By Rose Okudaye
Medical consultants have urged girls to hunt well timed medical consideration after they discover adjustments of their menstrual cycles, sleep patterns, weight, and general wellbeing, notably throughout perimenopause and menopause.
They gave the recommendation in the course of the 7.0 Edition of the Muslimah Health Forum on Saturday in Lagos.
The consultants spoke throughout a panel session titled, “The Exhausted Woman, Stress, Fatigue and Mental Overload”.
Dr Fatimah Habeebu-Adeyemi, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, defined that declining estrogen ranges as girls approached menopause can set off a number of bodily and emotional adjustments.
She listed the adjustments to incorporate irregular menstrual intervals, weight redistribution, sleep difficulties, and reminiscence lapses.
According to her, the transition, often called perimenopause, occurred at totally different ages and affected girls in a different way, with some experiencing delicate signs, whereas others required medical intervention.
She added that girls approaching their 40s ought to take note of adjustments of their our bodies, reasonably than assuming they have been merely experiencing stress or turning into much less bodily energetic.
She inspired girls experiencing persistent or disruptive signs to seek the advice of a gynaecologist for applicable evaluation and individualised care.
Habeebu-Adeyemi defined that menopause was typically established after a girl had gone 12 consecutive months with out menstruation.
Dr Fatimah Habeebu-Adeyemi, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist on the occasion.
She, nevertheless, warned that any bleeding after menopause required immediate medical analysis, because it may point out an underlying situation, together with most cancers.
The professional suggested girls towards ignoring postmenopausal bleeding, stressing the significance of figuring out its trigger earlier than deciding on remedy.
Dr Folasade Olalare, a fertility and reproductive medication specialist, challenged the misunderstanding that girls identified with Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) couldn’t have kids.
She defined that PMOS was a hormonal situation that would intrude with ovulation, making conception tough for some girls, however didn’t routinely imply infertility.
According to her, many ladies with the situation conceive and provides delivery, whereas others could require medical help to stimulate ovulation.
Olalare famous that the situation may additionally current bodily indicators related to elevated estrogen ranges, together with extreme facial hair progress.
She urged girls to hunt correct medical evaluation reasonably than depend on info circulating on social media, the place PMOS was typically offered as an computerized barrier to motherhood.
The doctor added that irregular menstrual cycles and weight adjustments may have totally different underlying causes, together with hormonal imbalances and PMOS, making skilled analysis necessary.
Also talking, a Physiotherapist, Mrs Kameelah Adebisi, urged girls to acknowledge the bodily adjustments that include ageing and alter their existence accordingly, reasonably than pushing their our bodies past their capability.
She mentioned adjustments in joint operate, bone density, physique composition and bodily endurance may have an effect on girls at totally different phases of life.
Adebisi defined that wholesome ageing required greater than weight-reduction plan and exercising, urging girls to concentrate to their normal properly-being, medicine use, day by day actions and different way of life elements.
She inspired girls to evaluate their progress by contemplating enhancements of their mobility, power ranges and general well being reasonably than relying solely on adjustments in physique weight.
The panelists additionally addressed issues about extended menstrual bleeding and recognizing after menstruation, emphasising the significance of understanding the totally different phases of girls’s reproductive lives.
The consultants added that whereas many of those adjustments are a pure a part of ageing, recognising uncommon signs and looking for skilled analysis may also help girls handle discomfort, shield their well being and preserve their high quality of life.
They inspired girls to ask questions, search dependable medical info and procure applicable care when signs come up.
The panelists emphasised that elevated consciousness of hormonal adjustments, fertility and wholesome ageing may assist girls make knowledgeable selections about their well being and enhance their high quality of life.
Similarly, Aisha Adams of the Lagos State Secretariat Central Mosque Women Committee mentioned in her opening remarks that this 12 months’s Muslimah Health Forum theme is well timed and necessary.
She mentioned the theme, “The Wellness Code: Know Your Body, Own Your Health”, reminds Muslim girls that caring for his or her well being stays a duty and an honour by no means to neglect.
”Most of the time we deal with each different individual, however overlook ourselves, so it’s an excellent reminder, coming on the proper time”, she mentioned.
She added that God encourages girls to care for his or her our bodies, search useful data, and take applicable steps to protect their wellbeing.
Adams added that the data gained from the occasion would profit not solely contributors, but additionally their households and the broader group.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reviews that the Muslimah Health Forum is an annual occasion organised by Bountiis Charity Initiative, an NGO, supporting Muslim girls. (NAN)
Edited by Oluwafunke Ishola
