10 Myths Men Believe About Menopause |
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Does Change of Life Mean Emotional Wreck?
HE SAYS
A woman's menopausal hysteria is in direct proportion to the neuroses she suffered from when she was pre-menopausal.
SHE SAYS
WRONGO, pal. To assume that a woman will be hysterical in menopause simply because you believe she was neurotic beforehand is unwarranted and misguided. It's a fact that for some women, menopause can be relatively placid in the emotional arena. FYI, major factors influencing a woman's emotional and physical passage through the change of life include:
- Personal health and childbearing history
- Health of female ancestors and living female relatives
- Past dietary habits and present diet
- Past and present tobacco use
- Past and present alcohol use
- Self-esteem
- Culture (If you don't believe this, consider the fact that in the United States, about 46 percent of menopausal women try hormone replacement therapy (HRT), while in Japan, only 6 percent do.)
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