Exercises and Diet Suggestions to Help Delay Premature Ovarian Failure and Menopause

Women can look younger than their actual age through makeup or skincare, but the ovaries, which provide female hormones, may age prematurely.

What behaviors can cause premature ovarian failure (POF)? How to prevent it from happening? Dr. Liao Wanrong, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner from Yurong Chinese Medicine Clinic in Taiwan, explained in detail the harmful effect of POF on the body and introduced how to delay menopause through diet and exercise.

In general, women enter menopause when they are 45-55 years old, and if they do not have menstruation for more than one year, they can call themselves on menopause. The average age of menopause is around 50 years old. Liao said: “If menopause occurs before the age of 40, it is premature menopause, that is, POF.”

Nine Symptoms Suggest POF

Liao said that POF reduces female hormones, resulting in the following phenomena:

1. Early menstruation: For example, the menstrual cycle is generally 28-30 days, and it becomes 23 days.
2. Light period: For example, the menstrual period is generally 5 days and reduced to 3 days.
3. Hot flushes: A sudden burst of flushing on the upper body, and starting to sweat.
4. Difficult to fall asleep.
5. Palpitations.

While menopause means that the female hormones are greatly reduced, and the following symptoms occur:

6. Dry skin.
7. Dry eyes.
8. Dry urethra and vaginal mucosa: It causes urination, urinary incontinence, burning sensation inside the vagina, itching, and even pain…