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Menopause occurs when menstruation ceases for a period of one year; the ten to fifteen years prior to menopause are called perimenopause. Surgical menopause occurs when the ovaries are removed usually during hysterectomy. Learn what menopause is, the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, and the treatments for menopause from traditional hormone replacement therapy or HRT to natural and bioidentical treatments for menopause.
Is There Sex After Menopause?
Is loss of sexual desire after menopause normal? Find out what is and isn't normal about non-hormonal causes of decreased sexual desire and learn what hormone has the potential to increase libido in women.
How Does Menopause Happen?
Understand exactly how the female reproductive system works in causing menopause to occur.
What Is Menopause?
Just like puberty, menopause is a normal part of life. Learn how menopause happens.
Menopause Self-Testing
A look at self-testing for menopause. Learn the answers to your questions about at home tests to determine if perimenopause has begun.
Menopause 101
Menopause or the "change of life" affects each woman in a different way. Maybe hot flashes and sleep problems troubled your sister during menopause.
Surgical Menopause
Find out what happens when hysterectomy induces early menopause. Learn about the sudden onset of menopausal symptoms that occurs following hysterectomy.
Menopause Symptoms, Treatment, and Support
A comprehensive guide that examines the symptoms and treatments of menopause, as well as providing extensive information about a variety of menopause related issues.
Menopause Can Be Funny!
What's so funny about menopause? Find out in our conversation with Dee Adams creator of Minnie Pauz.
Menopause Guide
Here's where you'll find the answers you need to your menopause questions. Learn about menopause support, symptoms, treatments, and more!
Menopause Worse for African American Women
A look at a study that found African American women experience more hot flashes during menopause than their caucasian sisters.
The Andropause Mystery: Unraveling The Truths About Male Menopause
Do men experience a decline in hormones as they age? Or is hormonal decline associated with aging strictly for women? According to Robert S. Tan, MD, MBA the answer is yes.
What Happens To My Heart And Bones Following Menopause?
You may not even notice two important aspects of menopause. These are a loss of bone tissue, which can weaken bones and cause osteoporosis, and higher cholesterol levels, which may lead to cardiovascular (heart) disease.
Menopause: What to Expect When Your Body is Changing
Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her periods stop and she can't have children anymore. This happens because as a woman ages, her ovaries stop making enough of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Women's Health Over 60
Interview with author Dr. Judith Reichman that explores health issues, including menopause and HRT, we all face as we grow older.

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