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Menopause
, Sleep Disorders
by Gloria Gamat on September 15, 2009
The seizure drug gabapentin improved the quality of sleep in menopausal women suffering from hot flashes.
Such were the findings of University of Rochester Medical Center researchers reported in the...
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Menopause
, Sexual Health
by Gloria Gamat on March 31, 2009
An active sex life is important to most women. However, after menopause, some women find sex painful - also called dyspareunia. This condition can result from vaginal changes, which can occur when a w...
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Menopause
by Gloria Gamat on January 15, 2009
Just when we thought HRT or Hormone Replacement Therapy is safe, here comes a new study saying that HRT in post menopausal women is linked to faster shrinkage in the brain.
US researchers found that ...
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Menopause
by Florence Cardinal on July 18, 2007
HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) may not be beneficial for all women. In fact, according by Vivian Richardson, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent
Researchers, working from centers in England, Australia and...
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by Florence Cardinal on June 21, 2007
A natural remedy for the misery of menopause symptoms - the mood swings, hot flashes, night sweats, may be as simple as getting more soy based foods into your diet.
According to Nutrition, Naturally:...
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by Florence Cardinal on June 15, 2007
Not ready to go through the change? Maybe you can put it off for a while. This London.uk tells us:
New drugs are being developed that could stave off the menopause, it has been revealed.
The dramati...
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Menopause
by Florence Cardinal on June 11, 2007
This is a continuation of a previous article I wrote on sexuality and menopause. Now there's even ore reason to try to encourage sexual gratification during menopause. An article from DailyIndia.c...
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Menopause
by Florence Cardinal on May 24, 2007
Some women believe that menopause signals the end of female sexuality. Belief Net Health tells us this isn't necessarily so:
The reality is that the need for and capacity to have satisfying sexual...
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by Florence Cardinal on May 19, 2007
The side effects of menopause are many, from mood swings to iirritability to hot flashes. Another complication is insomnia. All these things may be caused by a mineral deficiency. According to Medical...
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Menopause
by Florence Cardinal on April 12, 2007
menopause brings on all sorts of bodily changes and misery, not the least of which is hot flashes. Recent research has shown that those hot flashes may be connected to yet another problem - high blood...
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by Florence Cardinal on April 4, 2007
Menopause causes many conditions that can disturb sleep and bring on a bout of insomnia. Anxiety, for instance, can make you toss and turn like a ship on the waves as you try to relax and get some sle...
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Menopause
by Florence Cardinal on March 17, 2007
I went through menopause early. I had a complete hysterectomy when I was forty-five. After months of uncontrolled bleeding that almost reached the hemorrhage stage every month, that a D&C hadn'...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 5, 2007
For many women, menopause leads to weight gain. It did for me. After being a real skinny Minny for most of my life, I suddenly started to pack on the pounds.
The Better Health Channel explains:
With...
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by Florence Cardinal on February 27, 2007
Hot flashes? Mod swings? Depression? Irregular periods? All are symptoms of menopause. One answer is hormone pills. However, many women fear the consequences of hormone therapy. There might be a bette...
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by Florence Cardinal on February 17, 2007
Menopause is sometimes called the change of life, and, like most changes, it tends to get disruptive. Think of what we women go through - hot flashes, mood swings, heavy periods, spotting. It seems ou...
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by Florence Cardinal on February 6, 2007
The hysterectomy, to some women, offers relief. It did to me. I had six healthy children, far more than I'd ever planned on. Every month, I was near to hemorrhaging, and my blood count was way bel...
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Menopause
by Florence Cardinal on February 2, 2007
Women are on an ongoing cycle that begins in the early teens or even pre-teens with the onset of menstruation, carries on through the childbearing years and ends with menopause. Menopause causes numer...
