Researches developed a brand new concept, which is that menopause doesn't just originate in the ovary, but also in the brain!
Menopause refers to the time when menstruation stops. A woman is not considered menopausal until she has not had a period for 12 consecutive months, according to the North American Menopausal Society. Menopause comes with symptoms due to hormonal fluctuations, like hot flashes, trouble sleeping, vaginal dryness, mood swings, depression.
Menopause is a very studied subject, as there are real changes in a female body at this stage in her life. Researchers and doctors are beginning to understand how these changes happen. This is an important step in trying to come up with more effective treatment solutions.
Some of the most unpleasant symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and night sweats, have long been believed to originate in the ovaries. But new research challenges that assumption, and instead suggests that menopausal symptoms, at least in part, may begin in the brain.
The idea behind this statement is that hypothalamus and the pituitary gland stop reacting normally to estrogen in some women when they reach menopause.
The pituitary gland releases hormones that control many of the endocrine system's functions, while the hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland to release the hormones. The hypothalami-pituitary function is a critical part in the development and regulation of the body's reproductive and immune systems. Fluctuations in the hormones produced by each gland have various effects on the body. Estrogen and progesterone fluctuations produce menopausal symptoms. Researches discovered that in some women, pituitary responded good to lower levels of estrogen, while hypothalamus didn't respond properly.
All these findings may lead to further researches that will help doctors establish what type of menopause a woman might have and help prescribe non estrogen medication to reduce the menopause symptoms that a woman experience as she enters this stage of life.
Menopause refers to the time when menstruation stops. A woman is not considered menopausal until she has not had a period for 12 consecutive months, according to the North American Menopausal Society. Menopause comes with symptoms due to hormonal fluctuations, like hot flashes, trouble sleeping, vaginal dryness, mood swings, depression.
Menopause is a very studied subject, as there are real changes in a female body at this stage in her life. Researchers and doctors are beginning to understand how these changes happen. This is an important step in trying to come up with more effective treatment solutions.
Some of the most unpleasant symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and night sweats, have long been believed to originate in the ovaries. But new research challenges that assumption, and instead suggests that menopausal symptoms, at least in part, may begin in the brain.
The idea behind this statement is that hypothalamus and the pituitary gland stop reacting normally to estrogen in some women when they reach menopause.
The pituitary gland releases hormones that control many of the endocrine system's functions, while the hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland to release the hormones. The hypothalami-pituitary function is a critical part in the development and regulation of the body's reproductive and immune systems. Fluctuations in the hormones produced by each gland have various effects on the body. Estrogen and progesterone fluctuations produce menopausal symptoms. Researches discovered that in some women, pituitary responded good to lower levels of estrogen, while hypothalamus didn't respond properly.
All these findings may lead to further researches that will help doctors establish what type of menopause a woman might have and help prescribe non estrogen medication to reduce the menopause symptoms that a woman experience as she enters this stage of life.
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