Warning to All Ladies! This is What Smoking Will Do to Your Menopause if You Don't Stop It

 

Dr Tajudeen Olawepo, an Ilorin-based medical doctor, has said that cigarette smoking hastens the commencement of menopause in women, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

 

He stated this in Ilorin on Friday that studies had shown that smoking hastened menopause by approximately one to two years, regardless of race or genetic background.

 

He said that in the case of heavy smokers, this could be up to nine years earlier than for average women with certain genetic variations. He added that menopause occurred when the female reproductive organs, the ovaries, stopped producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

 

Olawepo explained that the symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, night sweats, depression, forgetfulness, vaginal dryness, pain during intercourse. Menopause was recognised when a woman had not had a monthly period for 12 months, as long as there was no other reason, he added.

 

He said menopause happened between the ages of 45 and 55. He noted that “it is not always easy to confirm that menopause has actually happened , of course, irregular periods and occasional hot flash is a sign that changes are taking place, but timing the actual menopause is not so simple.

 

 

 

Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when her period stops. It usually occurs naturally, often after age 45.