Ovaries are important for women, and premature ovarian failure refers to the depletion of ovarian follicles before the age of 45. Below, let's take a closer look at the symptoms of premature ovarian failure and some dietary habits to pay attention to in daily life.
【Symptoms of Premature Ovarian Failure】
1. Psychological symptoms:
Feeling anxious, memory decline, lack of concentration, easy agitation, insomnia, and even mood swings. These symptoms are more prominent in women who have previously had unstable mental states.
2. Changes in the reproductive tract:
Difficulty and pain during sexual intercourse, burning sensation, yellow and foul-smelling vaginal discharge, uterine cervical constriction leading to uterine abscess, or atrophy of reproductive organs such as the uterus.
3. Menstrual disorders:
Menstrual disorders can manifest in three forms: prolonged or intermittent amenorrhea, decreased menstrual flow, shortened menstrual periods leading to menopause; or shortened menstrual cycles, frequent periods, prolonged menstrual periods, increased menstrual flow, and even heavy bleeding or spotting, gradually decreasing to menopause; or sudden cessation of menstruation, although this is less common.
4. Urinary symptoms:
Urinary frequency, urgency, incontinence, or urinary retention, caused by decreased estrogen leading to atrophy of the urethra and bladder.
5. Skin and hair symptoms:
Thinning and loss of elasticity of the skin, appearance of wrinkles, hyperpigmentation commonly seen on the face, back of the hands, and lower legs, gradual hair loss and appearance of gray hair.
【Diet for Premature Ovarian Failure】
1. Women should frequently consume the following foods:
Soy products, lean meat, mushrooms, fresh fruits, and vegetables, etc. In addition, it is appropriate to consume some alkaline foods to alleviate the stimulation of metabolic acid products, which is of great significance for ovarian health.
2. Tremella, white fungus, and snow fungus:
Tremella, also known as "the king of fungi," has extremely high nutritional value and is a precious tonic. Polysaccharides in Tremella are important components.
Tremella also contains various essential amino acids, as well as calcium, iron, phosphorus, and other minerals and vitamins. It has functions such as anti-thrombosis, protecting cardiovascular health, preventing arteriosclerosis, lowering blood lipids and blood glucose, and also has a certain effect on delaying the decline of ovarian function.
3. Soybeans:
Soybeans not only contain abundant high-quality proteins but also contain various substances such as soy isoflavones, soy lecithin, soy saponins, soy oligosaccharides, soy dietary fiber, vitamin E, and hydrolyzed soy peptides after digestion.
They all have special physiological functions, can delay aging, improve gastrointestinal function, lower blood pressure, and blood lipids, etc.
