Every woman living on the planet is going to go through menopause eventually. It comes with being female. Many women do everything they can to put it off, but the fact is that, at some point, their bodies will stop having that monthly cycle. The onset of menopause can be quite traumatic for some women, especially if they do not know what kind of menopause symptoms to look for. We have all heard the stories about women who are going through "the change" but what symptoms should we look out for Keep reading to find out!Doctors still don't know ALL of the symptoms a woman might experience during menopause because there are too many to nail down all of them. Losing one's fertility is not the only thing a woman will experience during menopause. While the main symptoms of menopause may be blatant most are uncommon or unknown to the vast majority of people. The truth is that the signs of menopause are greatly varied. Some signs are very subtle and barely noticeable. Those that are most obvious will not be mistaken. As a woman you should learn to recognize the most common signs of menopause. Your knowledge of the signs and symptoms of menopause will help those around you understand what's happening to them when it's their turn.Menopause is something that every woman will have to go through. It is pretty much part of what makes you female.

Unfortunately dealing with the "change of life" is not ever easy. For many women it involves a few years of tedious and terrible symptoms that are hard to manage and control. Many women worry about how menopause will affect the people in their lives. Thankfully, if you learn about the different menopause symptoms you will be able to both comfort and support the women in your life as they deal with their various symptoms and changes. Understanding menopause will help you be a better support system for the women in your life as they work through their symptoms and cope with the new changes in their lives.Women might complain about having monthly menstrual cycle but those same women most likely actively fear the idea of going through menopause. Menopause is a difficult and trying time for most women. In many respects it is like having a second puberty only, in this case, the woman is very aware of her menopause symptoms and how they affect her and the people who surround her. Everyone needs to understand menopause symptoms because it helps them to be a better support system for the women they know who have to go through the change. If one of the women in your life is close to the age where menopause starts, here are some of the symptoms that you should watch out for.Because there are so many different menopause symptoms, learning to identify each of them is pretty much impossible. Still, there are some symptoms of menopause that are more common than others. Being able to identify at least the most common symptoms of menopause is something everyone should be able to do. If you are a woman, then being able to identify the symptoms of menopause will better prepare you for the change when it starts for you. If you are male then learning about the symptoms will help you be a lot more sympathetic when the women in your life start displaying the symptoms and going through the changes. The following are some of the biggest symptoms of menopause.

Just about one of the most popular and well recognized menopause symptoms around is the "hot flash". "Hot flash" is the name of the sudden feeling of being too hot. Women who experience this will suddenly have a flushed face and begin sweating. It is almost as if someone had temporarily and quickly increased your body's internal temperature. Some women report that it is more intense than the feeling you get when you go from a room that is too cold to a room that is too hot. Hot flashes can happen any time during the night or the day. Night time hot flashes are usually called "night sweats."For many husbands, one of the most traumatic menopause symptoms is the loss of libido or dryness of her "lady bits". Now remember guys, just because she says "no" tonight doesn't mean she will another night, she might truely just not be in the mood, rather than going through the change. If your relationship is still strong and she's still interested in you just not sexual relations do not immediately assume it's menopause there are other causes of decreased libido as well. Try to understand what she's going through. The premenopausal woman is not thrilled with the changes going on either.Losing one's mental acuity is perhaps the most annoying menopause symptom, especially for the person experiencing it. Many women report difficulty concentrating, feeling disoriented and even often feeling confused. There are women who say that they have memory lapses that are particularly disturbing. This is very frustrating both for the woman who goes through menopause and the other people in her life.

Be sympathetic if the women in your life experience this symptom of menopause. The woman in your life is far more annoyed by this particular symptom than you can ever be.Perhaps the most recognizable menopause symptoms is the mood swing. It is this symptom that makes menopause closely resemble puberty and (however ironically) the early stages of pregnancy. A woman who is going through "the change" will have a lot of irrational and unexpected mood swings. One moment she might be perfectly calm. The next minute she will have burst into tears over something that wouldn't have bothered her at all before. If you know a woman who is having behavior issues like these and is neither pregnant nor going through puberty she might be going through menopause. Try to have some heart!Lots of women will gain weight when they start to go through menopause. Unlike typical weight gain menopause weight gain happens in specific places. Menopausal women tend to gain weight only in their thighs and waists. This can make a woman's former waistline to away. Most women hate the idea of gaining weight. When the weight piles on in these places, however, it can be especially hard to deal with. If you find that you are gaining weight in these places when you usually don't gain weight there you might think about calling your doctor. You might be starting to show signs of menopause. An irregular heartbeat is one of the menopause symptoms that is harder to detect. An irregular heartbeat is a heartbeat that will suddenly get faster or slower without your having to do anything to cause the change to happen. One example of the irregular heartbeat is the woman who is sitting still and has a heartbeat that suddenly races and just as quickly slows down a little too much for comfort. Other women do not notice this symptom at all. Believe it or not, for some women, this only gets discovered when their doctors are looking for other things. The doctor checks her heart rate and notices that it is erratic or unpredictable. Depending on your age, this could be a menopause symptom.

For a woman wanting to have another child, menopause can be quite traumatic because of the similarity in symptoms between pregnancy and menopause. One of these mirrored symptoms is extreme fatigue. The feeling of not being able to get enough rest during menopause is often designated as "crashing" fatigue. What I mean is not just a general feeling of exhaustion but major, whole body, exhaustion after any kind of activity and sometimes without any activity at all. This is the kind of fatigue that might prevent her from being able to get out of bed at all. The fatigue she might feel could cause her to require several hours of sleep in the middle of the day. If your partner is suddenly sleeping longer hours or experiencing difficulty waking up consult a physcian to determine whether she is going through menopause.

