Category: Health & Fitness

Urinary incontinence is a term used to describe the unintentional passage of urine. This condition occurs in males and females but has a higher rate of occurrence in women. The reason for this is the difference in the reasons why this occurs. For men, incontinence results from tampering with the prostrate. At the same time, Read more…

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a non-medical way of solving health-related issues. These problems may include but are not limited to hot flashes, sleep problems, fatigue, depression, irrational fears, relationship problems, substance misuse, stress, gambling problems, insomnia, low self-esteem, and anxiety. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps provide coping skills and practical strategies to ease the pain Read more…

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While we’ve been studying the links between depression and fertility in women and depression throughout men’s lives, we haven’t gathered nearly as much information on how or why perimenopause and menopausal change trigger depression in a larger proportion of women or who might be more vulnerable to the bigger forms of depression, like Clinical Depression Read more…

Women who experience migraine headaches before menopause may have an increased risk of high blood pressure later in life. This statement comes from a new study done by the American Academy of Neurology. Migraines can be debilitating and are typically experienced more often in women than men. It is most often recorded in women in Read more…

Airway symptoms may develop in menopausal women with no prior history of asthma following the initiation of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), according to the results of a nested case-control study published in the journal CHEST. Researchers sought to explore whether the use of HRT in menopause is associated with the new development of asthma using Read more…

From hot flashes, to night sweats, to mood swings and more, menopause can be an extremely uncomfortable time for women. Add fatigue, sleeplessness, and weight gain, and it can be downright miserable. The good news is that there are things you can do to help prevent and alleviate the symptoms of menopause, and we’re excited Read more…

For many Western women, the mention of the word menopause is associated with dread and fear – in a culture that relishes youth, it has come to be considered as part of the ageing process. Menopausal women have often been labelled “grumpy” and “old.” Both are unrealistic stereotypes. As many women grapple to come to Read more…