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Menopause: How to address challenges of intimacy during menopause
20/12/2023
Menopause

CAN HORMONAL CHANGES CAUSE INTIMACY ISSUES?  Menopause can have consequences on relationships and sexual health. In addition to psychological issues that can make intimate relationships and desire complicated, there are physical issues that can make those relationships painful. The main menopause symptom related to sexual issues isvaginal dryness.1 HOW DO THESE CHANGES EXPLAIN A DECREASED…

How to manage your sleep during menopause?
20/12/2023
Menopause

HOW COMMON IS INSOMNIA AMONG PERI- AND POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN? Sleeping problems are quite common among peri- and post-menopausal women. Roughly 50% or more of women undergoing menopause struggle with lack of sleep1,2, indicating a higher prevalence rate compared with those in the pre-menopause stage2. Peri- and post-menopausal women also experience more frequent and more severe…

Psychological consequences of menopause
20/12/2023
Menopause

While not directly linked to psychiatric illness1, menopause is likely to be a period of psychological stress for women. Studies have shown that during the perimenopausal and menopausal transitions, women may experience mild anxiety and depression due to hormone changes2, but these changes may not lead to severe depression. Considering the many responsibilities that women…

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Rosana’s story: Learning about menopause helps cope with it
13/10/2022
Well-being

I was 45 and was suffering from hot flashes, mood swings, irregular menstrual flow and insomnia. I also started to forget basic things, had brain fog and sudden sadness right after the flashes – it felt like a metaphysical sensation. I was still menstruating, but irregularly. I’d had terrible anxiety in the past — panic…

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Ying’s story: Finding my own way through menopause
13/10/2022
Well-being

I see menopause as a law of nature that we can’t avoid. I look after myself, but I don’t spend much on special foods or medicine. A little on essential oils, along with red bean and gelatin soup, which I eat for a few days before and after my period. I’ve been drinking more tea…

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Ivonne’s story: Life doesn’t end with menopause
13/10/2022
Relationships

Lots of things happen to women and sometimes we don’t even know why. I’m a nurse, which has helped a little. That’s how I knew it was menopause when I was 50. It began with irregular periods: two months on, one off. Then came hot flashes. I felt like I was burning, drenched in sweat!…

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Diana’s story: Marriage, menopause, and a new outlook on life
13/10/2022
Relationships

At the peak of my menopause, the sweats became so bad that I had to change my clothes immediately, even in the middle of the night. My libido was also non-existent. This definitely affected my relationship, but, to be honest, things were already emotionally frayed, which didn’t help my sex drive. Our marriage eventually ended,…

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Samaira’s story: Teaching teenage girls while going through menopause
13/10/2022
Career

As someone who taught teenage girls for years, it’s actually hilarious that I didn’t realize that my periods had stopped. You can’t imagine how much period talk there is in the classroom: “Ma’am, I need a pad.” “Ma’am, I need to skip sports today.” “Ma’am, I have cramps.” “Ma’am, I stained my skirt.” It’s nonstop!…

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Pari’s story: Unexpected menopause symptoms
03/10/2022
Well-being

Menopause came out of nowhere for me. I wasn’t really expecting it until my fifties. People commonly say that you usually follow your mother, and my mom had hers well after 50. I remember preparing for a big project launch, and suddenly I started bleeding. It went on for 17 days. I wasn’t scared, but…

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Heavy periods
28/07/2022
Menstrual disorders

Check signs of heavy periods and find out what is normal. It’s not necessary to tolerate heavy bleeding. There are many effective ways of treatment for menorrhagia.

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Progesterone
28/07/2022
Pregnancy

Role of progesterone and why it is called “the pregnancy hormone”. Fluctuation of progesterone throughout the cycle and when it is necessary to know its level.