Incontinence is one of the more embarrassing menopause symptoms. Incontinence is usually a side effect of losing smooth muscle tone.

This happens most often when people sneeze but it can also happen after laughing very hard. Most women experience this symptom of menopause differently. Some might not have many problems with it, but others have a very hard time with it. Some might even have it greatly interfere in their lives. Try to be sympathetic if the woman in your life has to make a run for the bathroom when she sneezes or if she has to buy other some form of protective wear.

Losing the ability to sleep through the night is one of the troubling symptoms that menopausal women experience. If you haven't ever had a problem with sleeping through the night and are suddenly having a hard time staying asleep and you are of a certain age, it is possible that you could be going through menopause. Often this inability to sleep is paired with night sweats and hot flashes. Sometimes it doesn't work that way. Lots of times this symptom gets overlooked as nothing more that some simple trouble sleeping. If you are experiencing it, you should see your doctor just to double check your condition.Changes in hair growth are probably the most embarrassing of all of the menopausal symptoms. For the most part, women say that they lose the most hair from the places where hair usually grows (their heads, their arms and legs, their pubic areas). While this hair loss is happening they begin to grow hair in places that aren't normal, like on their faces and chests. Hair grows differently for every woman. If you don't usually grow hair on your face or chest and some starts to show up (especially if you've been losing hair from other places) it is time to call your doctor. You might just be going into menopause. Nevertheless, some studies will show you that taking Fenugreek will prove a wise move on your part.

A very famous menopause symptom is irritability. Do you remember the beginnings of puberty when, without warning, just about everything seemed to be annoying as all get out This is similar to the sensations a woman feels when she starts entering peri-menopause or full fledged menopause. It isn't always PMS when a woman who is usually pretty happy suddenly starts getting angry and annoyed, especially if she is of a certain age. It might actually be a signal that she has started menopause.Anxiety awareness can be troublesome during menopause. Anxiety can make a premenopausal woman feel as though the world will never be the same. These feelings can mimic panic attacks in their most severe form. When these symptoms do not appear to have a known cause or are occuring suddenly it is possible that you have begun the process of hormonal changes referred to as menopause. Try to help her stay calm and be sensitive to what she is going through.An increased itching sensation is one of the menopause symptoms that is often overlooked. Some women who are dealing with the change of life say that their skin constantly itches and crawls. This is a different feeling than you get with dry skin.

The best description is "it's like ants are crawling through my skin." This can be very disturbing for some women who aren't sure what it is that they are feeling. Talk to your doctor if your skin is unusually itchy or you can't stop scratching. It's possible you've developed a skin condition. It could also be a sign of impending menopause (or actual menopause).Having your period stop is the most obvious symptom of going through menopause. If your period changes in strength, duration, frequency or stops coming altogether, you could be going through menopause. Don't forget that the absence of your menstrual cycle is not always the signal for menopause. There are some women who get heavier than usual periods right before menopause starts. If you are close to the age when menopause usually happens, you should report any change in your monthly period to your doctor.Believe it or now, lots of women report that there are changes in how they smell when they start to go through menopause. For lots of women, it's possible that the change in the way they smell is what alerts them to the changes they are going through. Changes in odor can be a difficult menopause symptom to detect. All the same, if a woman in your life suddenly starts to smell different (and is not using a new soap, deoderant or perfume) this might be a sign of menopause. Women do not have an easy time when she goes through menopause. They have little control over their bodies and minds during this time and it is important that the people who are around them understand that, if it were up to the women, they wouldn't be going through this change. A woman might be happy that she isn't going to have to go through a monthly "cycle" anymore but for the most part, menopause is very traumatic. Learning how to recognize and identify the symptoms of menopause will help you be prepared to help the women in your life go through these changes.

In a word menopause is treacherous. Menopause is a drastic and unpleasant change for a woman to endure. At the same time, it can be rough on other people in her life as well. The feelings and emotions a women experiencing menopause are not under her control, she cannot stop the way she feels, she cannot fix it herself. These are involuntary reactions to changes her body is going through. Give her as much time and understanding as she might need to work through her inner demons. At some point the process will slow and she will level out. In order to make the process of menopause more tolerable you must know the signs and symptoms of menopause.

Some people compare menopause to puberty. The body is experiencing a huge amount of changes that are totally out of the woman's control. For most women menopause is the worst of the two simply because it has more symptoms and they are more severe.

Learning to identify menopause symptoms will help you better understand what is going on in your own body as you go through your change of life. As a man, you should learn these symptoms so that you will be more understanding of what the women in your life are going through as they go through their changes.

Menopause is not a pleasant experience for anyone. Even if you are not going through the change yourself, if someone you love is going through it, you are affected as well. It is a good idea to learn what you can about menopause symptoms. This will help you to be properly sympathetic when a woman in your life is forced to go through menopause. In addition to being sympathetic it can also clue you in to what is happening to a woman when she reaches a certain age. You might even be the person who helps the woman in your life figure out what is going on with her body.There are lots of different menopause symptoms. No two women experience the exact same symptoms in the exact same ways. For some the symptoms are mild. Still other women have symptoms that almost cripple them. If you understand the symptoms of menopause you will have an easier time dealing with them and the others in your life will deal with them better as well. This article lists just a few of the menopause symptoms you might have to deal with. Talk to your doctor for more information on the symptoms that you should be watching for.