I thought you got hot because of menopause?
Aug 19, 2024
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When I visited the family medicine department thinking that I had been affected by the heat because I felt more hot at night than my family, or that I often woke up and felt tired during the day, I was diagnosed with menopause.
When ovarian function and female hormones decrease due to aging, various physical and mental changes occur, and this period is called menopause. Often, women appear in their late 40s to early 50s and include before and after menopause. Men can also develop menopausal symptoms when testosterone levels decrease due to aging.
If estrogen, a female hormone that affects various bodies such as the uterus, breast, heart, brain, blood vessels, and joints, is reduced, facial flushing, sleep disorders, and sweating. Physical symptoms such as dizziness, headache, cardiac hypertension, joint pain, and mental symptoms such as depression and nervousness may appear, which are called menopausal symptoms.
In summer, when the temperature is high and humid, the function of controlling body temperature may decrease, resulting in worsening sweating and facial flushing. In particular, night sweats are common during the menopause, and when combined with the summer weather, it leads to sleep disorders like A, which interferes with daily life.
Kim Yoon-mi (family medicine specialist) at Daedong Hospital's General Health Examination Center advised that "If menopause is difficult to live in daily life due to natural physical changes or symptoms, it is recommended to visit the family medicine department for comprehensive diagnosis and treatment if necessary."
If you feel menopausal symptoms, it is better to record the symptoms you experienced in detail first. Record the day of recognition of symptoms, symptoms felt by the body, and uncomfortable symptoms, and deliver eating habits, activity, stress index, underlying diseases, and medications to medical staff.
Depending on the diagnosis, comprehensive management and appropriate treatment methods such as lifestyle improvement, regular check-ups, drug treatment, and hormone replacement methods will be found.
In order to overcome menopausal symptoms, use fans or air conditioners to maintain a cool environment and wear breathable clothes to help regulate body temperature in summer.
Prevent dehydration and electrolyte imbalance through sufficient water intake, and manage physical health and stress through light exercise, meditation, and deep breathing along with a balanced diet.
Menopause symptoms may worsen due to the summer environment, but if they do not improve physically and mentally even though they have made various efforts to relieve symptoms, they should visit a medical institution for help.
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