How to Dispense With the Myths and the Misconceptions of Menopause and Determine the Facts
from: Pat MoauroMenopause is scary for some women to think about. As well, they must deal with myth, misconceptions and hearsay about the subject. Many issues surround menopause. Even if scientific evidence has disproved most of these claims, people are still clinging to them, thinking that perhaps one day they may come true.
Here are some interesting misconceptions:
* Women aren't interested in sex when they experience menopause.
This is by far the most widespread and believed myth of all time. Experts can find no link between estrogen levels and sex drive. They say that while it's true a person's sexual aspect changes with age it only gets better for women. A good basis for predicting a woman's sex drive during menopause is to assess her sex drive before she had menopause. So a woman who has always been a good sexual partner will not likely become a bad one after menopause.
* Menopause can make you gain weight.
This myth is much like the superstition that seeing a black cat brings bad luck. Poor cat! There is no proof to this claim. Women experience varying symptoms during menopause, and like weight issues, no general rule applies. Some women may gain weight, some may lose weight, and others simply don't have any weight changes.
* Menopause may make women go insane and lose their memory.
If you consider her menopausal mood swings as insanity, then by all means, hang on to this myth. Anyway, everyone's brain shrinks considerably by age 30. Although this doesn't exactly mean we all go insane by then, this doesn't exempt the guys from the cognitive decline either.
* Menopause symptoms last forever
Menopause is a forever thing. But its symptoms don't end along with the actual menopause. The length of time that a woman experiences the symptoms is as varied as the types of symptoms each one may have. Some claim to experience the symptoms in as little as a few months, although experts say that symptoms can stay from six to thirteen years.
Accepting menopause is like living with the fact that all women go through menstruation. Dealing with PMS and other discomforts may not have been easy but it's comforting to know that this doesn't happen to a select few. What you may be experiencing is being experienced by millions of others all over the world. Menopause may be harder to deal with because, unlike menstruation which signals puberty, it signals aging. But all women go through this as well. With knowledge and acceptance you, too, can age with grace!
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