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The climetario and menopause are two distinct concepts to be learned from differences. The following explains when a period starts and when the other and are given feed and habits recommendations to overcome these stages without problems.

The before and after menopause:

Premenopause: It should be understood as the period before menopause, usually characterized by the presence of irregular ciclosmenstruales and the beginning of troublesome vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes, sweating, insomnia, etc). (See menopausal symptoms)

Menopause: The post-menopause, in which it becomes clear that the ovary has stopped producing estrogen, and the predominant occurrence of the risks (both cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis).

Risks

the decrease of estrogen in women becomes brittle bones and bone mass. At older ages, results in the risk of fractures caused by osteoporosis. The incidence of this disease in women is approximately 30% and increases during menopause. During the menopause may increase the metabolism disorders of lipids (cholesterol), raising the risk of cardiovascular disorders such as pressure increased arterila.

The climetario and menopause are two distinct concepts to be learned from differences. The following explains when a period starts and when the other and are given feed and habits recommendations to overcome these stages without problems.

Differences between climacteric and menopause:

The climacteric: a phase transition from a woman’s reproductive stage to a cessation of ovarian function, non-reproductive-and deficit of hormones of the ovaries themselves, namely estrogen. This period of life moves between 45 and 60 years or so and causes various mental and physical disorder.

Menopause or cessation of menstruation is a normal change in the lives of women. When she stops having menstrual periods for more than twelve consecutive months, is considered to have reached menopause. The age at which each woman reaches menopause is not related to age at menarche or first menstruation or the number of pregnancies or the date of first pregnancy.

With the onset of menopause, women experience a range of physical, social and family. It is important that women have in their possession the necessary tools to positively address these changes and still maintain their quality of life.

There is clear evidence that folic acid deficiency in pregnancy is related to the occurrence of neural tube defects in newborns.

These malformations are caused by incomplete closure of some regions of the neural tube and include anencephaly and spina bifida encefalocete (with effects ranging from death to paralysis more or less important or urinary incontinence).

They are probably due to the lack of folic exist, there is not enough DNA for normal development of the embryo, and consequently a defect in neural tube closure.

It has been shown that supplementation with folic acid before conception and during early pregnancy decreases the incidence of neural tube defects in newborns. Because of this, it is recommended that all women in a position to become pregnant should take the order of 400 micrograms / day of folic.

To do so leads to changes in maternal and fetal level, of which name a few:

Uterine contractions: are involuntary, are presented in 3 to 5 in 10 minutes on a regular basis during the progression of labor, lasting between 40 to 60 seconds and are accompanied by pain whose intensity is highly variable. The pain of contractions during labor is better tolerated by women who have good information and family support. During labor, the frequency, intensity and duration of contractions will be monitored clinically and / or by electronic monitoring.

Effacement and dilation: As a result of uterine contractions the cervix effaces (thins) and dilates (opens) to allow the fetal head descends gradually through the birth canal. Cervical dilatation defined the onset of labor when it is 3 cm or greater. When complete (10 cm) allows the passage of the fetus by the maternal pelvis. Cervical dilation is controlled by vaginal examination during labor progression in the opinion of professional acting.

Ovular membranes or bag of waters “are membranous structures that contain the fetus and amniotic fluid. Play the role of containment and protection of the fetus normally until they break spontaneously, occasionally artificially by the OB / to during labor. They are strained as a result of increased pressure to produce uterine contractions.

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