Your body is talking. Are you listening?
Hot flashes. Mood changes. Sleepless nights. Weight gain. Vaginal dryness. Fatigue. If you have recently woken up at 3 am, drenched in sweat, noticed your mood shifting at the drop of a hat, your body isn’t working against you. It’s communicating to you.
Hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause can affect much more than your menstrual cycle. As your ovaries gradually reduce producing the key hormones, estrogen and progesterone, your body goes through a profound recalibration. It may communicate these changes to you through different physical, emotional and sexual symptoms. Understanding these physical and emotional cues is the first step towards taking back control of your health, vitality and comfort.
- The Internal Thermostat Glitch (hot flashes, night sweats): As estrogen dips, the brain’s temperature regulating system suddenly becomes hyper sensitive, mistaking slight temperature variations into extreme overheating.
- The Unpredictable Calendar (irregular cycles): During perimenopause, the menstrual cycle may become irregular, periods may come closer together, spread months apart or change significantly in flow.
- Brain Fog and Sudden Anxiety: Lower levels of estrogen can make memory feel hazy and spike sudden feelings of anxiety and stress.
- Restless Nights: As progesterone, the calming hormone, declines, getting sleep in the night becomes challenging.
- Feeling Different Emotionally: Feeling different emotionally does not mean that ‘you are not yourself’. It means your body and circumstances are changing, and you deserve support while you adapt.
- Discomfort during Intimacy: The reduction in estrogen can cause changes in the vaginal and urinary tissues, causing pain, irritation and discomfort during sexual activity. These symptoms are sometimes grouped under genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM).
- Joint Stiffness and Aches: Dip in estrogen levels can cause stiffness in the joints, knees and shoulders. Estrogen is a natural anti-inflammatory and helps in collagen production.
- Urinary Leakage: At the perimenopause/menopause stage, stress incontinence and urge incontinence can occur due to fall in the estrogen level. Pelvic floor weakens, leading to urine leakage while you laugh, cough or exercise.
Menopause is not a disease
Menopause is a natural biological transition – It’s not a disease. But natural does not mean you have to silently tolerate symptoms that affect your emotional and physical health, wellbeing and relationships.
Why Choose Kasturi Hospital-Regenerative Clinic for your Journey towards Better Health and Wellbeing During This Transition
The sensitive specialists at Kasturi Hospital-Regenerative Clinic go beyond simply managing symptoms for women in their menopausal stage. They combine medical expertise with advanced treatment options to support intimate wellness, pelvic health and overall quality of life. The clinic is equipped with Fotona RenovaLase®, a unique and innovative non-invasive Er:YAG laser therapy to manage the symptoms of GSM. The treatment is based on laser-induced, mild and controlled heating of the vaginal tissue, leading to rejuvenation of the vaginal lining, thickening of the vaginal wall, and increase in the thickness of the epithelial tissues thus reducing symptoms such as dryness, itching, irritation and pain during intercourse. The laser therapy results in increase in blood vessels (neovascularisation) and fibroblasts (elastogenesis) and synthesis of new collagen fibres (neocollagenesis). It is an efficient, easy to use, quick and safe procedure that eliminates the need for long-term estrogen administration.
The expert gynaecologists at Kasturi Hospital-Regenerative Clinic provide Fotona IncontiLase® laser therapy for treatment of mild and moderate stress and mixed urinary incontinence. It is an easy to perform, safe and an efficient procedure.
The StarFormer® IntimaWave® chair at Kasturi Hospital-Regenerative Clinic has the high intensity Tesla magnetic stimulation technology that provides fast and easy strengthening of pelvic floor muscles, leading to effective relief of uncontrolled urine flow.
The cutting-edge laser therapies are done as outdoor procedures and patients can go back to their regular everyday activities.
From hot flashes, mood changes and urinary leakage to vaginal dryness, painful intimacy and pelvic floor concerns, Kasturi Hospital-Regenerative Clinic provides guidance, counselling and appropriate treatment to cater to individual needs. The aim is not just to help women cope with menopause, but also support them to become comfortable, confident and empowered through this new phase of life.
