Menopause marks the end of your periods and fertility. The NHS states: ‘The menopause is a natural part of ageing that usually occurs between 45 and 55 years of age, as a woman’s oestrogen levels decline.’
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Nicki Williams award-winning nutritionist, author, women’s health expert and founder of the Happy Hormones For Life programme explains: ‘Menopause is the stage that we enter one year after our periods fully stop.’ The average age for a woman to reach the menopause is 51, according to the NHS. That isn’t to say, however, that this is when symptoms begin. The initial stage, perimenopause, which is when our hormones begin to fluctuate, can start a decade before that.