Perimenopause
Colon Cancer Screening: Don't Delay It
"It was no big deal. I don't understand why people stress over it."
"The procedure itself was totally painless and relatively easy."
"It was a piece of cake."
Is it common to experience mood swings and depression during the years leading into menopause and immediately after?
I'm 46 years old and going through perimenopause. I have irregular periods and water retention. My breasts always feel swollen; not sore—just enlarged. Is this due to water retention and lack of progesterone? Besides using progesterone cream, is there a natural way to help with this breast enlargement?
Learning a Sport at Midlife or Beyond
Were you dragged to ballet class as a child, when your heart really yearned for a softball glove? Did you spend your free hours curled up with books, wondering what it would be like to ride Black Beauty?
A Few Hours of Weekly Exercise May Help Women's Bones
Study found effect on proteins involved with bone growth in pre-menopausal women
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Engaging in more than two hours of physical activity per week appears to help pre-menopausal women maintain healthy bones, new research suggests.
Managing Perimenopausal Symptoms
If you're having irregular bleeding, hot flashes, problems sleeping and other perimenopausal symptoms, you may want to explore your options for relief. Perimenopause—the time leading up to menopause, when your menstrual periods cease—can last several years and cause significant discomfort for some women.
Health in Your 50s
Take the Time to Stay Healthy Through Menopause
You may be 50 or older, but you don't have to feel like you're over the hill. Many women enjoy this special time of life and feel renewed. You have decades of life experience and may have achieved many of your goals. Your children are probably grown—or getting there—and now you have more time to devote to your own interests.
Health in Your 40s
Take Care of Yourself During Transitional Times
Turning 40 is a milestone and often a time of transition. Your children may be growing up or you may be caring for your parents or considering a career change. One change that is inevitable is the transition toward menopause.
Menopause and Your Sexual Health: When Dryness Equals Discomfort
Although they gladly said "good riddance" when it came to their tampons and pads, some postmenopausal women may not be so pleased to bid farewell to the natural lubrication they experienced in their younger years.
What is the connection between menopause and vaginal dryness?
Thursday, Aug 04th 2011
8 Ways to Deal With Hot Flashes in the Heat (Or Is-It-Hot-In-Here-or-Is-It-Just-Summer?)
The last time I wrote about hot flashes was back in February, when it was so frigid that stepping outside was almost painful. But I suspect it was a relief to you if you were coping with those mighty power surges. Throw open a window or step outside and voila—instant cool.
