By Rose Okudaye
Medical specialists have urged ladies to hunt well timed medical consideration once they discover adjustments of their menstrual cycles, sleep patterns, weight, and general wellbeing, significantly throughout perimenopause and menopause.
They gave the recommendation through the 7.0 Edition of the Muslimah Health Forum on Saturday in Lagos.
The specialists spoke throughout a panel session titled, “The Exhausted Woman, Stress, Fatigue and Mental Overload”.
Dr Fatimah Habeebu-Adeyemi, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, defined that declining estrogen ranges as ladies approached menopause can set off a number of bodily and emotional adjustments.
She listed the adjustments to incorporate irregular menstrual intervals, weight redistribution, sleep difficulties, and reminiscence lapses.
According to her, the transition, often known as perimenopause, occurred at totally different ages and affected ladies otherwise, with some experiencing delicate signs, whereas others required medical intervention.
She added that girls approaching their 40s ought to take note of adjustments of their our bodies, slightly than assuming they have been merely experiencing stress or changing into much less bodily lively.
She inspired ladies experiencing persistent or disruptive signs to seek the advice of a gynaecologist for applicable evaluation and individualised care.
Habeebu-Adeyemi defined that menopause was typically established after a girl had gone 12 consecutive months with out menstruation.
Dr Fatimah Habeebu-Adeyemi, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist on the occasion.
She, nonetheless, warned that any bleeding after menopause required immediate medical analysis, because it may point out an underlying situation, together with most cancers.
The professional suggested ladies towards ignoring postmenopausal bleeding, stressing the significance of figuring out its trigger earlier than deciding on therapy.
Dr Folasade Olalare, a fertility and reproductive drugs specialist, challenged the misperception that girls recognized with Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) couldn’t have kids.
She defined that PMOS was a hormonal situation that might intrude with ovulation, making conception troublesome for some ladies, however didn’t mechanically imply infertility.
According to her, many ladies with the situation conceive and provides delivery, whereas others could require medical help to stimulate ovulation.
Olalare famous that the situation may additionally current bodily indicators related to elevated estrogen ranges, together with extreme facial hair development.
She urged ladies to hunt correct medical evaluation slightly than depend on data circulating on social media, the place PMOS was generally introduced as an automated barrier to motherhood.
The doctor added that irregular menstrual cycles and weight adjustments may have totally different underlying causes, together with hormonal imbalances and PMOS, making skilled analysis essential.
Also talking, a Physiotherapist, Mrs Kameelah Adebisi, urged ladies to acknowledge the bodily adjustments that include ageing and regulate their life accordingly, slightly than pushing their our bodies past their capability.
She stated adjustments in joint perform, bone density, physique composition and bodily endurance may have an effect on ladies at totally different phases of life.
Adebisi defined that wholesome ageing required greater than weight-reduction plan and exercising, urging ladies to concentrate to their basic nicely-being, treatment use, every day actions and different life-style components.
She inspired ladies to evaluate their progress by contemplating enhancements of their mobility, power ranges and general well being slightly than relying solely on adjustments in physique weight.
The panelists additionally addressed issues about extended menstrual bleeding and recognizing after menstruation, emphasising the significance of understanding the totally different phases of ladies’s reproductive lives.
The specialists added that whereas many of those adjustments are a pure a part of ageing, recognising uncommon signs and in search of skilled analysis might help ladies handle discomfort, shield their well being and keep their high quality of life.
They inspired ladies to ask questions, search dependable medical data and acquire applicable care when signs come up.
The panelists emphasised that elevated consciousness of hormonal adjustments, fertility and wholesome ageing may assist ladies make knowledgeable choices about their well being and enhance their high quality of life.
Similarly, Aisha Adams of the Lagos State Secretariat Central Mosque Women Committee stated in her opening remarks that this 12 months’s Muslimah Health Forum theme is well timed and essential.
She stated the theme, “The Wellness Code: Know Your Body, Own Your Health”, reminds Muslim ladies that caring for his or her well being stays a duty and an honour by no means to neglect.
”Most of the time we maintain each different individual, however overlook ourselves, so it’s a superb reminder, coming on the proper time”, she stated.
She added that God encourages ladies to care for his or her our bodies, search helpful data, and take applicable steps to protect their wellbeing.
Adams added that the data gained from the occasion would profit not solely individuals, but additionally their households and the broader neighborhood.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that the Muslimah Health Forum is an annual occasion organised by Bountiis Charity Initiative, an NGO, supporting Muslim ladies. (NAN)
Edited by Oluwafunke Ishola
