Let's say, for example, you earn $53,000 and spend $80 a month for insurance â right at the national median household income and average premium for a single car. Your monthly gross income would be $4,416, one-tenth of that would be $441 and the monthly car payment you could afford would be $365.et's say, for example, you earn $53,000 and spend $80 a month for insurance â right at the national median household income and average premium for a single car. Your monthly gross income would be $4,416, one-tenth of that would be $441 and the monthly car payment you could afford would be $365.
As we describe below, the ovaries continue to produce hormones for many years after menopause and these hormones have many health benefits, as well as benefits for improved mood, prevention of vaginal dryness, preservation of skin tone and elasticity. Significantly, the ovaries produce hormones long after menopause. Estrogen continues to be produced in small amounts, about 25 percent of normal pre-menopausal levels. Testosterone is another hormone normally produced by the ovary and the ovary continues to make testosterone for about 30 years after menopause.
The word menopause comes from the Greek and Latin words for moon and stop, and refers to the ending of a woman's menstrual cycle, viewed by some throughout history to be influenced by the moon. The moon may or may not affect our periods, but estrogen most certainly does. As we age, our bodies begin to produce less estrogen, resulting in irregular or nonexistent menstruation. This can also occur after removal of the uterus and both ovaries and is then called a surgical menopause. Non-surgical menopause usually occurs around the age of 50, give or take five years. It is not impossible, however, for it to happen as early as age 35 or as late as age 60.