Some women feel many physical and emotional changes, others feel no symptoms at all.
Whether menopause is natural or results from surgical removal of reproductive organs, it can seriously affect bone health. Estrogen plays an important role in protecting bones, and as estrogen production declines during menopause, bone loss occurs. In some women the impact on bone health can be severe. The amount of bone density a woman has at menopause and the rate of bone loss afterwards are important factors in predicting whether she will develop osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become porous and fragile.