Hormonal Disturbances

• Hormonal disturbances are caused by shifts in your hormone levels. Women experience a drop in the hormones estrogen and progesterone during menopause.
  
  

Significance

• Menopause affects women around the ages of 45 to 55, according to the National Institutes of Health.
  
  

Frequent Urination

• The University of Virginia Health System states that many women experience frequent urination as their levels of hormones drop during menopause.
  
  

Urinary Tract Infections

• Menopause causes changes to a woman's reproductive system, including the skin around her urethra. These changes can make her more prone to developing urinary tract infections, which cause painful urination.
  
  

Treatments

• Hormone disturbances that cause frequent urination can be treated with low-dose birth control pills. Urinary tract infections can be prevented with estrogen cream applied to a woman's vaginal area.