Paring menopause to the bone

These are some of the things associated with menopause. But they are really no more than inconveniences—and they will pass. However, menopause does bring some significant life changes that can alter a woman’s lifestyle, even change it drastically unless she prepares for it.

One important transformation that starts even before women hit the menopausal period occurs in the bones. Throughout a person’s life, a process called bone remodeling transpires. Bone is removed and replaced continually. B ut as a woman ages, particularly after menopause, the rate at which bones are removed exceed the pace at which bones are built.