How did you know that you were in menopause? Hot flashes? Night sweats?

How did you know that you were in menopause? Hot flashes? Night sweats?

Generally speaking, a woman is said to be in menopause when she has not a period for a year. If you have not reached that point yet, you are most likely experiencing perimenopause. This phase can begin several years before menopause. It is your body’s way of transitioning towards menopause. For most women, it starts …

This content was originally published here.

Recommended For You

Health & Fitness

More adipose tissue increases breast cancer risk after menopause

Bea JW, et al. O-075. Presented at: ObesityWeek; Nov. 1-4, 2022; San Diego. Disclosures: Bea reports serving as a consultant for WHI and receiving funding from Disarm Therapeutics for an investigator-initiated trial to study biomarkers of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy among patients with taxane-treated breast cancer. SAN DIEGO — Higher amounts of visceral and subcutaneous adipose Read more…