Safe treatment of menopause with Homoeopathy

What is menopause? Symptoms.

Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her period stops. It usually occurs naturally, most often after age 45. Menopause happens because the woman's ovary stops producing the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

A woman has reached menopause when she has not had a period for one year. Changes and symptoms can start several years earlier. They include

• A change in periods - shorter or longer, lighter or heavier, with more or less time in between
• Hot flashes and/or night sweats
• Trouble sleeping
• Vaginal dryness
• Mood swings
• Trouble focusing
• Less hair on head, more on face

Menopause is a term that indicates the permanent cessation of menses. Natural menopause occurs between the ages of 45 and 55 years with a mean age of incidence around 51 years worldwide. One of the most common menopausal symptoms; hot flushes, occurs as a result of dropping oestrogen levels that cause blood vessels to expand rapidly with a consequent rush of blood to the area, leading to an increase in the skin temperature.

Most often, to relieve the symptoms of menopause as well as to reduce specific health risks in menopausal and postmenopausal women, allopathic physicians often prescribe synthetic hormones like oestrogen. The biggest side effect of HRT is that it carries a very high risk of developing breast cancer and other cancers that are common among women.

Also, a recent study has found that Indian women are now attaining menopause as early as at the age of 30. It also puts them at a higher risk of being affected with osteoporosis, heart diseases, hypertension and breast cancer, says a study conducted by Bangalore’s Institute for Social and Economic Change. The data for the study, which was based on the National Family Health Survey of 1998-99, collected information from a sample of more than 90,000 married women aged between 15 and 49 and covered 99% of India’s population living in 26 states.

Homeopathy is the safest mode of treatment before, during, and after menopause because it restores the natural hormonal balance without the use of harmful drugs. Homeopathic treatment, when started at the right time during the course of the disease, helps to avoid complications. It also helps to provide immediate pain relief without any side-effects, besides also reducing the recurrence of the pain.