There are many different signs that menopause is starting but some are more troubling than others. Some of the most embarrassing symptoms of menopause include the growing of facial hair, changes in body odor, and incontinence. The increased facial hair is because of the drop in estrogen production. The presence of estrogen is what keeps women from growing hair in all the same places that men do. Changes in body odor happen during menopause for various reasons. First of all, other symptoms give you increased opportunity for sweating like hot flashes, night sweats, panic attacks, and anxiety. In addition estrogen is one of the hormones responsible for helping to regulate the hypothalamus. This is the section of the brain that regulates body temperature. If your hypothalamus thinks that you are over heated it sends a signal to the body that you should start sweating. The most common type of incontinence is stress incontinence where you might lose control of your muscles while sneezing or laughing. Of course, estrogen plays a part in this symptom as well. Estrogen helps to keep muscles strong so as your estrogen levels decrease, the muscles that prevent you from urinating becomes weaker and allow for stress incontinence.
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