Specialist doctor points out the psychological consequences of menopause

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Scholars point to mental and social health history and individual characteristics as factors shaping the psychological consequences of menopause

In a woman’s life, menopause is a natural transition phase marked by hormonal and physical changes. These changes are often combined with factors that cause emotional discomfort and stress that end up directly affecting the psychological well-being of those who are facing this moment.

Stress can be triggered by numerous factors related to menopause, such as changes in body image, low libido and poor sleep, for example. These stressors can influence the neuroendocrine and immune systems, triggering negative physical and emotional responses.

How women live and deal with this phase is decisive for their level of stress and mental and emotional health. Mental health history, social environment and countless individual characteristics will dictate how each woman, in a unique way, will react to this phase. In other words: The emotional and psychological consequences vary according to each person’s reality.

For the gynecologist, specialist in Menopause, with knowledge and adequate professional assistance, Beatriz Tupinambá, menopause can indeed be the best phase in a woman’s life. In her publications, courses and lives on social networks that have more than 400 thousand followers, she cites advantages such as the end of menstrual cycles, PMS, concern about the fertile period, more time for self-care, maturity and administered homonyms as some of the advantages.

“We also need to work on the psychology. Look at menopause from another angle and realize that yes, menopause can be the best phase we can live through. We enter menopause halfway through our lives, and we don’t need to remain unwell during the second half of it, with hot flashes, dryness, a drop in libido, among others, because we simply stopped feeding our cells with hormones for 50 years.”

In addition to specialized medical and psychological support, it is important to practice physical exercise, healthy eating, relaxation activities, social and family support so that this phase is lived in the most comfortable way possible. In many cases, due to all the changes to which they are subjected, many women resort to excessive consumption of alcohol, nicotine and adopt social isolation, thus causing greater and more evident negative psychological consequences during this period.

Even with alternatives that make it possible to face this phase in the healthiest way possible, it is necessary to be aware that menopause and its symptoms are not static and evolve over time and according to stimuli. As women adjust their routines and methods for experiencing menopause, results change positively or negatively.

*With information from consultancy

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