When it comes to women, menopause and men the menopause can be a hard time for women but equally it can be hard for partners and the family too. Men can become bewildered when they don’t understand what is happening to their partner. Not every woman has a difficult menopause some sail through with not so much as a hot flush. However for those who don’t have a good time an understanding partner can help. Men can and do go through a male menopause, although it is rare.
The female menopause can be that subject that no one wants to talk about however there are knowing nods and things said like “oh she is menopausal” or “she is at that time of life”. If a man can have some insight to what a woman goes through mentally and physically at the time of the peri- menopause(leading up to the menopause) and the menopause(no period for a year)it can certainly help.
The menopause symptoms can creep up on a women. Physical symptoms such as hot flushes and sweats, pain in the joints, an urgency to urinate, heavy bleeding, fatigue or virginal dryness. Mental and psychological symptoms can be forgetfulness, anxiety, low mood/depression, and mood swings. These are by no means all the symptoms women can experience if you want to learn then you can purchase the book Little Less Dragon Little more Angel.
There are other factors that can kick in at the time of the menopause such as life changes which can make handling the menopause more difficult. Many women leave having children later these days and if the menopause comes early such in the late thirties to early forties this can be devastating. Women in mid life when the menopause kicks in have to face aging and their fertile years coming to an end. They can be at the height of their careers and be hit by a lack of confidence or mood swing that is due to estrogen levels falling in their body. The physical aspects such as bladder thinning and vaginal dryness can lead to mis understanding and sexual problems. To be quite basic trying to have sex with a weak bladder, hot flushes and dry a vagina is not nice. Often this can lead to communication problems as a partner can feel rejected when their advanced are rejected. I’ve got a head ache might literally be true! Trying to keep communications open is vital. The good news is that a visit to the chemist or the doctor can help with bladder problems and lubrication gels and treatments. All these topics and more are discussed in the book men have said they have found it helpful. Little Less Dragon Little more Angel’
