Menopause Association

During my time as an OBGYN nurse, one of the funniest things I heard was “Menopause is just puberty’s evil older sister.” Looking back to...

The patient: “Serena,” a 49-year-old marketing manager. Why she came to see me: Serena came to my health center because of joint pain. Her knees...

Hot flushes are caused by the hypothalamus (the part of the brain that regulates body temperature) falsely thinking a person’s body temperature is too high....

COVID-19 has created challenges for health care professionals as they try to serve their patients while adhering to social distancing guidelines. For Regional One Health’s...

It is one of the very common problems that women have–hair loss during menopause. It is a really very emotional and disturbing problem for many...

Sarah Edrie says she was about 33 when she started to occasionally get a sudden, hot, prickly feeling that radiated into her neck and face,...

Sarah Edrie says she was about 33 when she started to occasionally get a sudden, hot, prickly feeling that radiated into her neck and face,...

Menopause—and the hormonal changes that accompany it—can definitely put a damper on a woman’s libido. In fact, up to 40% of women over age 60...

Sarah Edrie says she was about 33 when she started to occasionally get a sudden, hot, prickly feeling that radiated into her neck and face,...

Sarah Edrie says she was about 33 when she started to occasionally get a sudden, hot, prickly feeling that radiated into her neck and face,...

The onset of abdominal or pelvic cramping after completing menopause can frighten a woman, and certainly, some causes are life-threatening. Cramps in the abdomen, several...

Earlier menopause, fewer pregnancies linked to early onset of progressive MS Women are two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis....

The years leading up to menopause is a time of increasing risk of heart disease for women. This new information comes from research released by...

Anastrazoleis prescribed by most doctors for the treatment of breast cancer in women after menopause. Some breast cancer grows faster by estrogen, a natural hormone. This medicinelessens the amount of estrogen that the body is making and helps slow these...

The Ultimate Guide to Resolve Hair Loss Issues during Menopause Although a lot of people do not automatically think of hair loss as a menopausal...

Menopause is something that all women will inevitably go through, but few speak up about. Our philosophy is that when it comes to your health,...

Common symptoms of menopause may include skin flushing, night sweats, speeling disorder, bone loss, urine leakage, mood swings, joint pains and so on. Based on...

If you think that managing your period every month is hard, wait till you reach menopause. As your reproductive system turns off the switch after...

Earlier menopause, fewer pregnancies linked to early onset of progressive MS Women are two to three times more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis....

One study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, shows a link between an inflammatory molecule in the blood and a person’s likelihood of depressive...

I have been having a bit of a mid-life crises these past few months. When I turned 50 last year, I started a lot of...

Ask the doctors Q. I’ve been experiencing some menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes. Can acupuncture help? A. There is some evidence that acupuncture may...

At an online summit I hosted, I interviewed 15 women who found relief from their menopause symptoms by making simple diet and lifestyle changes. These...

As women age, hormones shift and change due to perimenopause and menopause. These changes can start as early as 35 years old (sometimes earlier) and...

What happens when two dietitian-friends who are also writers go through menopause together? They write a book, of course. Elizabeth Ward and Hillary Wright are...

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The menopause transition, the years leading up to menopause, is a time of increasing heart disease risk for women. Monitoring women’s...

As you cast your eye toward the next stage of your life, you’re ready to face it head-on. You’re on schedule with your mammograms, your...

All you hear about menopause is that we women must bear a bunch of negative symptoms while going through the inevitable decline of estrogen and...

Women who experience early menopause may be more likely to have heart problems before they reach the age of sixty, according to a new study....

Given the complex relationship between sleep and symptoms of menopause, it makes a lot of sense to consider ways to address these issues together, with...

Yes, there are alternatives, and it is good that you are seeking them. Adequate sleep is incredibly important for your overall health and well-being, so...

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​Mid-life crisis, male menopause, manopuase or andropause, no matter what you call it, if you are feeling tired, lack motivation, have difficulty concentrating, and are...

 As we age, hormone levels will decline. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is the replacement of hormones in menopausal women and andropausal men. Pellets are the...

In a woman’s life, menopause is a big life event, and usually occurs after age 45. As I have turned the corner into my cough-40’s-cough,...

Menopause is the period which marks the end of your menstrual cycles. This is diagnosed after you have gone twelve months without a menstrual period....

We recently wrote a blogpost on the symptoms of the menopause, detailing what to expect when entering the perimenopause until menopause occurs.  Generally, the symptoms...

Night sweats, hot flashes, irregular periods. If you’re a woman of a certain age, you know that these are the hallmarks of menopause. So you...

Navigating Menopause with Poise and Humor  I wish I’d had this book when I was going through menopause! It would have validated all I was...

00:0000:00 Dr. Clarissa Hughes is the CEO and founder of The Little Breathing Space and an accredited mindfulness coach & the author of The Mindful...

Menopause brings a plethora of unpleasant symptoms, from hot flashes to mood swings to weight gain. The drastic hormonal changes you experience create a ripple...

Chemicals called ‘endocrine disruptors,’ found in everything from soap to plastics, have already been linked to rising cancer levels and fertility problems. Now, new research...

35 Symptoms Of Menopause – 8 signs symptoms menopause | menopause – sharecare, For 85 percent of women, menopause can really heat things up. the...

Can menopause cause your fibroids to disappear? Find out if and how the changes in your body during menopause can be of benefit to you.…...

Women with periods spend decades dealing with their bloody companions, whether that’s by maintaining a cabinet full of tampons or using birth control to help...

I have shared with you my experiences how thin and worried women often have lower bone mass and tend to lose more bone during the...

Besides humans, the species presently known to experience menopause are on the whole toothed whales – belugas, narwhals, killer whales and short-finned pilot whales. The...

Poor and disrupted sleep are common symptoms of menopause. Insomnia, and changes to typical sleep patterns, are often an early signal of a woman in perimenopause,...

​​​​​If you’re a woman in her 40s or 50s, you’ve probably given some thought to how perimenopause and menopause might affect your . It’s a...

Have you ever looked in the mirror and genuinely wondered who was staring back? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. It happens to all of us...