Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a medication that menopausal women take in other to artificially get female hormones – Estrogen and progesterone which are usually in continuous decline during menopause onset as during menopause, the body finds it difficult to produce these hormones anymore through the natural biological pathways. Hormone replacement therapy is a common Read more…
There is evidence to suggest a connection between menopause and cardiovascular disease. When a woman’s menopause is getting closer, she will experience a discernible drop in her estrogen levels. Estrogen contributes to keeping relaxed, open blood arteries. If estrogen levels drop, cholesterol may begin to build up on the arterial walls of the blood vessels. Read more…
The start of menopause is defined as the absence of menstruation for a continuous period of one year. When a woman reaches this stage of her life, her ovaries will no longer produce eggs. The start of menopause is not a sudden occurrence but rather one that occurs gradually over time. The transition time from Read more…
While menopause is characterized by the inability to reproduce, hormone fluctuations during this phase might cause the development of certain symptoms that, in many cases, can be severe. Some common symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, night sweats, bloating, vaginal dryness, anxiety, and sleep disruption. On getting to menopause, the average woman becomes more vulnerable Read more…
Menopause is the natural phase of every woman’s life when the ovaries lose the ability to produce eggs, and natural pregnancy becomes impossible. As women increase in age, their childbearing ability declines. This is why it is easier for a woman in her 30s to get pregnant than a woman in her 40s. Since menopause Read more…
Some things are certain in life; love, taxes, death, and of course, menopause. While menopause remains a compulsory phase for every woman who wishes to thrive for many years, its effects on the sex life of these women have made it quite a lethal phase. Menopause causes so many things, from hot flashes to night Read more…
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