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Some of the many types of menopause symptoms a women going through "the change" might experience are difficult to recognize. Every woman's body will react differently to the changing hormones during "the change". Some people think that there are only a few very blatant symptoms of menopause. Signs and symptoms of a woman's change occuring are not widely known and can be largely varied. The majority of menopausal symptomology are minute in nature and most will be slight enough an average woman probably won't even realize it's occuring. Those that are most obvious will not be mistaken. The important thing is to learn which symptoms are common. Your knowledge of the signs and symptoms of menopause will help those around you understand what's happening to them when it's their turn.

The "hot flash" is perhaps one of the most heard about and well recognized menopause symptoms. "Hot flash" is the name of the sudden feeling of being too hot. A hot flash causes a woman's face to flush and she will start sweating. It is almost as if someone had temporarily and quickly increased your body's internal temperature. Some women liken it to the experience they feel when they go from an air conditioned room to a hot sunny day, only more intense. Hot flashes can occur at any time of the day or night. When they happen at night they are often called "night sweats."

Losing the ability to sleep through the night is one of the troubling symptoms that menopausal women experience. If you have gotten used to sleeping all the way through the night and are suddenly having problems falling and staying asleep it's possible that you could be going through menopause. Sometimes the women who have trouble sleeping also have hot flashes and night sweats. Sometimes it is not. Many other times this symptom just gets chalked up to little more than something simple keeping you from sleep, like stress. If this is a symptom you've had, talk to your doctor just to check on your condition.

The most patently obvious menopause symptom is the deregulation of a monthly period. Changes in your period, whether it is in frequency, duration, strength or occurrence are all signs of menopause. Missing your period does not always, one hundred percent mean that you are going through menopause. Believe it or not, some women report getting heavier periods right before they entered menopause. If you notice any change to your monthly cycle and are getting close to the age when menopause starts to set in, talk to your doctor. Most women have a very difficult time when they go through menopause. During this time, women do not have a lot of control over their feelings and bodies so it is important that the people who surround them understand that, if it were up to the woman, she wouldn't be going through the change. A woman might be happy that she isn't going to have to go through a monthly "cycle" anymore but for the most part, menopause is very traumatic. If you know how to identify the symptoms of menopause you will be better able to help the women in your life deal with the changes they are facing.