Menopause and Women's Health Issues

Help for Hot Flashes
Hot flashes (also known as hot flushes) are the most common symptoms experienced in the perimenopausal years. You may experience hot flashes prior to menopause, which become more frequent and severe with the onset of menopause. The term hot flush refers to the sudden onset of reddening of the skin, a feeling of intense body heat and palpitations,… (read 163 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Aging and Menopause
A significant percentage of women are worried that the onset of menopause marks a sudden increase in their rate of aging and that physically, their youthful looks will fade overnight. This need not occur, if you learn how to reduce some of the things that tend to accelerate the aging process. The rate at which you age is defined by several… (read 163 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Are You Entering Menopause?
Have you experienced sudden hot flushes at night that cause disruptions to your sleep? Are you experiencing irregular periods? Or are you feeling irritable and experiencing mood swings? Are you in between the ages of 35 and 50? What you are experiencing might be the signs and symptoms of menopause. A lot of women go through their menopausal period… (read 162 times since Mar 30th 2007)

What You Should Know About Menopause and Heart Palpitations
While Menopause isn't a disease, it can complicate your health if you are not careful or does not know how to manage it. So let me assume that you have never experienced it and so can not imagine what it feels like your heart to skip a beat. This can be very alarming. A chief problem associated with menopause is a prolapsed heart. As a menopausal… (read 159 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause Depression
Women who are approaching the menopausal stage are at a higher risk for depression, and two current studies show strong evidence that hormonal changes may be at least partially to blame. Both studies followed women through menopausal transition called perimenopause. Women in the studies did not have history of depression but their risk of… (read 158 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Hair Loss and Menopause
Women with menopause are prime candidates for hair loss. Statistics show that about 50 percent of women experience some hair loss while going through menopause, and about 66 percent worry about thinning hair or bald spots during post-menopausal stages. This is a natural stage in a woman?s life that starts between the age of 30 and 70 but typically… (read 156 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause Weight Gain - Why You Have It And How To Lose It
You’re mature. You’re confident. You’re fat. Okay, maybe you’re not fat, but weight is starting to accumulate around your mid-section and no matter what you do, it’s not going away. You’ve cut your caloric intake, you’ve started doing stomach crunches, you’re parking further away from the entrance at work and you’ve even started taking walks… (read 155 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Triggers and Causes of Hot Flushes
The causes of hot flushes, hot flashes or night sweats are believed to be decreasing levels of estrogen or other naturally occurring hormonal changes, unique to a woman. The symptoms of hot flushes and other symptoms of menopause are more severe in women who have had their ovaries surgically removed, supporting the belief that loss of hormones… (read 153 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause Symptoms And Solutions
You’ve recently noticed some changes in your physical appearance, your level of energy and/or your overall mood. Could it be that these changes are associated with menopause? If you’re a woman approaching middle age, yes, the symptoms you’re experiencing could very well be associated with menopause, even if you’re still having regular periods. You… (read 153 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Estrogen and Menopause
The long term effects of estrogen deficiency that accompanies menopause vary among different women, owing to genetic, psychological and environmental factors. This means that some women will suffer from the effects of estrogen deprivation, while others will not and this individuality will seem very obvious to a physician specializing in this area.… (read 152 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Soy and Menopause
Soy and Menopause — How Soy Naturally Reduces the Effects of Menopause and Replaces Essential Chemicals Lost During This Phase of Life The soy bean first became a common staple food in China roughly five thousand years ago. Research on soy's cardiovascular benefits and other positive effects on cholesterol and bone health began in the early… (read 150 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Skin Crawling Sensations and Menopause
One of the creepiest feelings associated with menopause, without a doubt, is skin crawling. In fact, during menopause, a number of skin/nerve related conditions might be experienced, including itchy or dry skin, tingling feelings, and skin sensitivity. These conditions are all normal, but there are also a number of treatments available for… (read 149 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause Relief
Menopause relief is possible through self care. Western doctors treat women in menopause like they have a disease. In truth, menopause is a transitional imbalance, a change that can be comforted with some study and experimentation. Peri-menopausal woman report experiencing symptoms including hot flashes, anger, urinary tract infections,… (read 149 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Menopause Mood
Until 1980, the American Psychiatric Association listed "involutional melancholia" — a mental disorder that supposedly occurred during menopause — in their official directory of psychiatric diagnoses. But the truth is not nearly so frightening, say psychologists from the University of Pittsburgh. Six years ago, they interviewed 541… (read 149 times since Mar 30th 2007)

Diet and Menopause
For many women, it's a period that is associated with more than just physical discomfort. The emotional stress linked with pre-menstrual syndrome has the potential to cause disruptions in any woman's life. Fortunately, there is a lot that can be done to take control. A vast majority of the symptoms of PMS, and even menopause can be minimized, with… (read 147 times since Mar 30th 2007)

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