A new study stated that a hormone known as DHEA could improve the sex life of women as well as ease menopausal symptoms. DHEA or dehydroepiandrosterone is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. It is said to be able to help ease the menopausal symptoms and with sexual functions as well. The study conducted by the researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy included 48 postmenopausal women who were experiencing painful symptoms for a year. They were divided into four groups. The first group... 

Women, who experience intense hot flashes and night sweats during the onset of menopause, can take heart and look upon these as protection against cardiovascular diseases, according to the findings of new research. Vasomotor symptoms or hot flashes as the layperson knows it are caused by changing hormonal levels and dilation of blood, can lead to physical and emotional upheavals in a woman’s life, and has no effective remedies. Some studies had earlier identified hot flashes, night sweats... 

Women who are troubled by night sweats and hot flashes can take heart, as a new study finds these to be beneficial in warding off some common forms of breast cancers. Experiencing menopausal symptoms cuts the risk of breast cancer by 50%. A study undertaken on 1,437 women between the ages of 55 to 74 showed that those who experienced night sweats, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, irregular menstruation, anxiety and depression,  all symptoms of menopause, were at reduced risk of developing breast cancer... 

About 85% of US women experience hot flashes as they approach menopause and these may continue for a couple of years after their periods have ceased. About 20 to 50% women, continue to be plagued by hot flashes, ranging from moderate to severe, though the intensity decreases with passing years. In an eight-week randomized clinical trial, Ellen Freeman of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and her research team,  studied 205 women who experienced, on an average, up... 

Anger is common in menopause especially during perimenopause- Perimenopause is a period just before the menopause in which body prepares itself for menopause and it also includes first year after last menstrual period. It is a transitional period before menopause in which women passes through mood fluctuation due to change of hormones level. Perimenopause anger, frequent changes in mood and depression are common signs of this period. There is no remedy for menopause as it is a part of every woman’s... 

Menopause is a part and parcel of every woman’s life. But many women are not prepared to handle it and often feel frustrated with the stage that they are undergoing. This occurs due to aging when there are hormonal changes which regulate the menstrual cycle in a woman’s body.  Women go through different stages of menopause namely- peri-menopause, menopause and post-menopausal periods.  During peri-menopause period the regular cycle of menstruation is highly disturbed. This period may extend... 

The word ‘menopause’ means cessation of periodic menstrual cycle in women once and for all. However while approaching menopause around the age 50 years, women generally experience irregular bleeding for months or even years till the menstrual cycle ceases for rest of the life. This period of irregular bleeding is known as ‘perimenopause.’ Menopause is said to have set in when a woman has gone without menstruation for one full year. It is a known fact that women in there forties do not release... 

Hair loss is one of the symptoms that women undergo at the stage of their menopause when the periods are stopping. It is a stage when their hormones change and there is also a physiological and biological change in their body.  Generally over 50 percent of women going through hormone fluctuations associated with menopause suffer from hair loss. This is caused by dropping of estrogen level in their body. Their hairs become think, grey and start loosing their strength. In spite of all this there are... 

Menopause is essentially a natural process and is not a hormonal problem. It is a stage of life and is not caused by hormonal imbalance or shortage of hormones. Just like aging is a natural process followed by death, menopause is also a result of aging in a broader sense. However hormonal misbalance or shortage may cause early or late menopause. Putting it in a most simple way, menopause occurs when a woman’s ovary run out of functioning eggs. A female child is born with some 1-3 million eggs,... 

Hot flushes, excessive sweating, vaginal dryness… For the longest time, these conditions have come to be associated with the dreaded mid-life crisis among women called menopause. After all, menopause, which usually occurs between ages 45 and 55, means more than just cessation of the monthly menstruation. It is the period in a woman’s life when the ovaries stop producing estrogen, a steroid hormone which promotes the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics. The resulting...