Menopause, Womens Health

How to avoid menopause weight gain

Weight gain often happens as people age, and for many, it becomes especially noticeable around the time of menopause. “Even though menopause weight gain is common, it can still be prevented,” said Rosemary C. Sousa, M.D., OB/GYN with Norton Women’s Care. “For example, implementing healthy lifestyle habits, such as diet and exercise, can go a…

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Menopause, Womens Health

Often it’s the side effects of menopause that cause a loss of interest in sexual intimacy

Menopause can cause an increase in sex drive or a decrease as hormone levels fluctuate, but very often it’s the symptoms of menopause — mood swings, weight gain, hot flashes and vaginal dryness — that can leave you uninterested in sex. Lower estrogen levels can lead to vaginal dryness as blood supply to the vagina…

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Menopause, Women's Bone Health, Womens Health

How to increase bone density after menopause

Hormonal changes after menopause can cause women’s bones to weaken so much that they can break easily, but there are several ways to increase bone density and overall health while aging. Estrogen levels drop significantly during menopause, causing bone loss that can lead to osteoporosis. “Even though it is impossible to recover the bone density…

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Menopause, Womens Health

Perimenopause can be more difficult than menopause for many

With your health provider as your co-pilot, you can navigate perimenopause and menopause. Perimenopause, also called the menopausal transition, describes the months or years leading up to menopause, when the body goes through vast changes. This transition can be more difficult for some than menopause due to dramatic fluctuations in reproductive hormone levels. During perimenopause,…

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Menopause, Sleep Medicine, Womens Health

Hot flashes, sleep apnea causes of menopause-related sleep issues

Menopause is a time of major hormonal, physical and psychological changes for women, and those changes can have an impact on sleep. During the time before menopause, called perimenopause, the ovaries decrease production of estrogen and progesterone. Sleep issues can start during this phase, but generally ramp up after menopause, when a woman has gone…

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