The Wonders of Menopause

Menopause and its postmenopausal phase is one of Nature’s best kept secrets. It is a time when our spirits are free and soaring, our commitments firm and reliable, and our attitude as carefree as the fresh breeze of spring. It brings a wonderful feeling of personal freedom as the fear of unwanted pregnancy vanishes with the cessation of our periods. Our self-confidence escalates to new highs and we experience a renewed vigor and zest for life, reminiscent of our youth as our sexual desire and arousal heightens and our femininity is rejuvenated. We are as attractive and as seductive as ever before. It is, beyond doubt, one of the most wonderful and joyful times of our lives.

As women, we should be eagerly anticipating its appearance or basking in its wondrous bounties. But, is this the vision of your life? Do you look forward to its debut or do you dread its occurrence?

Despite being among the best educated women in the history of the human species, menopause continues to be a mystery to many of us. We are inundated with conflicting data and scare mongering designed to drive us to seek medical care for a completely normal event—menopause. Why is this?

Like so many other natural conditions, the medical community and the pharmaceutical industry have combined in an effort to make us believe that menopause is a disease, a condition treatable with either pills or surgery. We are being sold the idea that our bodies are biologically faulty and that they need medical intervention. They simply have concocted a prescription for disaster when it comes to treating menopause as a disease.

Admittedly, there may be instances in which a woman should seek medical advice and treatment concerning menopause, but these are infrequent. Menopause is not a one-time occurrence, but an accumulation of transitory events over our lifetime. It is distinctly not a disease.

Why then, has this campaign for treatment taken hold so easily? The answer is simple: primarily because most of us know little of our biologic functioning and still less about the biochemical and hormonal regulation that governs our bodies. We are, for the most part, unfamiliar with our genital anatomy and physiology and know little of its purposes. It is this lack of appropriate information that keeps us confused and dependent, unable to exert our autonomy.

If we would take the time to ferret out the information needed to make an informed decision as to what to expect when menopause finally makes its appearance and would make intelligent decisions concerning our bodies, we would glide through this change in our lives much easier and more successfully. Sadly, confusion reigns supreme when it comes to understanding menopause. But one thing appears certain, just as in sex, every woman is different from the other. Menopause varies widely between individuals.

For centuries doctors and researchers have been telling us that our sex lives are virtually over when we reach the climacteric; that we are used goods, no longer attractive and capable of enticing our lovers to join us in a sexual encounter. They capitalize on the fact that our reproductive years have run out and lead us to believe our value as a person hits bottom.

We have been indoctrinated to believe that we were made for man’s sexual gratification and reproduction; that we serve no other purpose in life. Rudolf Ludwig Karl Virchow, a 19th century physician epitomizes this odious contention as he claimed that “woman was merely a pair of ovaries with a human being attached; whereas, man was a human being furnished with a pair of testes”. He, along with many others of like ilk maintained that when a woman reached menopause and her ovaries die, she might as well disappear for she is no longer considered worthy of attention or sex.

What utter nonsense, yet it clings to life tenaciously daring us to deny its truth.

Yes, menopause brings an end to our reproductive lives; but, what is conveniently omitted is the fact that it enhances our sexual being and increases our capacity for male transformation. By incorporating the female sex standard into our daily lives, we will find ourselves more vibrant, exhilarating, sensual, and desirable. We will enjoy thoroughly our postmenopausal years and will live longer, happier, and healthier lives.

Menopause simply contributes to our ever increasing sexuality and allows us to continue in our destiny. What a wonderful time.