ISBN-13: 9786206152903 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str.
A woman's life stages are based on the reproductive cycle, beginning with menstruation and ending with menopause. Her life stages are marked by specific signs and symptoms, such as menstrual cramps, mood swings, hot flashes and weight gain. A woman's life stages can also be divided into adolescence, reproductive years, midlife and postmenopausal. At each of the stages, women need special health care that relates to where they are in life.The biological progression from childhood into puberty and on through to menopause is dependent upon an intricate balance of a number of physiological processes resulting in modulations of the reproductive hormones. Throughout the reproductive lifecycle, there are a number of conditions that occur in women that may impact their health and quality of life.