Menopause can also be a result of surgery that removes the ovaries, radiation treatment for cancer or some chemotherapy drugs.
Symptoms of menopause can include, hot flashes, mood swings and sleeping problems. If symptoms are severe a physician may prescribe hormone therapy to ease these symptoms.
Many people consider menopause a sign of aging for women. Post menopausal women are at higher risk for heart disease and osteoporosis and need to be alert to signs and symptoms of these diseases.
SOURCES: National Institute on Aging National Institutes of Health, May 2005.
