Menopause as we know is a part of the ageing process in women. The menopause typically occurs between the ages 45 and 55 years. In the UK the average age is 51. The definition says menopause is when a woman has gone without periods for one year or more.
Signs of menopause
Before reaching menopause, a woman will experience ‘early peri-menopause’ and ‘late peri-menopause’.
First signs of menopause
During early peri-menopause menstrual cycles become slightly longer, about 6-7 weeks apart. The average age for this is 47 years. During late peri-menopause the periods become a few months apart and average age for this is 49 years. And on average, two years later at the age of 51 years women reach menopause in the UK.
Common symptoms of menopause
The most common menopausal symptoms are hot flushes and night sweats (vasomotor symptoms), 70-80% of women experience them. Some other symptoms include low energy levels, low mood, disturbed sleep and insomnia, low libido and low sexual drive, anxiety, joint aches, headaches, impaired memory and concentration, a sensation of ‘brain fog’, palpitations and vaginal dryness and urinary discomfort.
Menopausal symptoms typically last for 7 years, it is estimated that for about one-third of women the symptoms last much longer.
Alarming long term health risk of menopause – reduction in bone density and strength
During this entire process, ovaries stop producing oestrogen, most commonly affecting the women’s bone strength and density. It increases the risk of bone-thinning disease termed as osteoporosis. It is because the female skeleton depends on oestrogen to maintain bone’s strength and resistance to fracture.
The key issue with osteoporosis is that it may go undetected as there are no obvious symptoms of osteoporosis, and the first sign could be a fractured bone. It has also been clinically found that oestrogen deficiency after menopause can increase the risk of heart disease in women.
Collagen peptides can act as menopause supplements to increase bone density
It has been scientifically proven that collagen peptides increased bone mineral density in postmenopausal women suffering from primary, age-related reduction of BMD. Collagen peptides supplementation also resulted in increased bone formation and reduced bone degradation. In this study, the bone mineral density was measured in the spine and femoral neck. The study found significant increase in BMD in the spine and in the femoral neck after the collagen peptide treatment.
Why are collagen peptides so effective in increasing bone mass density and strength?
Collagen peptides are easily absorbed in the small intestine in a significant amount due to their peptide form. Scientists identified the signalling proteins derived from collagen peptides simulate collagen formation in bones. Collagen is by far the major constituent of bone mass. And hence an increase in collagen, followed by mineralization of the bone leads to increase in bone mineral density and strength.
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