Some have moderate to severe discomfort. Estrogen loss also puts you at risk for more serious health problems. These include heart disease, stroke, and osteoporosis. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women over the age of 50. It kills more women than lung and breast cancer combined.
Bone loss is common as people age.
However, if there is a great loss, osteoporosis may develop. This is a serious condition. Bones weaken and break easily. It threatens about 28 million Americans. Eighty percent of them are women, and most are over 50 years of age.