While the changes to your sex life are not always at the forefront of your mind when you reach menopause – thank you, distracting hot flashes – changes to your vagina during menopause will indeed affect your intimate life. But menopause doesn’t herald the end of your sex life, just changes to it – and [...]
Friday, September 22, 2017
Deciding if you want to have hormone replacement therapy is something that most women of ‘a certain age’ will have at some point considered. Being menopausal is described in many ways, but ‘glamorous’ and ‘enjoyable’ are not usually the first words that spring to mind. HRT offers many women a Get Out of Jail Free [...]
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
There is a lot to be said about menopause and let’s face it, nearly all of it is negative. This is understandable as there are some pretty hefty downsides, for example mood swings, loss of libido and those dreaded hot flashes – not cool (get it?) With so much doom and gloom surrounding the “change” [...]
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Navigating the choppy waters of menopause is hard enough in the middle of one’s life, never mind the little-known prospect of menopause before 40. Premature menopause affects many young women and because of the lack of awareness surrounding it, can be a lonely and confusing position to be in. With understanding, we are better placed [...]
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
The word “menopause” is a loaded one. For many women, it conjures up feelings of anxiety and confusion because most of us don’t talk about it openly or frequently enough. Then, to add to the uncertainty, friends and the media start talking about “perimenopause” – what is that? Don’t worry, it’s not as complicated or [...]
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Osteoporosis is often called the “silent disease” because it usually progresses without physical symptoms. Many with osteoporosis don’t even realize they have it until a sudden fall, bump or strain that wouldn’t normally be serious causes a fracture or break. The relationship between bone density and estrogen levels also means women over the age of [...]
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
With the average age of menopause being 51, most of us will spend at least 1/3 of our lives beyond menopause. This is all the more reason to take care of our bodies; we still have a lot of living to do and many years of happiness after our fertility has waned. Lower or non-existent [...]
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Before we discuss loss of libido, let’s look at the brighter side of sex after menopause. Menopause means no more periods, and no more need for contraception. It comes at a time a lot of women are comfortable in their own skin, more confident, and maybe in a long-term relationship. Children have usually moved out [...]
Monday, September 1, 2014
As we get older we often worry about the effects of aging, scrutinizing each wrinkle and fretting over every jiggle, but we sometimes forget about what’s happening to the parts we can’t see – like our vaginas. First and foremost it’s important to recognize what’s causing most of these changes. As we approach menopause our [...]
Monday, September 1, 2014
We often hear from women who are worried that their sex life will end when they reach menopause. It’s something that society as a whole has taken to be a given; that women will or even should stop having sex when the ‘change’ happens. Thankfully, it’s definitely not the case! Two thirds of women find [...]
Thursday, July 17, 2014
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