Menopause

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Do You Really Need a Hysterectomy?
Women's Health

Do You Really Need a Hysterectomy?

Daniel M. Morgan, MD | February 9, 2015

One of every three women will have an operation to remove her uterus before she turns 60 years old. Something…

No More UTIs!
Women's Health

No More UTIs!

Tomas L. Griebling, MD, MPH | January 12, 2015

Here are the best ways for women and men to avoid these common infections… Anyone who has ever had a…

Neroli Oil Soothes Menopausal Symptoms

Neroli Oil Soothes Menopausal Symptoms

October 2, 2014

Are menopausal symptoms—the hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia and moodiness (including even anxiety and depression) among all else—cramping your style…stressing…

Heart Disease and Menopausal Women
Heart

Heart Disease and Menopausal Women

Suzanne Steinbaum | June 4, 2014

As if the mood swings and hot flashes aren’t enough, postmenopausal women also have to deal with an increased risk…

Hot Flashes? Avoid These “Yang” Foods
Food

Hot Flashes? Avoid These “Yang” Foods

Laurie Steelsmith, ND, LAc | June 2, 2014

When in the throes of a menopausal hot flash, we should rightly be given permission to strip naked and jump…

Nerve Block Injection Helps Reduce Hot Flashes

Nerve Block Injection Helps Reduce Hot Flashes

David R. Walega, MD | May 2, 2014

It's like an inner inferno suddenly erupts, leaving you drenched in sweat and red in the face from heat and…

Help! My Mouth Tastes Salty All the Time

Help! My Mouth Tastes Salty All the Time

Natasha Mirza, MD | February 6, 2014

Three days before Thanksgiving, I suddenly developed a constant salty taste in my mouth that didn’t go away…

Don’t Let Your Bladder Run Your Life!

Don’t Let Your Bladder Run Your Life!

Holly Lucille | February 6, 2014

Women and men really can control that "got to go now" feeling without drugs... Women and men who scout out…

Sarcopenia Is Slowly Stealing Your Muscles, Your Strength—and Maybe Even Your Life

Sarcopenia Is Slowly Stealing Your Muscles, Your Strength—and Maybe Even Your Life

Michael J. Grossman, MD | January 2, 2014

You probably know all about osteoporosis, the gradual, age-related loss of bone. What you may not know: There also is…

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Personal Lubricants But Were Embarrassed to Ask

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Personal Lubricants But Were Embarrassed to Ask

Irwin Goldstein, MD | December 19, 2013

When vaginal dryness started making sex uncomfortable, a 50-something friend decided to try a personal lubricant. But at the drugstore,…

I Love Menopause

I Love Menopause

Tamara Eberlein | December 19, 2013

"I hate menopause," a friend recently lamented. "I feel old, sweaty and unsexy." Not me! Though my hot flashes still…

Blame Menopause for Your Burning Mouth

Blame Menopause for Your Burning Mouth

Gary D. Klasser, DMD | December 19, 2013

I have a weird, nearly constant burning sensation on my tongue that I first noticed around the time I turned…

A Midwife at Menopause?

A Midwife at Menopause?

Angela Deneris, PhD | December 18, 2013

Midwives Offer Very Personal Menopause Care Why would you want to see a midwife at menopause? Because they offer a…

Intimacy After a Long Dry Spell

Intimacy After a Long Dry Spell

Barbara Bartlik, MD | December 18, 2013

Q: I've been without a partner for a long time, but now I'm starting a new relationship. Since I haven't…

Dangers of Early Menopause

Dangers of Early Menopause

Mache Seibel, MD | December 10, 2013

It increases your risk for heart attack, dementia and other serious conditions... For the average woman in the US, menopause…