Menopause is said to effect everyone in the same way, but this not the case. All women are not the same and do not incur the same symptoms as others. According to everydayhealth.com different cultures of women experience different symptoms when they are going thought the "change." For example, Caucasian women reported that they have difficulty sleeping, more muscle aches, and are more irritable then African American women who experience night sweats and hot flashes. Women in Nigeria and Japan experience frozen shoulder, which is limited and painful shoulder mobility. Then there are the culture of Mayan Indian women who little to no symptoms at all with menopause and they see menopause as freedom. I can understand that because when you hit puberty your body changes and it is working overtime to keep up with you at your younger age, but once you get older it doesn't have to work as hard and can actually relax and slow down. Menopause is a positive change and I like that the Mayan Indian women look at it as freedom because in a way it is and as you can see menopause is not a size fits.
Shenita Jolivette
Reference:
http://www.everydayhealth.com/menopause/menopause-and-culture.aspx
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