Hot sweats and flushes can happen during the day or night and can be very embarrassing. They are caused by hormone surges from the brain. You may feel your skin and hair gradually becoming drier. Without enough oestrogen your genital area and bladder may become sore or dry, especially when you make love. Joint pains and tiredness are common.
Some women have few symptoms.
Others who find them intolerable will benefit from the good advice and treatment now available from many sources including medical professionals, chemists, magazines and the Web. You may become moody and irritable. Poor concentration, and a general loss of interest and enthusiasm. Loss of interest in sex. There may be other changes to cope with, not caused simply by the falling oestrogen level.