1. What is the average age of menopause? In the United States, the average age of menopause is 51. Remember that menopause is simply a date in which a woman has gone 12 consecutive months without a menstrual bleed. Any time before this (…)
Practice the right types of exercise The Department of Health and Human Services recommends women to perform moderate–intensity exercise for 150 minutes a week, generally spread out throughout the days. This can include brisk walking, swimming, or even mowing the lawn. (Yay to (…)
What is Happening? There are no scientific research studies that explain the exact science behind electric shock sensations in women who are passing through perimenopause. Nevertheless, electric shocks are most likely due to drastic hormonal fluctuations occurring as the ovaries wind down their (…)
Tips to Boost Fertility Learn your cycle The menstrual cycle is guided by hormones. Estrogen dominates the first half in order to mature follicles containing eggs, while progesterone takes charge during the second half of the cycle to support the lining of (…)
The Most Probable Cause For women who are passing through the menopausal transition, the most probable cause of vertigo during this phase is hormonal imbalance. Research studies have proven that menopausal hormonal fluctuations increase the tendency of women to develop benign paroxysmal positional (…)
About the Stages of Menopause Perimenopause Perimenopause – commonly and mistakenly referred to as menopause – is the first stage in the menopausal transition and is the time leading up to the last period. It usually starts in a woman’s mid to late (…)
Why Do My Joints Hurt? Research has linked estrogen to the health of joints and joint tissues since its absence during postmenopause years leads to a higher presence of osteoarthritis. Menopause is a time characterized by drastic hormonal fluctuations of estrogen and another (…)
Optimizing your diet Because postmenopausal women are at a greater risk of heart disease, they are encouraged to alter their diet to focus more on low-fat, low-sugar, low-salt options. This will reduce the risk of heart attacks and atherosclerosis, a deadly artery-clogging condition. (…)
Myth #1: Your sex life will end. Estrogen is a woman’s best friend in regards to keeping her nether regions properly lubricated throughout her reproductive years. Accordingly, when an estrogen levels fall, vaginal atrophy occurs, during which the vaginal walls become thinner, dryer, (…)
Unusual Menopause Symptoms The following unusual menopause symptoms are not scientifically investigated as often and frequently wrongly attributed to causes other than hormonal imbalance. Nevertheless, these symptoms can still cause enough discomfort to disrupt your everyday activities and sleep. Tingling Extremities Tingling extremities, (…)
