Menopause and muscle weakness is an inescapable fact of every aging woman’s life and dealing with the accompanying symptoms is an achievable goal through proper health management. Menopause and the problems that come along with it is largely dependent upon a...
As reported by numerous females, menopause, the final stage in the cycle of female menstruation, contributes to a significant loss of libido. One of the more common complaints from women (and their partners) is the loss of sexual desire and drive. This absence...
What happens to mothers when there is no one left to care for? Being a caregiver is a natural part of what many mothers do for a comprehensive period of their adult lives. So when it comes to an end, as when children grow up and leave an ’empty nest’ at...
Baby boomers are turning 60 in 2008. What difference does it make. Boomer women continue to make a difference in the lives of loved ones and society and will until the day we die. Age doesn’t matter to us. People should know age has never meant anything to baby...
Below is a list of the most common menopause symptoms. Every person experiences menopause in a different way and usually you only have a handful of these at one given time. There is no such thing as an “official” list but these are the most common based on...
Referred to in hushed tones as “the change” or dismissed as little more than a series of hot flushes, even in today’s liberal society the very word menopause is still somewhat taboo. Menopausal and post-menopausal women, their loved ones and even GPs are still...
As publisher of the Everything Menopause website, I have been researching and writing about the subject of menopause since 2005. I recently surveyed how many people were reading each article and as a result, discovered what the Top 10 subjects were that women are...
Menopause is a point in a woman’s life when she stops menstruating for a full year and this can be overwrought with many symptoms, some bearable and some discomforting. Menopause symptoms like mood swings, loss of libido, extreme fatigue, hot flashes and weight...
By Susan Megge If you’re facing menopause as a result of a surgical procedure, you’re not alone. As a matter of fact, approximately 36,000 women under the age of 45 undergo total hysterectomies each year, causing them to enter into “surgical...
Menopause is a transition stage in a woman’s life when she stops menstruating for over 12 months continuously. When menopause sets in, the ovaries stop production of eggs, resulting in irregular menstrual activity that eventually ceases. Other hormonal changes...
By Nathalie Fiset The most common signs and symptoms of menopause is the occurring of irregular menstruation and eventually the cessation of a woman’s period altogether. Hence, irregular vaginal bleeding is a common sign and symptom of menopause. A woman...
By Nathalie Fiset Pre-menopause symptoms are actually just a preview of what menopause brings for a woman. Hence, many or all the symptoms experienced during menopause can randomly occur and are included in pre menopause symptoms. Menopause is the period is a...