Menopause

Having more sex will not affect menopause symptoms, but sex is fun and helps the vagina to stay in shape. Full Answer

A post-menopausal woman may need hormones to regain libido. The dose of hormones she needs is dependent on her hormone levels now. She would need to have blood work done, and based on the values, her physician could begin to prescribe doses of hormone... Full Answer

On average, women put on 1.5 to 4 pounds per year after age 50. A few extra pounds in a year don’t seem like a lot, but if you gain five pounds a year starting when you are 45, by age 55 you are looking at 50 extra pounds! However, it... Full Answer

Ovarian ablation: In pre-menopausal women, removing or shutting down the ovaries, which are the main source of estrogens, effectively makes the woman post-menopausal. This may allow some other hormone therapies to work better. Permanent ovarian ablation... Full Answer

This is variable depending on many factors. Some women experience almost no hot flashes while others suffer greatly. Some experience them for a few months, others for many years. The duration of your hot flashes will be determined by your hormonal... Full Answer

The various solutions to hot flashes which you can try are: Keishi-bukuryo-gan - Try keishi-bukuryo-gan, which translates as cinnamon mushroom tablet, a popular treatment in Japan where 40 million doses are prescribed each year. Available at Asian... Full Answer

About 50 million women in the United States alone, experience hot flashes. But some men also experience hot flashes. Menopause, obviously, is not the reason that men have hot flashes. Their hot flashes usually result from a drop in testosterone. This can... Full Answer

When natural remedies aren’t enough, there are a few types of medication you can use to control hot flashes. Some are hormonal and some are not. The hormonal therapies are estrogen and progesterone and they can be given alone, or in combination... Full Answer

Hot flashes are uncomfortable, but are not necessarily dangerous. Your body can feel like it has become a raging furnace, creating heat that feels overwhelming. Your clothes feel too heavy, your bed covers feel like they are suffocating you and you are... Full Answer

Up to 85% of women experience a hot flash during midlife. Research shows women of color have more of them than Asian or Caucasian women. Some women never get them and some can have 10 per day or more. Women who have low estrogen levels are most at risk.... Full Answer