Grayce P. Storey
In puberty, hormones stimulate other organs to produce hormones and therefore, cause other organs in the body to start functioning. In the female the hypothalamus sends a message to the pituitary gland which causes the FSH, and LH to cause the ovaries to start producing estrogen and progesterone. It is these hormones that cause the menstrual cycle to commence. It is also the regression of these hormones that will cause the menstrual cycle to terminate at a period in life called menopause.
Menopause can be a frightening and traumatizing when the female is not made aware of some of the signs along the way. Much of this fear is credited to the lack of knowledge of hormonal change in the body. This insufficient knowledge may stem back as far as puberty or menstruation and the function of the hormones. This lack of knowledge can lead to mixed feelings and relate to more complex problems. There are many physician specialists that can help during various periods in life to arrest many of the anxieties associated with menopause.