Couplepause: Talking About Menopause With Your Partner
Open, honest communication about the symptoms of menopause can help partners understand each other. We dispel a few myths to get everyone on the same page.
Menopause
Menopause: A Heck of a Lot More Than Hot Flashes
If you believe everything popular culture taught you about perimenopause and menopause, you probably assume it involves hot flashes — and not much else. (Cue the desert scene in Sex and the City 2 when Samantha exclaims, “They’re starting!”)
Resolutions for a Healthy Menopause
With 2020 here, you’re probably thinking about healthy upgrades you can make to enhance your daily life (especially if you’ve indulged during the holidays — no shame there!). But resolutions don’t need to be difficult. When it comes to your health, the key is making small, incremental changes that will stick. Here are 5 New
Menopause on Trial: Evaluating Drugs That Cause Vaginal Dryness
There are many facts and myths circulating about various drugs — antihistamines, antidepressants, cancer treatments — and vulvar and vaginal dryness, pain, and discomfort. We looked at the research and came up with a way to help women assess the strength of the facts supporting various claims. On the chart above: Where the research is
Menopause on Trial: Pap Smears & Pelvic Exams
The history of recommendations for Pap smears and pelvic examinations involves a lot of advisory groups and reflects both facts and factoids. The prevention of problems associated with human papilloma virus (HPV) and the early recognition of cervical, uterine, and ovarian cancers gets lumped into one series of recommendations.
Common Questions About Menopause
Thanks for all your comments and questions about menopause. We have taken the most common ones about hot flashes, hormone replacement therapy, weight gain, and vaginal dryness and provided short answers based on scientific literature. Please reach out to your doctor about all your health concerns. What is menopause? Menopause is a single day —
6 Benefits of Sex After Menopause
Aside from a bottle of fine wine, there aren’t many things in life that get better with age — though for some women sex is one of them. You don’t need us to tell you that sex can have myriad benefits throughout your life, and menopausal women can reap even more health benefits, from the obvious
7 Myths About Menopause and Aging Skin
Did you think that all of your skin woes would disappear after puberty? Join the club. From adult acne, dry skin to psoriasis, it turns out that there are a number of skin issues that can arise with aging skin. And though many of us are all too familiar with vaginal dryness because of menopause, the drop
How Menopause and Pain Go Hand in Hand
From hot flashes to mood swings, fear of menopause symptoms alone is enough to cause anxiety. But there’s another aspect of falling hormones that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves: pain and its many forms that can come along with it. There are plenty of resources, products, and supportive communities (like this one!) to
The Truth About Menopause and Weight Gain
Aging and menopause takes a toll on the body. Some of those changes are private (vaginal dryness, anyone?), while others are far more difficult to hide from the outside world (hot flashes, we’re looking at you!).
The Truth About Menopause and Mood Swings
Menopause can feel like an emotional roller coaster for many women. (We’re talking about the rickety, wooden roller coasters that seem to exist only to induce nausea. Does anyone actually enjoy those?)
The Truth About Menopause and Hair Loss
Menopause symptoms on their own are enough to make you want to rip your hair out. From hot flashes to sleeplessness to vaginal dryness, it’s a lot to deal with at once. And there’s yet another menopause symptom that many women shy away from talking about: hair loss and thinning hair.