Women's Health: Menopause
Mid-Life Medical Checkup
01/01/03, PDR.netMost women will live many vital, useful, and enjoyable years after menopause. To stay healthy during this phase of life, preventive health measures and medical care are needed. When the signs of mid-life changes begin to appear, it's a good reminder
Changes to Expect
01/01/03, PDR.netSome women continue to menstruate normally until the onset of menopause and then simply cease to have periods. But for most women, the transition is not so orderly. You can expect to see a variety of changes. What they are and why they happen is the
Five Common Problems and Their Remedies
01/01/03, PDR.netThe effects of hormonal gyrations during the years surrounding menopause can be extremely powerful and disconcerting. This is especially true if a woman interprets the changes as signaling the "end of life" rather than a "change of life." Three or f
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Dietary Changes to Make at Menopause
01/01/03, PDR.netDiet can't cure the troubling symptoms of menopause, butfor many womenit can make a significant difference. And, if you take menopause as a signal for renewal and preparation for the second half of your life, the changes you make now can yield imp
Understanding the Change
01/01/03, PDR.netIn a phenomenon some sociologists have dubbed "youth creep," the meaning of middle age in America today is different than what it was just a generation ago. Doctors now consider 55, rather than 40, as the turning point into middle age. Women reachin
Is Menopause a Deficiency Disease?
01/01/03, PDR.netWithin the medical community, there's a debate about whether menopause should be viewed as a natural process or as a health threat. Some physicians see menopause as a hormone deficiency syndrome associated with dysfunction of the ovaries, requiring
Premature and Induced Menopause
01/01/03, PDR.netThere are certain situations that bring about menopause earlier than usual. About one percent of women cease menstruating before age 40. This is called premature menopause or premature ovarian failure. The reasons for it are largely unknown. In some
"Classic" Menopausal Changes
01/01/03, PDR.netHot flashes, flushes, or night sweats are the most common characteristics of menopause. Some women experience a simple warming sensation throughout the body. Others feel acute flushes that begin with a sensation of pressure in the head similar to a
Irregular Menstrual Cycles
01/01/03, PDR.netA change in your menstrual pattern is usually the first sign of menopause. During the time referred to as perimenopause, which for some women can last as long as 5 or even 10 years, the menstrual cycle is likely to become less predictable. Some wome
Menopause - Mood Swings
01/01/03, PDR.netThere is no increase in severe psychiatric illness in women during or after menopause. Indeed, depression is lessnot morecommon among middle-aged women. Some psychological symptoms, however, do tend to occur around menopause. Emotional problems m
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