All rights reserved. In The Beginning Menopause is the beginning of a new life, and every woman experiences it in a different way. Menopause is when a woman stops having a monthly menstrual cycle, and it usually results from the natural aging of the female reproductive system. As a woman approaches menopause, her estrogen levels decline, causing her periods to become irregular and eventually stop. In the Western world, the average age at menopause is about 51.
Periods become irregular.
Proper exercise, diet, and stress management may help with the symptoms.