Menopause and Women's Health Issues

Should You Treat Your Endometriosis with Hormone Therapy?
Researchers are still not sure what causes endometriosis, but it is clear that the female sex hormone estrogen, which stops being produced during menopause, feeds the growth of abnormal endometrial tissue. Unfortunately, for most young teens and women in their reproductive years, menopause is still many years away, which means they are left to… (read 50 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Early Menopause Symptoms - Are You Suffering From First Symptoms of Menopause?
Early menopause symptoms — every woman at some point in her 30's or 40's will wonder if what she is experiencing is really the first symptoms of menopause. Menopause is defined as the cessation of menses or the end of menstrual cycles for a period of 12 months or more. Menopause is a natural process for a woman, not an illness. It is quite… (read 50 times since Mar 30th 2007)

A Few Brief Facts About Menopause
Menopause, commonly known as "change of life" is also often thought of as a disease, but just as menstruation is a normal phase or a natural process in a woman's life, so is menopause. It is a gradual process which takes place over a period of anywhere from six to fourteen years. There is actually no particular age for menopause, like there is no… (read 50 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Managing Menopausal Symptoms - Can Supplements Help
At some stage all women will go through it – the menopause. But all women should be aware that in fact the menopause is not a death sentence or something unnatural, although it may feel like it at times. In fact it is part of nature’s great big plan (for better or worse). Most women will experience the onset of the menopause between the ages of 45… (read 50 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Will Menopause Be A Thing Of The Past
Italy is known for it’s food and fashion but who would have guessed they’d also have the jump on helping women potentially eliminate menopause and it’s associate symptoms using a common over-the-counter supplement – melatonin. This is great news for all women, and a huge relief to those trying to decide which side effects to gamble on as a result… (read 50 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Can Acupuncture Help Control Menopause Symptoms
The treatment for migraines and other menopause symptoms is not the same in every part of the world. Different cultures have different medicine practices and beliefs. However, it is interesting to note that the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture, is becoming a popular therapeutic method in Western culture to treat a variety of… (read 50 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause - Don't Fear It - Beat It
Night sweats, hot flashes, mood swings, brain fog, weight gain, itchy skin, no sex drive and feeling just plain nuts… is this menopause? This rural Missouri woman took this "bull by the horns" and took control! Menopause is the condition caused by the slowing and eventual shut down of the reproductive system in conjunction with the decline… (read 50 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause and Diminished Sex Drive
Is a diminished sex drive after menopause a serious health issue? Many otherwise healthy women experience a diminished sex drive after menopause. This does not happen to every woman. Each woman is different and her health is a very unique thing. Studies indicate that at least fifty percent of women encounter a drop in sexual activity either… (read 49 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause And A Few Myths About It
Menopause, it must be borne in mind, is not a disease, it is just "the next stage in your life". Here are some of the common myths: Myth: It is believed that when you reach menopause that your ovaries dry up and waste away. This is not true, what actually happens is that the ovaries gradually reduce the production of the hormone estrogen. This… (read 49 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Hot Flashes and You-What You Need to Know
Many women have hot flashes during menopause. Most women experience this particular symptom of menopause for about five years (80%), while some continue to have them longer, around ten years (10%). While great majorities of women live through hot flashes during their change of life, not a lot is known about what causes the hot flashes. However,… (read 49 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Is It Me Or Is It Hot In Here? Easing Menopause with Oriental Medicine
All women eventually experience the ending of their reproductive years as their menstrual cycle ceases. The hormonal changes that occur at this time can cause many different types of discomfort when our bodies are not in balance. Some problems women deal with at this time include hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, vaginal dryness, headaches,… (read 49 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Bioidentical Hormone Replacement - HRT Without the Side Effects
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy can be defined as natural chemicals and naturally occurring compounds found in plants that mimic the effects of the actual hormones of the human body, particularly estradiol, progesterone, and estriol, which is another naturally occurring estrogen, and even testosterone (men suffer from a "male menopause"… (read 48 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Correlating Menopause and Osteoporosis
Menopause occurs when there is not enough supply of estrogen in the body. With the absence of this important hormone in a woman’s body, there are lot of adjustments to be done and changes to prepare for. Studies show that the loss of estrogens accelerates bone loss in the span of five to eight years. One of the most common areas affected by the… (read 48 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Osteoporosis and Menopause
Many studies have shown hormone replacement therapy to be the most effective treatment for the maintenance of bone size and strength and for the prophylaxis of bone fractures. This kind of treatment must be taken for fifteen to twenty years to prevent osteoporosis effectively. After three years of treatment, menopausal women who receive estrogen… (read 48 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Dieters Need More Calcium
Women on diets need more calcium than normal to avoid bone loss, say Rutgers University researchers. Studies showed a weight loss diet of 1.5 pounds a week for 6 weeks cuts absorption of calcium. In 57 postmenopausal dieters it was discovered that those women who took 1,800 mg of calcium a day absorbed 78 percent more calcium than those who took… (read 48 times since Mar 30th 2007)

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