It is natural to sweat and get hot in these days when the heat is rampant. However, women in their 50s or older need to pay more attention to their health than ever before. It could be a sign of the onset of menopause.
Menopause is a period in which the female hormones decrease and menstruation ceases and the ability to conceive is permanently stopped. It is also called ‘second puberty’ and undergoes rapid body changes due to hormonal imbalance. Typical physical symptoms include vaginal dryness, sweating, and urinary incontinence, and in hot summer, sweat from the face and neck or sudden redness of the face may become severe.
Menopause not only has physical symptoms, but also psychological symptoms. Psychological changes appear, such as emotional ups and downs and easy anger. Also, in tropical nights like these days, there are many menopausal patients who visit the clinic due to insomnia due to hot weather and a feeling of heat in the body.
Because these various menopausal symptoms last as short as 2 years or as long as 8 years, it is wise to seek professional treatment rather than to endure blindly. In particular, if the symptoms are taken lightly and left unattended, it can develop into osteoporosis, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, so early treatment is recommended.
In this case, oriental medicine treatment may be a good option. Oriental medicine treatment has the advantage of being able to treat menopausal symptoms without fear of side effects such as endometrial cancer or breast cancer.
In oriental medicine, menopause is viewed as a symptom that occurs when the kidneys and urinary system decline, and treatment is carried out by appropriately using herbal medicine prescriptions and acupuncture. First, by prescribing herbal medicines suitable for the patient’s detailed symptoms and constitution, the body replenishes the essence (a herbal term referring to all the moisture in the body, such as blood, sweat, and saliva), and strengthens the body’s overall immunity. Then, wild ginseng acupuncture and hwangryeon acupuncture, which are purified pure herbal ingredients harmless to the human body, are placed to stabilize the nerves.
The efficacy and safety of herbal medicines in the treatment of menopausal symptoms have been scientifically proven through recently published research papers. According to the research results published in ‘Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy’, a world-renowned academic journal in the field of pharmacology and pharmacology, JS trogen’s main herbal medicine ‘Hwangjeong (stratified hookworm)’, which is mainly prescribed at Jaseng Oriental Hospital, shows excellent therapeutic effects without side effects. turned out
It has been shown to inhibit estrogen receptor alpha (ERα), which affects side effects such as endometrial hyperplasia. On the other hand, it showed an excellent effect in treating menopausal symptoms, including vaginal dryness, by increasing the expression of estrogen receptor beta (ERβ), which helps the function of female hormones.
In order to overcome menopause in a healthy way in summer, it is important to combine treatment with daily efforts. Recessive symptoms, such as hot flashes, are affected by hot weather and rapid temperature changes. Therefore, it is recommended to be careful about excessive cooling and to keep the difference between indoor and outdoor temperature within 5 degrees. Also, if you are suffering from insomnia on a hot tropical night, it is good to change your sleeping environment, such as wearing a sleepwear made of cotton that absorbs sweat quickly.
The Chinese character ‘gang’ used in menopause means to fix or improve. In other words, it can be interpreted as a time to heal the changed body and make it healthy. Rather than worrying about the symptoms of menopause that come to everyone, let’s get an accurate diagnosis and treatment with the help of a specialist.
Reporter Lee Yong-gwon