Cara Bews https://www.forthwithlife.co.uk 1m 282 #menopause
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As October marks World Menopause Awareness Month, what better time to explore the statistics behind the natural occurrence of peri and menopause?
That’s why Forth has explored the most common symptoms, facts and figures surrounding perimenopause – the period when the body begins transitioning into menopause. They did this by surveying 4,000 UK women, over and under 40.
Of the 4,000 surveyed, Forth found that 74% of the women have suffered from symptoms related to perimenopause.
They explored the most common symptoms concerning menopause, the top three were:
Changes in mood – 87%
Changes in memory – 81%
Poor sleep – 80%
One issue some women have is discovering that they’re going through perimenopause. This can be challenging to detect as symptoms are common and similar to symptoms felt during menstruation.
The survey revealed vaginal dryness as the least common symptom, in total, 41% shared that they have suffered from this.
Exploring the age demographic behind the top symptom, changes in mood, reveal similarities in the data despite a difference in age:
Over 40- 87%
Under 40- 89%
It highlights how common alterations in moods are for people suffering from perimenopause. This can be explained by the change in hormone levels that takes place when the body begins to transition, therefore, an increase in agitation is a normal sign of perimenopause.
Interestingly, 66% of both age groups reported a change in their frequency and urgency to urinate. This demonstrates how women can be affected by perimenopause at different ages as it varies from woman to woman.
With so many of the symptoms relating to perimenopause being so common for other conditions, it’s important to have an open conversation with your GP if you feel your body might be beginning to transition into menopause.
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