Menopause

Women have the peculiarity that in the course of their lives they are subjected to drastic changes in their hormone levels. First in adolescence, then with menstrual cycles, then with pregnancy and finally with menopause. Just as during menstrual cycles, women may experience varying degrees of fluid retention or mood swings, the same is true for menopause. Eighty-seven percent of women will experience at least one symptom of menopause. What is surprising is that 20% of women, or 1 in 5 women, will have a severe symptom that will affect their quality of life. But what is really hard to understand is that 89% of women do not have any treatment to alleviate these symptoms.