Correction: 10 major misconceptions women have about menopause

　　female After the age of 40, I start to worry about whether I am about to enter menopause. Recently, the MSNBC website of the United States published a survey from Australia. The respondents were menopausal women. The results showed that 71.6% of women had considerable misunderstandings about menopause. Australia Gynecology Expert Michael Russell analyzed that women's misunderstandings about menopause mainly focus on 10 issues in 4 major aspects.

　　About physiology

Myth 1: You will gain weight. The survey found that more than half of the respondents believed that women during menopause will gain weight. In fact, not all women will gain weight during this period. Russell explains that women menopause After the body's energy metabolism rate drops, the energy consumed is indeed less than before. But research shows that adhering to a certain amount of regular exercise every day from a young age exercise , and by deliberately controlling diet at this stage and not eating too many high-energy foods, menopausal women can maintain the weight of a girl.

Myth 2: Memory loss. 46% of women believe that their memory loss is related to menopause. In fact, menopause is prone to some mood swings, but it is not memory loss. Memory decline is related to age. During the aging process, the brain will gradually shrink, both men and women are the same.

Myth 3: Reduced estrogen will have no impact on the body. 55% of women surveyed think so. Multiple studies have proven that women who lose estrogen protection will increase their risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, colon cancer, etc.

About psychology

Myth 4: Menopause is the most depressing period. Nearly 90% of people believe that menopause is the most vulnerable time for depression in a woman's life. However, multiple surveys have shown that the rate of depression among women in their 30s is much higher than that among menopausal women. This is directly related to the increased pressure and accelerated pace of modern life.

Myth 5: Every woman will experience obvious menopausal symptoms. More than 80% of women think so. Research has found that among women aged 45 to 55, 15 to 25% have no obvious abnormal sensations, and 75 to 85% of women may experience mild or severe symptoms. clinical Symptoms, only 15% of people require treatment due to severe symptoms.

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Misunderstanding 6: Menopause occurs only around the age of 50. More than half of women think so. Russell explained that the average age of women's menopause is 45-55 years old, but in recent years there has been a trend of earlier onset, with 1% of women entering menopause at the age of 40 or even earlier.

Myth 7: Menopause does not last longer than 5 years. 63% of people think menopause will last up to 5 years. But the reality is that this process will last 6-14 years.

　about sex

Myth 8: Loss of sexual desire. 92.6% of the respondents think so. In fact, sexual behavior is a comprehensive product of physiology and psychology. Human sexual behavior does not need to be parallel to the level of sex hormones. Therefore, many women’s sexual desire increases after the age of 50. Research shows that 50% of women have no significant change in sexual desire during menopause.

Myth 9: You cannot get pregnant after menopause. 90% of women think so. In fact, you may still get pregnant in the first few years of menopause, including within one year after menopause, so if you don’t want to receive “unexpected surprises”, you still need to take contraceptive measures.

Myth 10: Menopausal women are less likely to spread the disease sexually transmitted diseases . 73% of women think so. In fact, anyone can transmit STDs, regardless of age or fertility.