When menopause sets in, a woman s monthly menstrual cycle draws to a close. Oestrogen production by the ovaries is drastically reduced. Eggs are no longer released for fertilisation and menstruation ceases. The first sign is usually irregularity of periods.
Many women also have various other symptoms.
The table below indicate some of the most common menopausal symptoms is based on Dutch and British surveys. Most Common Symptoms of Menopause S.No Common Symptoms Percentage of Women 1. Very few men experience a sudden end to their reproductive potential comparable with that caused by the female menopause. At age 60, or thereabouts, however, the following changes to the male sex organs can be noticed. Hardening of blood vessels leading to the erection tissues in the penis.