Menopause occurs naturally around age 51 when the ovaries stop producing estrogen, or surgically at any age when the ovaries are removed. Removal of the ovaries creates an immediate menopause - and usually more severe symptoms.
Many problems can result, ranging from merely annoying to life-threatening.
And today, women can live over one-third of their years after menopause. Menopause has become a serious public health issue as well as a concern of individual women. As baby boomers age, an unprecedented number of women will pass through menopause in the next two decades. And today, women can live over one-third of their years after menopause. Menopause has become a serious public health issue as well as a concern of individual women.