5 Menopause Mistakes Keeping You Stuck (and the Order That Fixes Them) You are eating less than you have in years. Your weight keeps climbing anyway. You walk into a room and forget why you came in. You are exhausted no matter how long you sleep. And the last doctor told you your labs were [...]
Why 1 in 3 Women Don't Know They're in Perimenopause (And What's Standing in the Way) You know something is off. You feel it daily. But when you try to put a name to it, the answer keeps slipping away. Maybe you Googled your symptoms at midnight and found twelve possible explanations, perimenopause among them, [...]
Estrogen Therapy for Menopause: Benefits and Risks Estrogen therapy is the most effective way to relieve hot flashes, night sweats, and many other symptoms of menopause. Started at the right time, it also helps protect your bones, heart, and brain. For most healthy women who begin within 10 years of menopause or before age 60, [...]
Surprising Symptoms of Perimenopause Think you know the symptoms of perimenopause? Most people think of perimenopause symptoms as hot flashes, weight gain and sleep problems. However, a survey across the globe discovered that the most common self-reported symptoms are fatigue (83%), physical and mental exhaustion (83%), irritability (80%), depressive mood (77%), sleep problems (76%), digestive [...]
Progesterone and Menopause: What Every Woman Should Know Menopause is a big event in any woman's life. It causes hormonal changes that might affect health, comfort, and well-being. When people talk about menopause, estrogen frequently gets all the attention. But progesterone is just as important, and knowing what it does is the key to doing [...]
Estrogen Therapy for Menopause: What to Expect from Treatment Menopause is a time of big changes, and it comes with its own set of problems. But contemporary science has come out with safer and more personalized hormone therapies. Here's what you need to know about new, evidence-based estrogen and progesterone therapy, especially bioidentical formulations, and [...]
What to Know About Hormone Therapy for Women Going Through Menopause: Relief, Reassurance, and a Path Back to You If you’ve found yourself wondering, “What’s happening to me?”, you’re not alone. The hot flashes, brain fog, sudden weight gain, low libido, mood swings, fatigue, and mysterious aches and pains—these are not just "getting older." They [...]
HRT for Women: A Guide to Hormone Replacement Therap What Are the Signs that You Need Hormone Replacement Therapy If you struggle with unexplained weight gain, persistent fatigue, mood swings, and that frustrating brain fog that makes every day feel like an uphill battle, it may indicate that you could benefit from hormone replacement therapy. [...]
The Risks Of Perimenopause: What You Need To Know Are you or anyone you know suffering from perimenopause? Most people don’t know what it is. When they go to a health care provider, they are either drugged or dismissed. They are told they are stressed or just normal and it will pass. This is a [...]
Hormone Therapy For Menopause: Are You A Candidate? You would be hard pressed to find any woman who welcomes the onset of menopause with open arms. After all, night sweats, mood swings and a lowered libido don’t exactly conjure up the image of aging gracefully. Although menopause itself cannot be avoided, the dreaded symptoms that [...]
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