Day: July 8, 2020

Whilst chatting with a friend who’s been having menopausal make-up issues – we realised there isn’t a lot of discussion or advice around this subject. This film hopefully breaks that taboo with some useful tips, warm friendly advice and a good sprinkling of humour (always good in these situations!) Great for anyone experiencing it themselves Read more…

Sarah Edrie says she was about 33 when she started to occasionally get a sudden, hot, prickly feeling that radiated into her neck and face, leaving her flushed and breathless. “Sometimes I would sweat. And my heart would race,” she says. The sensations subsided in a few moments, and seemed to meet the criteria for Read more…

A new study has found that breastfeeding and pregnancy may lower risk of early menopause. While breastfeeding for any length of time and being pregnant at least once were both found to be associated with lower risks of early menopause, researchers found that women who breastfed exclusively appeared to have the lowest risk. The study’s Read more…

It’s one of the most frequent questions that I’m asked, by patients and non-patients alike: Let me say first: women’s sleep problems in their middle adult years aren’t only about menopause. These years in women’s lives are often profoundly busy and complicated. They may be deeply immersed in demanding careers, raising children, caring for aging parents, volunteering Read more…

Both genders lose muscle mass and strength with age, leading to sarcopenia and frailty. Why do women undergo age-related muscle loss more rapidly following menopause, however? Researchers here suggest that the sex hormone estradiol is necessary to support the activity of muscle stem cells, and thus falling levels of estrogen following menopause is the mechanism Read more…