Health After Menopause
Menopause is confirmed after twelve consecutive months without a period. The years that follow bring changes that are easy to ignore because they develop quietly: bone density falls fastest in the first few years, cardiovascular risk rises, and vaginal and urinary tissues thin, causing dryness, discomfort and repeated infections.
Most of this is manageable, and much of it is preventable. Post menopausal care at Naari Hospital is a periodic review that keeps these risks in view and treats the symptoms that women often assume they simply have to live with.
What Post Menopausal Care Includes
We suggest an annual review, with the following covered as relevant to you.
- Bone health - bone density assessment, calcium and vitamin D, and treatment for osteoporosis where diagnosed.
- Cardiovascular screening - blood pressure, lipid profile and blood sugar checked regularly.
- Genitourinary symptoms - dryness, discomfort during intercourse and recurrent urinary infections, treated effectively with local therapy.
- Pelvic floor and prolapse - assessment, physiotherapy guidance and surgical options where required.
- Cancer screening - cervical screening, breast examination with mammography guidance, and prompt evaluation of any bleeding.
- Hormone therapy review - for women already on treatment, with periodic reassessment of the need to continue.
- Weight, nutrition and activity - practical guidance for maintaining muscle and bone.
- Emotional wellbeing - mood, sleep and memory concerns addressed rather than dismissed.
Any vaginal bleeding after menopause, however slight and however brief, needs to be assessed without delay. In most cases the cause is harmless, but it must never be ignored.
