What delays menopause in women

　　Without smoking, estrogen metabolic activity remains normal. Studies have found that people who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day female 40% will be early menopause . Nicotine and anasoneone in cigarette smoke inhibit the activity of aromatase in granular cells, directly affecting the production of estrogen in the body, and even causing abnormalities in many estrogen-dependent metabolic activities. Moreover, only 10% of the smoke is actually inhaled into the lungs of the smoker when smoking, while 90% is dispersed in the air, polluting the small environment and causing passive smoking to non-smoking people around. Therefore, in order to prevent premature menopause, women should also quit smoking and stay away from environments where people smoke to prevent being harmed by passive smoking.

　　From the perspective of female endocrinology, cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein are the raw materials for estrogen production in the body and are "necessities" for maintaining female menstruation. If a woman’s body fat distribution is too low, the direct consequence will be menstrual disorders or even amenorrhea . Menstruation reflects women’s healthy The most intuitive banner is that if you want to ensure normal menstruation, you must consume sufficient nutrients and allow the body to reserve a certain amount of fat to ensure normal estrogen secretion. Milk, fish and shrimp are not only rich in calcium, but also contain cholesterol. This is the main reason why women who insist on drinking milk every day and eating fish and shrimp 2 to 3 times a week have late menopause.

　　Normal childbirth and breastfeeding can actively regulate estrogen. The older you are at first pregnancy or childbirth, the earlier menopause will arrive. Because in fetus During the ovary, there are about 400,000 basic follicles in a woman’s ovary. After menarche, one follicle will regularly develop into a mature egg cell and be excreted from the ovary in each menstrual cycle. A large amount of estrogen and progesterone will be produced in the luteal phase. However, pregnant women do not ovulate, and the embryos continue to secrete sex hormones. Therefore, pregnancy and childbirth will delay the onset of menopause.

　　Likewise, ovulation is suppressed during lactation, so the longer the lactation period, the less ovulation, better ovarian function, and later menopause. at the same time, baby The very act of sucking the mother's nipples regulates pituitary and ovarian hormones and activates the female's gonadal axis, promoting a more balanced secretion of hormones.