May 3rd 2021 at 08:00:00 GMT +0300
Menopause, that natural biological process signaling the end of menstruation, can occur when a woman hits the 35-year plateau towards 40 or around 50.
For some women, the transition is nearly unnoticeable, with their regular periods slowly petering out and finally stopping. But for several others, menopause brings with it a host of physical complications.
Night sweats and fatigue are among the most common; many women experience some form of difficulty with their temperature, especially at night.
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Dr John Ong’ech, a consultant gynecologist and obstetrician, explains that there are two types of menopause with “primary menopause” being “a natural process that occurs around 50 years. Secondary or pre-mature menopause “could be from 35 years or brought about by an auto immune disorder.”
Dr.John Odero Ong ech (Photo: Wilberforce Okwiri)
Stress from baby responsibilities
The birth of Njeri’s baby came with lots of chores. The baby needed to be fed, bathed, changed and attended to when she cried.
But with her husband’s baby’s-are-a-woman’s-responsibility attitude, Njeri found herself the lone person to do everything. That she did not have a house help compounded her mystery even more.
“We could not afford a house girl back then. So, house chores and baby chores, were squarely sitting on my lap,” she says. “I had to quit my job because I just couldn’t be a wife, a homemaker, a mother and an employee at the same time.”