Category: Health & Fitness

When did you go into menopause? It was a long, winding road. I started having night sweats in my late 40s, and by 53, my periods were all over the place—15-day cycles followed by three-month cycles. My last period was a week before my 55th birthday. What did you know about menopause before you hit Read more…

For many women experiencing menopause, low libido can be a problem. A new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that women in their 60s report a variety of reasons why their libido may be low, and it doesn’t always involve the hormones associated with menopause. The study published in Read more…

Menopause, the dreaded “M word” for many women, can be a new chapter of uncertainty in a woman’s life. It is full of stories from women who have gone through “the change.” For those who haven’t experienced it yet, it can be concerning to hear tales of hot flashes, painful sex, trouble sleeping, mood swings, Read more…

Don’t suffer in silence. That’s the bottom line when it comes to menopause. There are more than 64 million women in menopause. And here’s another Fun Fact: 1/3 of our lives will be spent in menopause. Isn’t it time we all invested in getting smarter about menopause? Getting the Facts About Menopause This fall I Read more…

The fastest-growing demographic in the workplace are menopausal women, and yet the conversation of menopause has not yet been started in many workplace environments, which has serious consequences. In some studies, two out of every three women surveyed reported that going through menopause had a moderate to severe impact on their working life. Some people Read more…

Women who reach menopause before the age of 50 have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ). School of Public Health senior author Professor Gita Mishra said the results showed early menopause puts women at greater risk of suffering a non-fatal cardiac event like heart attack, angina Read more…

Oladapo Ashiru Hormones involved in weight maintenance include the following: Oestrogen: This is the female sex hormone that is responsible for causing monthly ovulation. During menopause, your oestrogen level declines rapidly, causing your body to stop ovulating. However, oestrogen also seems to play a significant role in menopausal weight gain. As the ovaries produce less Read more…

The aging process is naturally accompanied by an increase in body fat, or adipose tissue. Excess adipose tissue—particularly in the abdominal area—may lead to increased inflammation in the body, resulting in a greater risk of certain diseases such as: However, this harmful increase in adipose tissue mass may be partly reversed by hormone replacement therapy Read more…

Jalandhar: The average age of menopause in women is 50 years, with only 1 per cent of women menstruating after the age of 60. Off late however, the number of women reaching menopause under 40 years of age was on the rise, said Dr Jasmine Kaur, a fertility consultant at Nova IVI Fertility while addressing Read more…