Does menopause cause joint pain?

Menopause may cause joint pain. It is often thought that menopausal symptoms are hot flashes and sweating, but this is not the case. In foreign countries, hot flashes and sweating rank first among menopausal symptoms, but according to a survey in Beijing, China, the first manifestation of menopausal symptoms in China is bone and joint pain. Therefore, if Chinese people experience bone and joint pain during menopause, the first thing to consider is that it is related to menopausal symptoms. The reason for this is that as we age, the ovaries become more and more senile. The role of the ovaries is to secrete female hormones, estrogen and progesterone, in addition to their reproductive role. Estrogen is very important to women, and women have estrogen effects from head to toe. In addition to maintaining female appearance, more importantly, it also protects the bones, cardiovascular and nervous systems. Therefore, when older ovaries age and secrete low estrogen, symptoms of bone and joint pain may occur. When these conditions occur, it is recommended to go to the hospital for evaluation and preferably for menopausal hormone therapy to supplement estrogen and progesterone for healthier bones. It is recommended that not only menopausal hormone therapy, but also calcium and vitamin D supplementation, as well as drinking more pure milk, which is also more effective in calcium supplementation.