更年期是女性一生中的变化时期。一些女性很是盼望这个时期快点到来,这样便可摆脱每月月经的不便和困扰。然而还有一些女性对这个时期十分恐慌,她们认为进入了更年期就意味着哺乳期的结束以及老年的到来。事实上,更年期仅仅是一个简单的生理过渡期。 在生理上,更年期这个名词表示女性至少连续12个月没有月经的一段时期。但女性并不是一下子就能进入更年期,要达到更年期通常要用几年的时间。女性把这一段逐渐变化的时间称为“进入更年期”, Menopause is a period of change in a woman’s life. Some women are very much looking forward to come quickly this period, so that you can get rid of the monthly menstrual inconvenience and distress. However, some women are very scared of this period, they think entering menopause means the end of lactation and the arrival of old age. In fact, menopause is just a simple physiological transition period. Physiologically, the term menopause indicates that women have periods of no menstruation for at least 12 consecutive months. But women are not able to enter menopause all of a sudden, to reach menopause usually take a few years time. Women refer to this period of gradual change as “entering menopause”