Aging Changes in the Female Reproductive System
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For women, menopause, or the cessation of menses, is an obvious sign of aging. It is by no means the only change in the female reproductive system. There is a transition period called the climacteric that extends for many years before and after the last menstrual period.
For a woman, aging changes involve hormone levels, physical changes in the woman's entire reproductive tract and psychological changes. Changes occur in the intricate relationship between the ovarian hormones and those produced by the pituitary gland (in the brain).
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