Do you see women's body's as 'damaged' when they reach menopause?

I'm female and always have the idea that I will feel damaged when I'm around age 40 due to lack of fertility. I don't think I'l be having kids as I want to focus on lots of other things plus I'm terrified of being pregnant/having something growing inside me but still when menopause hits I think that I'l feel broken as though part of me doesn't work, even though it is a natural process. I kind of wish I was male so though my body will work throughout life. I like my body and strive to be as healthy and fit as I can be maybe this has something to do with how I think about menopause. Just wondered what are your opinions on this and menopause.

I'm female and always have the idea that I will feel damaged when I'm around age 40 due to lack of fertility. I don't think I'l be having kids as I want to focus on lots of other things plus I'm terrified of being pregnant/having something growing inside me but still when menopause hits I think that I'l feel broken as though part of me doesn't work, even though it is a natural process. I kind of wish I was male so though my body will work throughout life. I like my body and strive to be as healthy and fit as I can be maybe this has something to do with how I think about menopause. Just wondered what are your opinions on this and menopause.

No, more passed its sell by date

There is a reason women outlive menopause! It's not a failing of the body at all some scientists believe it's due to living in families where there is a role for an older carer that is not competing with the younger women to procreate. Don't forget as a whole women still outlive men and all women go through menopause so clearly it's not menopause = body fail !

Just look after yourself as best you can throughout your life and then when you come to your menopause work closely with your doctor to improve your symptoms through the menopause. HRT is not really necessary and if it can be avoided it should be.

Wtf you should be happy, no more periods, no more need to use contraception etc.

and no chance of a baby if I change my mind. I want to do other things before age 40 I will have plenty of time when I'm older for caring and will be in a better position but then I will have no fertility.

and no chance of a baby if I change my mind. I want to do other things before age 40 I will have plenty of time when I'm older for caring and will be in a better position but then I will have no fertility.

If you want to have a baby, you don't wait until 40.

It doesn't stop them competing though just means they can't reproduce. I don't want to be caring anyway. What is the role of an older man then since men don't lose fertility, yet the younger stronger men will be comming through.

I'm female and always have the idea that I will feel damaged when I'm around age 40 due to lack of fertility. I don't think I'l be having kids as I want to focus on lots of other things plus I'm terrified of being pregnant/having something growing inside me but still when menopause hits I think that I'l feel broken as though part of me doesn't work, even though it is a natural process. I kind of wish I was male so though my body will work throughout life. I like my body and strive to be as healthy and fit as I can be maybe this has something to do with how I think about menopause. Just wondered what are your opinions on this and menopause.

There is a reason women outlive menopause! It's not a failing of the body at all some scientists believe it's due to living in families where there is a role for an older carer that is not competing with the younger women to procreate. Don't forget as a whole women still outlive men and all women go through menopause so clearly it's not menopause = body fail !

Just look after yourself as best you can throughout your life and then when you come to your menopause work closely with your doctor to improve your symptoms through the menopause. HRT is not really necessary and if it can be avoided it should be.

Also raising human babies to maturity is really hard compared to other animals. It's likely a reason we live so long. Having grandparents to help parents bring up children is actually important and improves/improved chance of survival of the infant. Old people are still needed basically. There is (or at least was) a selection pressure to have grandparents around when their children had children of their own. Although what with modern medicine and cultural changes, industrialization etc we have added a decade onto when we do these things. Children at 30 instead of 20 etc. Living to 80 rather than 60 (if you were lucky).

Also sex in humans isn't a purely reproduction thing. A lot of it is about bonding and again it keeps both parents together which increases chance of offspring survival. Basically you can still orgasm and enjoy sex even when fertility goes down or vanishes and still serves a "purpose"