Articles On Menopause
Alternative Treatments for Menopause
By Magnolia Blevins
There are a number of herbal supplements available on the market that may help women deal with their menopause symptoms. Among the most common symptoms of menopause are depression, anxiety and hot flashes....
An Ayurveda Approach to Menopause
By Shaina Merrill
For many years, menopause was looked upon much like a disease; people demanded a cure for it or, at the very least, wanted something to magically make all the symptoms disappear. Studies determined that menopause occurred when the woman's body stopped producing eggs, signaling that she was done with her child-bearing years and that, with this change, the body began producing smaller and smaller amounts of the hormones that it needed....
Body Changes in Male Menopause
By Safiya Woodward
Although most people know that Menopause has generated a large population of women who have excessive rates of bone fracture and CHD, men also suffer from these conditions. The male menopause or Andropause is due to hypogonadism- low testosterone levels....
Controlling Menopause through Dietary Changes
By Gil Ingram
Although diet will not cure the troubling symptoms of menopause, for many women it can make a considerable difference. The changes you make now can yield important benefits for decades to come....
Coping with your Menopausal Emotions
By Joe Kirby
Coping with your Menopausal Emotions No one is sure what causes menopausal mood swings (often jokingly referred to as 'a form of never-ending PMS'), but the general consensus is that they are caused by hormonal imbalances. Menopause is when the body no longer produces eggs for fertilization, and this creates severe fluctuations in the levels of hormones within the body; progesterone, estrogen and androgens, all of these hormones help to control the levels of serotonin that is in the brain....
Estrogen and Its Relation to Menopause
By Desiree Kidd
The onset of menopause signals the ending of a woman's reproductive cycle. Menopause actually begins after the women's last period....
Exercise Your Way through Menopause
By Bilal Lambert
Exercise Your Way through Menopause With talk on the news of heart disease and the threat of obesity, it seems as if everyone may have gone fitness crazy overnight. Exercising one's way through menopause might seem like the title of the latest infomercial but in truth, it's a proven way of combating those inner demons that many attribute to the changing hormones in a woman's body....
Getting Emotional about Menopause
By Trystan O'Donnell
According to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh women do not have adverse mental health issues as a result of natural menopause. Having said that, how have you been feeling lately? Many women report varying degrees of anxiety, absentmindedness, or depression during menopause, and it really is no wonder considering all the changes that are going on in their bodies and lives....
Getting your Man to Understand Menopause
By Querida Orr
Let's face it
men are generally not known for their vast understanding of the female body. They cringe at the mere mention of "female problems," and just watch the men in a room scramble for cover if menstruation is mentioned....
Helping your Man Understand Menopause
By Carajean O'Brien
Menopause can prove mystifying to the male sex; women talking about hormone changes and hot flashes, night sweats and her yo-yoing weight. She doesn't seem interested in sex at the moment and she's been short-tempered and quick to fly off the handle at the slightest mistake....
Herbal Remedies for Menopause
By Orpah Galloway
Hormone replacement used to be the norm for women seeking relief from menopausal symptoms, but some women are put off by possible contraindications and published studies suggesting hormone replacement therapy isn't the best route to take. Other women may prefer a more holistic approach in everything they do, and menopause is no different for them....
Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Women The Advantages
By Bindiya Nichols
The most highly prescribed method today to treat the nasty symptoms of menopause is through HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy. There are more women now than ever taking natural hormone replacement to help curb the side effects of entering the menopause phase of life....
Hormone Therapy for Menopausal Women The Disadvantages
By Ulrike M. Underwood
Using Hormone replacement is considered the norm in today's society at large. The first thing women think about when they hear the word menopause is HRT....
How Menopause Can Affect Your Sex Life
By Queena Olson
Menopause can bring with it a smorgasbord of ailments including headaches, insomnia, hot flashes, and moodiness. When you include loss of libido and vaginal dryness into the mix, there's no surprise that some menopausal women simply aren't in the mood....
How to Get the Diet Train Back on Track during Menopause
By Victor Martin
There are many useful ways to use your diet to benefit the possible side affects one gets during menopause. This will help to increase your vitality and help you build up a better resilience to illness and menopause related illnesses and health concerns....
Insomnia Issues with Menopausal Women
By Sesha Wolf
There's nothing like a poor night's sleep to make you feel less like yourself. Insomnia may be one complaint on a long list of many uncomfortable symptoms menopausal women endure, but lack of sleep is one symptom that can be particularly annoying....
Kicking Up the Sex Factor During Menopause
By Gwen Lawson
One of the biggest hurdle women face during menopause is the loss of libido. Anywhere from 20% and 45% of menopausal women have reported a reduction in their sex drive....
Making Changes in your Lifestyle Can Help with Menopause
By Issac J. Fernandez
Lifestyle changes what can you make to ease the symptoms and ward off any nasty side effects. Your body is going through a major adjustment and you can help it by: Improving your diet Get regular exercise and: Stop smoking Use the right contraception It will also help if you talk about your feelings....
Menopausal Mental Health Checks Keeping Up Those Spirits
By Nathan Suarez
Menopausal Mental Health Checks Keeping Up Those Spirits For many years, it has been suggested that the menopausal woman was some form of frightening monster, able to swing from a raging demon, one moment, into a sobbing bundle of tears in the blink of an eye. Is this woman the reality that all menopausal women face or is she just another urban legend? How do we keep from driving ourselves (and our families) crazy? In truth, every woman is different....
