Features Related to Menopause

1. Menopause and Sleep
   

   Betty came to visit me last winter. She was a funny patient with a serious problem. "When I wake up at night with one of my 'power surges,' I feel like I could heat a small country. And I am having a hard time sleeping because my husband's teeth are chattering so loudly from my keeping the window op

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2. Hormone Therapy for Menopause and Perimenopause
   

   By Francesca Coltrera Your need-to-know guide to today's hormone therapy -- what's safe, what's new, what's right for you Not long ago, a friend told me about a coffee date she’d had with a 50-something former office mate, Susan. As the two women were sipping their lattes and catching up on each oth

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3. The Surgery You (Probably) Don't Need: Alternatives to Hysterectomies
   

   By Janis Graham Every year, 600,000 women have hysterectomies. More than two-thirds could be cured with simpler, less risky procedures — or even pills. As a busy mom, business analyst, and occasional golfer, Amy Mills, 46, of Lancaster, OH, had a hard time coping with her long, increasingly heavy pe

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4. HRT: Revisiting the Hormone Decision
   

   It was the summer of 2002 when the news about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) shook us to the core.  In what felt like a bomb dropped on all womankind, the U.S. federal government halted the hormone trial of the Women's Health Initiative early – a study designed to evaluate the risks and benefits

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5. A Woman's Guide to Reviving Sex Drive
   

   Has the "free love" generation lost its mojo? If you talk to baby boomer gals, it seems the answer is yes. Indeed, as millions of women enter perimenopause and then transgress to menopause and beyond, many say they check their sex drive at the door – and most are not happy about it. "I don't think a

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6. HRT: Where Are We Now?
   

   A few years ago, the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) looked like a medical mess. For decades, women were told that HRT -- usually a combination of estrogen and progestin -- was good for them during and after menopause. Then the 2002 results of the Women's Health Initiative study seemed to s

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7. Your Brain on Menopause
   

   You have this incredible best friend named Hannah. And you have been through it all, together - marriage, pregnancy, parenting, job promotions, job loss, spousal problems, maybe even divorce. There isn't anything that you and Hannah haven't shared in your lifelong friendship. You couldn't be closer

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8. Good Food for Better Sex?
   

   If you want good sex, take care of your heart. That's what author Lynn Fischer advises in her book The Better Sex Diet . She's not talking about looking after your emotional state (although that could be the subject of another book), but minding the system that runs the muscular organ inside your ch

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9. A Letter to Friends
   

   No woman with breast cancer wants to feel dependent or indebted. So when you ask, "What can I do to help?" you may hear, "Oh, nothing right now. I'll call you if I need you." It's not true! We all need help during treatment. We are just too tired and too stressed out to "do it all." So don't ask. Ju

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10. Managing Life With Breast Cancer
    

    It seems everything conspires to make us feel tired: the chemotherapy and radiation, the stress, even the depression. Don't be too hard on yourself. If you schedule your care in a smart way and indulge your body with naps when you need them, you'll probably find you have a bit more energy. A few ins

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