Menopause

Raising Awareness, Sharing Knowledge World Menopause Day is held every year on the 18th of October. As a global non-profit organisation leading the way since 1978, the International Menopause Society (IMS) founded World Menopause Day in 2009 to raise awareness of menopause and improve the experience of women around the world. As the founder of…

Menopausal hormone therapies, also commonly referred to as hormone replacement therapy or (HRT), are approved to provide relief from common menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. Women may be under-utilizing approved therapies that can alleviate menopause symptoms and improve women’s health because of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “black box” warnings…

What is Menopause Menopause is the final menstrual period. It is confirmed after women stop menstruating for 12 months. Natural menopause occurs between ages 40 to 58 years. Average age of menopause is age 51 years. Some women have their menopause early, before age 45 years. Menopause happening after age 54 years is said to be…

Feminine Forever! In 1966 Robert Wilson MD published his book Feminine Forever promoting the use of estrogen to treat menopause symptoms and hot flashes. He wrote, “untreated menopause robbed women of their femininity and doomed them to live the remainder of their lives as mere remnants of their previous selves.” He called women castrates. In his opinion reversing body changes in middle-aged women restored sexual function. Reversing these…

Many people who have osteoporosis do not know this until they break a bone usually the hip, spine or wrist. Thin fragile weak bones break easily hence the name brittle bone disease. We do not make any more bone after age 25-30. Our bodies build the amount of bone we are going to keep for the rest…