Featured Article Expert Advice on Incontinence, LBL, Menopause, Aging, Intimacy and More! Myths and misconceptions about bladder health abound, especially those surrounding leakage after sneezing, surgery, and Kegels, the exercises designed to strengthen the pelvic-floor muscles. Read More
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Does Menopause Cause Midlife Crisis? BY Rebecca Hulem Likes (243) If you've reached your forties and find yourself moody, irritable, and easily irritated with a very short fuse, chances are you've arrived at the beginning of menopause.If you're asking yourself "what is going on?" and trying to reassure yourself that this isn't you, an alien force surely has taken over your body, you're probably in the beginning of menopause. Read more
Focus on Vaginal Health: Self-Care During and After Menopause BY Dr Cindy Long Likes (218) During our reproductive years, we tend to be very focused on preventing pregnancy, preventing STDs, getting pregnant or being pregnant. But once we go through menopause, much of our health care needs change. Read more
Overcoming Menopausal Insomnia - Tips for Sleeping Better BY Rebecca Hulem Likes (145) Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep are two of the most important concerns I hear from women in midlife. Not only do I hear it, I truly empathize with these concerns, because I have experienced them myself. Read more
You are Never Too Old to Rebuild Your Body: An Exercise Plan BY Marta Montenegro Likes (1885) You may have experienced them already: extra inches around the waist; gasping for air after climbing one flight of stairs; needing help to move boxes around the house; and, of course, night-time hot flashes and the subsequent sleep-deprived feeling the next day.What do all these have in common? As we say in Spanish, "The calendar does not forgive." Read more
Simple Changes to Exercise and Diet Can Boost Your Libido During Menopause BY Marta Montenegro Likes (1688) When poor sleeping, night sweats, hot flashes, mood swings and/or vaginal dryness spring up, who can think of getting busy in bed?"Estrogen directly affects the vaginal and vulvar tissues, enhancing genital blood flow, nerve function, and tissue integrity thus maintaining the ability to lubricate and improve smooth muscle contractility," says Renee Horowitz, obstetrician and gynecologist, founder of the Center for Sexual Wellness in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Read more