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Menopause is a term used to describe the permanent cessation of the primary functions of the human ovaries: the ripening and release of ova and the release of hormones that cause both the creation of the uterine lining and the subsequent shedding of the uterine lining (a.k.a.
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It is not an unnatural occurrence – 40 percent of postmenopausal women experience vaginal dryness and an undetermined number experience this condition following childbirth and breast cancer.
These numbers remain a mystery, because so few women are willing to discuss this issue with a doctor and many surveys exclude the latter two groups.Vaginal lubrication is linked to insufficient levels of estrogen, which tend to plummet during menopause, following pregnancy and with treatments for breast cancer. This condition, however, is something women should be discussing with their doctors. Vaginal dryness can be a result of more serious conditions, such as the autoimmune disease, Sjogren's syndrome, or it could be caused by certain medications, like antidepressants. Regardless of the cause, intercourse can become very painful. Women may lose the desire to have sex or endure unhealthy pain in the attempt to appease their partner. The impact on your sex life and health –mental and physical – is...Menopause marks an important life stage for many women. During this time, her menstrual periods stop occurring, and she can no longer become pregnant. In the years l...
Middle-aged women may find some relief from hot flashes and other menopause problems with soy supplements, according to Chinese researchers.They found daily suppleme...
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Women who spend a lot of time exercising or eat a heart-healthy diet appear to reach menopause earlier, a new Japanese study shows.While that doesn't prove work-outs...
Women who smoke may hit menopause about a year earlier than those who don't light up, according to a study that also notes an earlier menopause may influence the ris...
Taking soy supplements may not help women ease their menopause symptoms or prevent the bone changes that start at that time of life, suggests a new study from Florid...
A couple of yoga sessions a week could help ease sleep problems and other effects of menopause , a study suggests.The study, reported in the journal Menopause, inclu...
Menopausal women should eat soy twice a day to ease hot flashes, according to scientists.Researchers from the University of Delaware conducted the most comprehensive...
Andropause /an•dro•pause/ (an´dro-pawz) a variable complex of symptoms, including decreased Leydig cell numbers and androgen production, occurring in men after middl...
The age at which women go through menopause depends a lot on when their relatives did, according to new study findings.Specifically, women whose mothers or sisters e...
Women who go through menopause early, before age 46, may have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event later in life, ...
For women of a certain age, menopause is a fact of life. But this middle-age change no longer looks so feminine. More men are arriving in doctors' offices complainin...
If you're pregnant or recently had a baby, your hormones are wreaking havoc on your body and your mind. Here, find out what exactly six of the most important hormone...
A government task force recommended Monday that postmenopausal women who are healthy should not take hormone replacement therapy in order to avoid dementia, bone fra...
A woman's lifestyle may influence when she undergoes menopause, according to a new study.The factor that made the biggest difference in menopausal age was smoking. W...
Contrary to popular perception, strokes do not predominantly afflict men. Every year 425,000 women experience a stroke -- around 55,000 times more than men -- and Th...
In a small study of Finnish women who had recently entered menopause , those who stuck to an aerobic exercise program for six months were less likely to report night...
Heavy menstrual bleeding before the onset of menopause occasionally stops without drugs or surgery, a new UK study shows.Women should be informed of the chance of th...
All women after a certain age will experience menopause. Experts predict that over 2 million women in the U.S. reach menopause every year, according to the North Ame...
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