When Sex Hurts: 3 Ways to Ease Sexual Discomfort in Menopause
Sex is supposed to feel good–like, toe-curling, spine-tingling good. But if your vagina feels anything like those of many menopausal women, having sex is downright painful. A hush-hush symptom of...
View ArticleMenopause and Breast Cancer: Your Questions Answered
“Age, or getting older, is the single greatest risk for getting diagnosed with breast cancer,” says women’s health expert Dr. Ricki Pollycove, M.D. In fact, while a 30-year-old woman has a one in 227...
View ArticleCaregivers 101: How to Take Care of Yourself, Too
Sometimes, in menopause, hormones aren’t the problem at all. Sometimes, the real issue is the role we play in our own lives and families–and for increasingly more perimenopausal and menopausal women,...
View ArticleHow to Deal with Health Setbacks
One minute, all you have on your mind is making sure the sisterhood doesn’t have vaginal atrophy. The next, you’re worried about leg atrophy… WTF?!? While I never considered walking into a restaurant...
View ArticleWhat Does the Affordable Care Act Mean for Women?
It’s that time of year again: time for us to select our health insurance policy for the following year. But this year, thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), things are a little (OK, make that a lot)...
View Article10 Reasons to Give Thanks for Menopause
Hand me a microphone, ladies! I’ve got an announcement: I’m thankful for menopause! Sure, when I entered perimenopause, I never thought I’d say that. Like many women, when I entered perimenopause, I...
View ArticleThe big “O” ain’t always what it used to be!
The big “O” brings to mind mood music, our favorite lover, and moans of ecstasy. For those in menopause and postmenopause, the new “big O” can also bring to mind osteopenia or osteoporosis. You are...
View ArticleWhy You Should Quit Smoking if You’re Going Through Menopause
If you’re smoking while you’re going through menopause, you may want to put down that cigarette. Almost every day, there are studies being released about what can happen to you if you smoke and are...
View ArticleUterine Bleeding During Perimenopause and Menopause—Should You Be Concerned?
You know when your best girlfriend tells you that she’s gotta tell you something, or she’ll blow up like a balloon. Almost against your will, you find out that her neighbors like to do the funky...
View ArticleMenopause Mondays: National Nude Day: Live Transparently Free
Take a deep breath and relax! Nudity is more at this stage of life than just taking your clothes off…thankfully! Here are some suggestions for turning National Nude Day into something that will help...
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