Menopause

What can we learn about life by looking at our knees? - opinion

Don’t let anybody tell you you’re old. Keep going. Keep learning. Keep walking. Keep working out. Keep your knees strong. 

Knees (Illustrative).
A young woman

It can happen even at age 30: Here’s how to know if you are approaching menopause

Hot flashes. The enemy of women in midlife

Without hormones: The new treatment that is changing the rules of the game for hot flashes

Menopause - the average age of onset in Israel is 51

Menopause: Not a disease – a natural stage in a woman’s life


Menopause revisited: Hormones are usually the culprit of the problems - opinion

Low estrogen levels can cause headaches, vaginal dryness and atrophy, lack of sex drive, and more. It can also cause a lack of bladder control, as well as urinary tract infections. 

An illustrative representation of female anatomy.

Survey: Almost every woman in Israel over the age of 36 suffers from perimenopausal symptoms

We’ve gotten used to thinking that menopause symptoms begin only when menstruation ends or hot flashes start – but that’s not really the case. So how can you tell you’re in perimenopause?

A woman in menopause

What do we really know about menopause?

Most women are unaware of the hormone issue. They are not told about the hormone shift as they get older.

Scale

Forget hot flashes: This is the sign that can change everything you thought about menopause

Brain fog is a very common phenomenon of menopause, and for those who suffer from ADHD – even those who are not diagnosed – it is a problematic combination.

A woman in menopause

The menopause diaries part 6: Using a hormone replacement therapy

Embarking on HRT: The risks, side effects, highs, and lows.

 PROGYLUTON TABLETS.

The Menopause Diaries part V: The menopause doctor

Andrea Samuels tackles the medical realities many women face upon entering menopause.

 Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme assise’ (Melancholy Woman), 1902-1903.

Exploring the unspoken: Male menopause and the taboo around It

It’s time to eliminate the stigma about male menopause by encouraging men to speak openly about what it is, the writer argues.

 BEN’S SYMPTOMS included hot flashes.

The menopause diaries, part 3: Meno belly - comment

Before then, I had no idea there was even such a thing – I just thought my unsightly paunch was something that went hand in hand with getting older. 

 JEANS? FORGET about it! The struggles of combatting menopause belly.

The menopause diaries part 2: HRT - comment

Although every drug carries the risk of side effects, I have done some rudimentary research, so I’m convinced that I’m fine to take it. 

 An illustrative image of a medicine bottle, with several pills spilling out.

The menopause diaries: The bumpy ride begins - comment

Join me as I navigate my way through this difficult journey into the world of elasticized waistbands, hormone replacement therapy, cold showers, and sleep deprivation. 

 Wooden dummy holding menopause sign