Menopausal stage is the stage in a woman’s life when she is not anymore capable of bearing a child inside her womb. This is because her menstruation has stopped and a woman at this stage is no longer productive. Conception is nearly impossible once the woman reaches menopause. However, in some cases, it turns out to be possible. This happens when there is a hormonal imbalance in the woman’s body.
What is Menopause?
It is the sudden change in the hormones of the woman resulting in the end of menstrual period due to which the woman stands no more able to conceive a child. This is because the hormone that helps in the ovulation and maternity are not active anymore. The supply of estrogen and progesterone declines. However, the menopausal stage takes time to complete, and sometimes due to hormonal imbalance, a woman is able to conceive a child.
How to prevent pregnancy after menopause?
Using an effective contraception one can prevent pregnancy after menopause. However, women at the age of forties or fifties are not allowed to take contraceptive pills due to health reasons because they may have a side effect. The can use use other forms of birth control like diaphragm, IUD or tubal ligation which is a permanent form of contraception. All of these kinds of birth control are effective and the only thing that matters are the choices of the method that suits the woman’s body.
Conception at the period of menopause entails greater risk for the fetus inside the mother’s womb. These include infections, embolisms and even bleeding or hemorrhage. Hypertension, strokes and seizures are also the underlying risk to the child’s health that may develop or occur during pregnancy in the menopausal stage. Children born during the menopausal stage might have Down’s syndrome, and autism.
Menopause and Sex Life
Most women tend to be more sensitive about sex during or after the menopausal stage and are more orgasmic. They can even have multiple orgasms.
This period lets her enjoy herself and completely surrender to the passion of love making, even more by far, as enjoyable than, when they were young and simply running through the lovemaking as if it was meant to last only for a moment. This point also offers her and her partner a chance to spend more intimate time and explore each other’s deepest passion.
Conclusion
Pregnancy during Menopause: You can still conceive during or after menopause, however, keep in mind the challenges you might have to face during the process. Most important, always be prepared to face what is coming your way.
Enjoying your menopause: You have discovered a whole new life during menopause, live through it to tell your story of a satisfied individual with no complaints on menopause.