Category: Health & Fitness

Medically reviewed by Dr. Sarah Pickle. Lisa Scheps, an activist and artistic director, experienced menopause-like hot flashes after going off estrogen for 10 days before a surgery. “I wouldn’t say that I’ve experienced perimenopause or menopause like a cis woman would have, but I certainly know what a hot flash feels like,” said Scheps, 62, Read more…

When Kathy Phillips approached , she thought back to her mother’s experience with the transition. In Phillips’ memories, when her mother went through menopause, she began dressing old and actually became old. Phillips, 57, worried that she’d follow in her mother’s footsteps, but that wasn’t her experience. “It’s not that way at all. You can Read more…

If you’ve never been pregnant, you might not think about your pelvic floor very often. But this hammock of muscles inside of your pelvis supports some important organs, such as your uterus, your bladder, and your colon, as noted by Healthline. For this reason, having a healthy pelvic floor is super important. However, when you Read more…

For a lot of women, sleep problems explode during middle age, and throughout the menopausal transition. The transition through menopause has long been associated with disruption to sleep. Sleep problems are linked to the hormonal changes of menopause, and to both the physical symptoms and psychological effects that often occur for women during menopause. We Read more…

At my most recent physical, I brought a long list of ailments to discuss. First up: waking every day with achy joints and muscles — despite going for long walks at least five days a week and lifting weights regularly. That was followed by loss of energy and weight gain. In short, since entering in Read more…

You’re eating right and exercising regularly, but the number on the scale keeps creeping upwards over time. What gives? While there are several possible reasons why you might be gaining weight, there’s one explanation you may not have considered: menopause. It’s relatively common to gain weight as you age into your 40s and 50s. And the average Read more…

Women may have different symptoms at menopause at different ages in their life. As your body goes through this transformation, you may have questions as to what may be changing. According to the National Institute on Aging, these are the most common changes you might notice at midlife, and here are some ways to relieve Read more…

For whatever reason, there’s a stigma around older people having sex. Well, world, listen up: Tons of people still have sex after menopause, or at the very least want to know what it would be like if they did. After all, your vagina is not magically replaced with a Barbie-smooth patch of skin, rendering coitus Read more…

The Ayurvedic perspective on painful periods, water retention, and more considers lymph system congestion a primary culprit. Here, helpful suggestions for how to identify and deal with premenstrual and menopausal problems. In This Article: The Role of Hormones in Menstruation and Menopause Over the years, I’ve worked with countless women suffering from uncomfortable or painful Read more…