Category: About Menopause

For years, doctors have prescribed synthetic hormones such as Permarin for Hormone Replacement Therapy, also known as HRT. Now many other forms of hormones are available for patients seeking alternative…

This article is a truncated, yet genteel exegesis to and for all men attempting to declassify the female psyche. As the great philosophical Empiricist John Locke would argue, everything must…

Elizabeth Hurley was recently quoted in an interview as saying that Marilyn Monroe was cool, but way too fat — that she’d kill herself if she was that fat. Yes,…

When menopause occurs before the age of 40, it is called premature or early menopause. This may occur spontaneously when a woman’s ovaries stop functioning at an unusually early age,…

Surgical menopause is when a woman’s ovaries are removed prior to natural menopause. This causes a sudden and permanent drop in the ovarian hormones, oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone. About 10…

In her forties or early fifties, it is possible for a woman to experience symptoms like hot flushes or night sweats, even if she still has regular periods. Some women…

Improved health, nutrition and medical treatments have resulted in increased life expectancy for both men and women. Most women in developed countries can expect to live at least 25 to…

Menopause is the last menstrual (monthly) period in a woman’s life. It is a natural occurrence which marks the end of the reproductive years, just as the first menstrual period,…

What is perimenopause? Perimenopause occurs because the ovaries run low on eggs or follicles. The menstrual cycle may become irregular, and cause complex changes within the ovaries, brain and uterus. Many…

Menopause, known also as the “change of life”, is literally the very last menstrual period in a woman’s life. It is said to occur when a woman has not menstruated…