For women who are in their mid-30s onwards, the manifestations of menopause are already felt. You might consider its signs and symptoms to be part of your menstrual cycle but in actuality, you are already experiencing the appearance of menopausal. Luckily, there are menopause supplements that can help you go through the whole process of ...
Do you dread menopause? Have you heard horror stories from other women about how bad menopause symptoms can be? Are you concerned about the health risks of hormone replacement therapy for menopause symptoms? September is Menopause Awareness Month. Find out how to treat menopause symptoms without hormones. What Is Menopause? Menopause is simply the end ...
When menopause hits, the main concerns of most women may be the hot flashes or the mood swings. One of the least talked about symptoms of menopause is weight gain, and this is something that is on the typical woman’s mind before, during and after the menopause years! It is also one of the symptoms ...
The landmark event all women dread, menopause, occurs when your ovaries stop producing estrogen and progesterone. Over time your monthly cycle comes to an end. That part is often a welcome relief, but the accompanying symptoms of menopause can be difficult. Hormone replacement therapy is available to help make the transition lest drastic. Some people ...
Menopause is a natural process that is marked by the end of menstrual cycles for a period of 12 months or more. It is not an illness. In fact, every woman in her thirties or forties will naturally undergo a shift in their hormone balance. This will leave many women wondering if what they are ...
There are two important keys to dealing with menopause: a menopause kit and never sharing an office with “one of those skinny, young women who get cold all the time.” That’s the advice of Willa Addison, a public health nurse with the Jackson County Health Department. Dr. Susan Kaarsberg’s advice was a little more direct. ...
It’s finally come. You’ve reached middle age and you’ve started noticing a change in your menstrual cycles. Maybe you’ve even skipped one or two only to get hit with a flooding, gushing period to end all periods. And those blood clots? Oy. Like most women, you’ve probably expected the hot flashes and the night sweats, ...
Menopause is considered a life cycle in women involving both the physical and emotional functions of the body. For women, the entry into menopause signifies a progression in the aging process which is not simply an indication of passing beyond the child bearing years. For men, understanding the emotional and physical symptoms of menopause, in ...
Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, weight gain – all symptoms that a woman may have entered the menopause zone created by the change in her body’s levels of progesterone and estrogen. While indications of menopause are common to all women of a certain age, they can be demoralizing, depressing and in some cases even debilitating. ...
Many women dread the onset of menopause because they feel that going through the “change” makes them less of a woman. Losing the ability to bear children is just one of the side effects of menopause, and in addition to the emotional baggage added during this life experience, there are also many physical symptoms that ...