Menopausal Self- Testing Tips
By Xander McKnight
What does a home menopause test do and how does it do it? It is a home-use test kit to measure Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) in your urine. This may help indicate if you are in menopause or perimenopause....
Menopause in Men It Can Happen
By Charles Joyce
Believe it or not, some doctors and researchers say that men, who think they are going through the proverbial midlife crisis, may actually be experiencing something much different--a male version of menopause. Shocking as it sounds to all you men out there, male menopause, or andropause, is quickly becoming more widely documented and accepted by health care providers as a reason for the changes that many middle-aged men experience--from loss of energy to depression to waning libido to sexual dysfunction....
Myths about Menopause
By Waltraud Leonard
People talk about menopause like they are all experts and have a clue. The deal is that unless you have gone through it, you have no idea....
Natural Ways to Relieve Symptoms of Menopause
By Zosia Edwards
There are literally hundreds of different types of behavioral modifications that can really help a woman in ways she never would have imagined. Wear layered cotton clothing to help keep you cool and comfortable even when you get an attack of the hot flashes....
Night Sweats How to Cool Off Those Menopausal Symptoms during Sleep
By Giorgio Tillman
Night Sweats How to Cool Off Those Menopausal Symptoms during Sleep Night sweats are a common symptom of menopause, traveling hand-in-hand with the dreaded hot flashes. Often keeping their victims from achieving a good night's rest, night sweats can quickly trigger a domino effect by raising stress levels and irritability....
Other Body Changes Due to Menopause
By Missy H. Watson
Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her period stops. It is a normal change in a woman's body....
Premature Menopause What are the Signs?
By Myra Michael
Premature Menopause What are the Signs? Generally, most women experience menopause somewhere between the 48th and 55th year of their life, with the average age of women in the U.S. being 51....
Signs of Early Menopause When to See a Doctor
By Xander York
When people hear the word menopause they first think about all the horrible side affects and that it only happens to women in their late 50's and 60's. No woman considers that it happens to all women including her self....
Symptom-Free Menopause It Can Happen
By Zera Navarro
Every woman is born with a set number of eggs in her ovaries. After puberty, these eggs start to mature, one at a time....
Test your Bone Mineral Density During Menopause
By Yahir Yates
A bone mineral density (BMD) test measures the mineral density (such as calcium) in your bones using a special X-ray, computed tomography or CT scan, or ultrasound. From this information, an estimate of the strength of your bones can be made....
The Basics of Surgically-Induced Menopause
By Henrietta Young
Most women arrive at menopause after a gradual decline in estrogen, making it a progressive and somewhat steady process. Women who arrive at menopause by surgical means, however, are suddenly thrust into a menopausal state by more abrupt means....
The Myths Surrounding Male Menopause
By Quenby Chang
The Myths Surrounding Male Menopause Male menopause, also known as Andropause or Viropause, has long been the subject of speculation and controversy. Is it real or just another fad on the road to equal rights for both sexes? Is it a legitimate concern or is it just the latest scare, designed to send people rushing into the doctor's office? In the past, the common misconception was that the male libido and erection problems were all in their head, meaning that it was mainly stress that kept a man from 'performing up to par.' This belief seemed to be backed up by the fact that many men, suffering erectile dysfunction, would wake in the mornings to find themselves with a full and firm erection....
The Osteoporosis Threat During Menopause
By Willie Gentry
When women reach menopause, they have to deal with a host of new physical challenges. One of the most important menopause related issues that woman should recognize is the threat of osteoporosis....
Tips to Finding the Right Support Group for Menopausal Sufferers
By Zigana Heath
Menopause equals mood swings. You know, where the slightest request from your husband can cause you to go off....
Top Causes of Premature Menopause
By Iseult Quinn
Top Causes of Premature Menopause Most women will experience menopause sometime during their late forties to early fifties. In the United States, the average age for most women to go through menopause is 51 but, in some cases, women may experience it at a much earlier age....
Top Ten Identifying Menopausal Symptoms
By Jean Vasquez
When a woman's ovaries are no longer producing eggs and hormones as they did when they were younger, this is menopause. The main organs that regulate when this will happen are the ovaries....
Top Tips to Get to Sleep when Suffering from Menopause
By Jacqueline Vaughn
Sleep disturbances, including insomnia and sleep apnea, are a frequently reported complaint in menopausal women as fluctuating hormone levels and hot flashes may disrupt a woman's sleep. Hot flashes during sleep are caused by widening of the blood vessels near the skin's surface and are associated with decreased levels of estrogen....
Tummy Distress Calls for Menopausal Women
By Reece Gregory
The consequences of progesterone during this stage of life, which is now the new dominant hormone in the body since no estrogen is being produced, can lead to a variety of problems. The digestive system slows down to a bare minimum, which can so many other illnesses and side effects....
Understanding Early Menopause
By Orsola Zimmerman
Going through premature ovarian failure or early menopause isn't only an individual process. It also affects those around you, especially your partner....
Weight Issues with Menopause
By Onora Quinn
Many women who are approaching or are in the clutches of menopause find themselves beginning to gain more weight. This weight gain is most prevailing around the hips and waist and does not seem to ever go away no matter how much one diets....
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