Many women experience menopausal joint pain symptoms. Medical experts haveresearched the connection between hormonal changes and this kind of pain.ÂSome women experience joint and muscle pain, mouth discomfort, headaches and someeven report heart palpitations. Interestingly, women who suffer tension headaches,abdominal, or facial pain found their symptoms lessened after menopause.Scientists today feel there may indeed be a link between estrogen, hormone levelsincluding their fluctuations and this phenomenonÂMenopause and Joint Pain: Symptoms of MenopauseÂMenopause occurs when a women stops ovulating and her period ceases. Most womenreach menopause between 45 and 55 years, with an average age of about 50. However,about 1% reaches it before the age of 40, known as premature menopause orpremature ovarian failure.ÂThe most apparent changes recorded are in connection with menstrual cycle changes,changes in the bleeding pattern, hot flashes, sweating and urinary problems, suchas, incontinence or increased frequency of urination. Dry vagina, mood changes,muscular weakness, joint pains and weight changes are all symptoms of menopauseand can cause a great deal of pain as well as general feelings of discomfort indifferent parts of the body.ÂMenopause and Irritability: The RisksÂMenopause is a very important time in a woman's life and all women who live past40 must withstand the worst of this condition. A woman's body goes through manychanges that can affect her social life, her feelings about herself and herfunctioning at work. In the past, many misconceptions and myths surroundedmenopause but this perception has changed. Now, menopause is accepted as a naturalstep in the process of aging.ÂContrary to the old-fashioned view that life is all downhill after menopause, manywomen today realize that the years after menopause offer new discoveries and freshchallenges. Modern medical advances have resulted in a wide range of health carechoices, especially for joint pain and bone deficiency problems.ÂThese can enhance quality of life during menopause and the decades that follow. Itis vital for women to know that menopause itself carries no serious health risks.However, the chance for heart disease and osteoporosis (thinning of the bone dueto the inability of the body to produce bone tissue) rises after menopause.Understanding menopause and the range of treatment options can help women makebetter health decisions.ÂMenopause and Irritability: Causes and SymptomsÂResearch has shown that a quarter of women have no problems while going throughmenopause, while half of the number will have some problems and the remainingquarter of them will have considerable problems including joint pain.ÂThese are usually associated with osteoporosis and arthritis, which results inweakening of the bones and the degeneration of the cartilage between the jointsthat can fracture easily following a fall.ÂFluctuating estrogen levels and poor estrogen clearance, can affect how yourjoints feel. It stands to reason that some women would also have joint pains inresponse to the hormone fluctuations so common in perimenopause. It's important tohave yourself checked by your primary care physician for either osteoporosis or