perimenopause

How Hot Flashes Affect Sleep

How Hot Flashes Affect Sleep

Good sleep is essential for a healthy body and mind. Unfortunately, hot flashes can disrupt our sleep — and our health

Questions and Answers About Vaginal Atrophy

Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Vaginal Atrophy

Get the answers to your symptom and treatment questions about genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), formerly known as vaginal atrophy

Preguntas y respuestas relacionadas con la atrofia vaginal

Conversación sobre la salud: Preguntas y respuestas relacionadas con la atrofia vaginal

Obtén respuestas a preguntas relacionadas con los síntomas y tratamientos del síndrome genitourinario de la menopausia (SGUM), conocido anteriormente como atrofia vaginal

Curious About Hormone Treatment?

Curious About Hormone Treatment?

Find the answers to frequently asked questions about hormone therapy

How the Stigma of Menopause and Aging Affect Women’s Experiences

How the Stigma of Menopause and Aging Affect Women’s Experiences

The experience of menopause isn’t always universal — your ethnicity, your community, your family and your friends can have an impact on how you feel

Women Deserve Care from Healthcare Providers Who Understand Menopause

Women Deserve Care from Healthcare Providers Who Understand Menopause

Providing more education for HCPs could improve menopause care for women

Do I Need Hormone Replacement Therapy?

Clinically Speaking: What You Need to Know About Hormone Therapy

An OB-GYN answers common questions about hormone therapy

How to Support Women Going Through Menopause

How Male Partners and Others Can Support Women During Menopause

It’s a matter of education as much as compassion

Marcella Hill

Hormone Therapy Saved My Life After Doctors Dismissed My Perimenopause Symptoms

For years I endured severe brain fog, insomnia and pain — all while being told my blood work was “normal”

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Women in the Middle

HealthyWomen takes on midlife women’s health to make sure no one feels alone

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Los 10 síntomas más frecuentes de la menopausia

Información relacionada con los síntomas que pueden esperarse durante la perimenopausia, menopausia y posmenopausia

Aileen Weintraub

The Truth About Working While Struggling with Perimenopause

After years of ignoring my symptoms, I finally began to acknowledge the changes my body was going through

Gabriella Espinosa

Ignorance Isn’t Bliss When It Comes to Sex in Menopause

I realized there was so little I knew about my sexual health going into menopause

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Top 10 Menopause Symptoms

Learn what symptoms can you expect during perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause

Woman having a hot flash

Once Hot Flashes Fade, Are There Lasting Health Impacts?

Research shows that hot flashes may signal potential health risks years later

Sherell Flagg in 2021

Las mujeres de raza negra a menudo sufren en silencio durante la menopausia. Yo voy a seguir hablando.

Trabajo para combatir el estigma que lleva a tantas mujeres a no estar preparadas para los cambios mentales y físicos de la menopausia.

Dr. Octavia Cannon

A Conversation With Dr. Octavia Cannon About How Race Can Influence Menopause

Although every woman goes through menopause once they reach a certain age, it can be more difficult for women of color

Sherell Flagg in 2021

Black Women Often Suffer in Silence During Menopause. I’m Going to Keep Talking.

I’m working to fight the stigma that leads so many women to being unprepared for the mental and physical changes of menopause

JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D.

JoAnn Pinkerton, M.D., Speaks With HealthyWomen About Hormone Therapy for Menopause

The former president of the North American Menopause Society explains its new position statement on hormone therapy

Black woman at home refreshing during summer haze

Is It Menopause or Something Else?

Menopause shares symptoms with many health conditions — some of them serious

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What’s Hot About Menopause? Sex!

The big change can be a big plus in the bedroom

She’s Sweating, He’s Freezing — and Nobody’s Sleeping

She’s Sweating, He’s Freezing — and Nobody’s Sleeping

The challenges of middle age look different for men and women, but the result can be the same

woman suffers from heat in the office

From Hot Flashes to Night Sweats, a Rundown of Vasomotor Symptoms During Menopause

VMS, which includes symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats, can be a difficult issue for many women. Here’s what to know about navigating it.