Memory Loss And Menopause

Written by Liana Badea Wednesday, 27 April 2011 09:28

Menopause comes with a multitude of annoying symptoms like hot flashes, mood swing, anxiety, decreased libido, etc. Memory loss is not one of them. Memory loss comes with aging.

Menopause comes with a multitude of annoying symptoms like hot flashes, mood swing, anxiety, decreased libido, etc. Memory loss is not one of them. Memory loss comes with aging.

In the latest study that exonerates menopause as a cause of impairing the ability to recall, researchers compared the memory of hundreds of women before they had any menopausal symptoms to their memory as they entered menopause. They found that the women who were going through the menopausal process scored as well or nearly as well on five different cognitive function tests.

The reality is that when women go into menopause, they don't need to worry about cognitive decline. The researchers said the myth of memory loss during menopause is a perception some women have because as they went through menopause, they felt their memory wasn't as sharp as it had been before.

When it comes to menopause, the most researched treatment is hormone replacement therapy. Lots of researches are being conducted, and lots of contradicting results are generated. A good example is that a recent research showed that hormone replacement therapy protects against the dementia. This research proves that memory loss is caused by hormonal imbalance at menopause. However, some other researchers showed that au contrary, hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of dementia. So what is the truth?

The truth is that menopause symptoms like fatigue, mood swings, insomnia, and hot flashes might temporarily affect your cognitive skills. That doesn't mean that you will develop memory loss because you are going through menopause. Be honest with you, how many times did you notice that you can't concentrate after a night of tossing around, even if you are not menopausal? Those hot flashes at menopause produce insomnia and that causes short term memory loss or inability to concentrate.

The conclusion of this article is that the hormonal imbalance at menopause is not the cause of losing your memory; therefore memory loss is not a menopause symptom.