menopause

A blog about the menopause and women’s health.

Lies, damned lies and statistics

Posted on May 9, 2012

We are always seeking ‘proof’ to guide our decisions, particularly when it comes to medical matters but that might be a mistake according to a new report. The largest comprehensive analysis of Clinicaltrials.gov finds that clinical trials are falling short … Continue reading →

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Change, Change, Change in the Change of Life

Posted on May 3, 2012

At some point as I was clumping my way through the Change of Life, I thought:  I really am changing. Not only physically but in some metaphysical way that for the life of the new me, I couldn’t pinpoint. Yet … Continue reading →

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From the Muck of Menopause

Posted on April 24, 2012

Menopause is mucky. Periods so weird they would scare a lady swamp monster. Breasts that feel like water balloons ready to pop.  Sleep? In a bed all night long? Impossible! The emotional stuff is even more mucky. Muck . Muck. … Continue reading →

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Help For Hot Flushes

Posted on April 18, 2012

There is no doubt that one of the most aggravating, and sometimes annoyingly persistent, symptoms of menopause are those dratted hot flushes and night sweats. Every woman seems to respond differently and to have her own unique timetable for their … Continue reading →

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Droop and THE GIRLS

Posted on April 13, 2012

I’m wondering if these old time corsets would help me deal with the droop my girls complain about. In the above sentence, THE GIRLS means my daughters.  Whenever we go clothes shopping, I usually hear from Laura or Kath:  ” … Continue reading →

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Sweating it out: menopausal facts are hard to figure

Posted on April 12, 2012

All women have to go through it eventually – the menopause may be postponed with the help of HRT, but even those still wanting to produce babies in their eighties have one day to accept the fact that their ovaries … Continue reading →

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Should a Friend Tell a Friend She’s Got a Chin Hair?

Posted on April 5, 2012

This is one of those TMI kind of posts, a post that when I was thirty-five, I had no clue I would dare write.  Of course when I was thirty-five, I had no clue about the super yucko stuff that was going to happen to … Continue reading →

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Menopausal or pregnant?

Posted on March 22, 2012

The Daily Mail today features women who thought they were menopausal but instead were pregnant. It appears that many women over 40 are falling pregnant when they think they are menopausal. The Department of Health revealed that the number of … Continue reading →

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Online Clinic on Gynaecology

Posted on March 21, 2012

talkhealth in partnership with NHS Choices and Menopause Matters have today launched an Online Clinic on Gynaecology sponsored by DermaSilkIntimo. Clinical experts including Mr Hugh Byrne, Mr Peter Greenhouse, Dr Heather Currie and Nurse Deborah Mills will be on hand to … Continue reading →

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Menopause and Self-doubt

Posted on March 19, 2012

Since first grade, I’ve loved to write.  I began with stories for my dolls, moved to a column in my high school paper, and then published books for kids and adults. In 2006, I began studying for an MFA in … Continue reading →

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