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Sleep and Menopause
... Menopause is a stage in life when a woman stops having her monthly menstrual cycle (i.e., period). It is a normal part of aging and marks the end of a woman''s reproductive years. Menopause typically ...

What You Need to Know About Menopause
... What is menopause? Menopause is a stage in life when a woman stops having her monthly period. It is a normal part of aging and marks the end of a woman''s reproductive years. Menopause typically occur...

Coping With the Symptoms of Menopause
... Not all women experience menopause in the same way. For some, menopause can bring on an array of uncomfortable symptoms. Others may experience few discomforts and are happy to no longer have periods. ...

Coping with Menopause
... Not all women experience menopause in the same way. For some, menopause can bring on an array of uncomfortable symptoms. Other women may experience few discomforts. This educational information has be...

Menopause Basics
... What is menopause? Menopause is a normal condition that all women experience as they age. The term menopause is commonly used to describe any of the changes a woman experiences either just before or a...

Premature Menopause
... In the U.S., the average age of onset for "natural" menopause is 51. However, because of genetics, autoimmune disorders or medical procedures, some women go through menopause before the age ...

What is Perimenopause 
... Perimenopause, or menopause transition, is the stage of a woman’s reproductive life that begins 8 to 10 years before menopause, when the ovaries gradually begin to produce less estrogen. It usually st...

What is Postmenopause?
... The years following menopause is called postmenopause. During this time, many of the symptoms of menopause ease for most women. But, as a result of a lower level of estrogen, postmenopausal women are ...

Medical Procedures That Cause Menopause
... Natural menopause is the permanent ending of menstruation that is not brought on by any type of medical treatment. For women undergoing natural menopause, the process is described in three stages: per...

Menopause: Detection and Prevention of Breast Cancer
... Menopause itself is not associated with an increased risk of developing cancer. However, the rates of many cancers, including breast cancer, do increase with age. In addition, some of the drugs used t...

Menopause: Frequently Asked Questions
... Print out these questions and answers to discuss with your doctor. 1. Can menopause cause a woman''s voice to change? The majority of women do not experience a voice change during menopause. Rarely, s...

The Short-Term Effects and Long-Term Risks of Menopause
... Menopause is a natural, biological stage in a woman''s life. It occurs when a woman stops having her monthly period, and it marks the end of her reproductive years. Menopause typically occurs when a w...

Menopause Resources
... Alliance for Aging Research 2021 K Street, NW Suite 305 Washington, D.C. 20006 202-293-2856 www.agingresearch.org American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway Leawood, Kan...

Menopause: Glossary of Terms
... Adjuvant therapy: Treatment provided in addition to the primary treatment. Alternative medicine: Practices not generally recognized by the medical community as standard or conventional medical approac...

Alternative Therapies for Menopause
... Complementary and alternative therapies are medical treatments that are considered nontraditional. They include dietary and herbal supplements, acupuncture, chiropractic and massage therapy, biofeedba...

FDA Backs New Hormone Therapy Education Campaign
... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched a national campaign to help educate women about the pros and cons associated with the use of estrogen therapy, also known as hormone replacement ther...

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Benefits May Outweigh Risks for Some Women
... Cleveland Clinic menopause experts advise each woman to determine her "personal risk profile" with her physician before abruptly stopping hormone replacement therapy (HRT) due to fears that ...

Menopause and Hot Flashes
... Hot flashes (or hot flushes) are the most frequent symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. They occur in more than two-thirds of North American women during perimenopause. They occur with almost all ...

Menopause Quiz: Is HT Right for You?
... While post menopause hormone therapy (HRT) is generally an effective way to manage menopausal symptoms and prevent osteoporosis, it is not recommended for everyone. The following quiz may help you det...

Menopause: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
... What is menopause? Menopause is defined as the complete cessation of ovarian function due to ovarian aging, failure, or removal. What causes menopause? Menopause is a part of the normal aging process ...

Menopause: Staying Healthy Through Good Nutrition
... Some risk factors associated with aging and menopause cannot be changed. However, healthy eating can prevent or reduce certain conditions that may develop during and after menopause. What are some bas...

Non-Hormonal Interventions for Hot Flashes
... Hot flashes A large number (58% to 93%) of menopausal women experience hot flashes. The incidence is greatest in the first 2 postmenopausal years, then decreases as the time from menopause increases. ...

The Women''s Health Initiative 
... What is the Women''s Health Initiative? The Women''s Health Initiative (WHI) is a large randomized clinical trial funded by the federal government to determine if hormones prevent heart disease. The t...

Hormone Therapy
... While there are several treatment options for menopause, hormone therapy (HT) is the most well known and the most efficacious and the only FDA-approved treatment. Every year researchers find out more ...

Overview
... Although your mother or grandmother may have used "the change" to refer to menopause, it isn''t a single event. Instead, it''s a transition that can start in your 30s or 40s and last into your 50s or ...

Cystocele (Fallen Bladder)
... On this page: A cystocele (SIS-tuh-seal) occurs when the wall between a woman's bladder and her vagina weakens and lets the bladder droop into the vagina. This condition may cause discomfort and p...

Menopause and Bladder Control
... Yes. Some women have bladder control problems after they stop having periods (menopause or change of life). If you are going through menopause, talk to your health care team. After your periods end, y...

Preguntas frecuentes acerca de las enfermedades cardiacas y cardiovasculares
... Aunque con frecuencia se piensa que son el mismo padecimiento, las enfermedades cardiacas y cardiovasculares son distintas e involucran a diferentes partes del cuerpo. La enfermedad cardiaca se refier...

La menopausia y sus tratamientos
... La menopausia es un cambio normal en la vida de una mujer, cuando cesan sus períodos menstruales. Es por eso que algunas personas se refieren a la menopausia como “el cambio de vida&rdquo...

Menopause and Menopause Treatments
... Menopause is a normal change in a woman’s life when her period stops. That’s why some people call menopause “the change of life.” During menopause a woman’s body slowly m...