Much of the severity of symptoms is directly related to how you feel about aging .Menopause is one of the major natural life changes for women. The average age is about fifty, with a range from 45-55. Although nutrition and exercise have changed our lives so that we live longer, the age of onset for menopause has not changed much in millennia. The age in which you will begin appears to be genetically determined. If your mother was 50, you most likely will be about fifty.
Some women dread it's onset, while others look forward to it.
Menopause is defined as the end of menstrual periods, which occurs because the ovaries decrease their production of estrogen. Symptoms,however, can begin a full five years or more before periods cease. This puts you at increased risk for fractures. Some women are more susceptible to osteoporosis than others. Poor diet, certain medications, heredity, lack of proper calcium, and lack of exercise increase your risk.