Most Common Questions
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• What is perimenopause?
• What is menopause?
• What is early menopause?
• What is sudden menopause?

Symptoms

• FREE meno symptoms chart
  (nice printable chart you can take to your doctor)
  
• FREE meno daily journal
  (day-by-day way to navigate your journey)
  
• What the most common signs and symptoms?
• What are "hotflashes" and what can I do about them?
• What happens after a hysterectomy?
• What is the "natural" process of menopause?
• Dr. Lee & Estrogen Dominance
• Racial Differences & Menopause
• HotFlash Triggers
  • Sugar & peri symptoms
  • My hearts beats so hard at night, am I having a heart attack?
• "Oh, my aching joints!"
• What is PMS and what can I do?
• Fibromyalgia?
• Osteoporosis
• Back Pain
• Loss of sex drive

Therapy

• What is HRT?
• Is HRT dangerous?
• Synthetic vs. Natural Hormones
• "Replacement" vs "Suppression" Therapy
• Worried about HRT?
• Therapy Guide
• How do I select over-the-counter medications & supplements?
• How can birth control pills help symptoms of perimenopause?
• How can I tame my symptoms?
• What if I can't take estrogen?
• Natural Progesterone Cream - Should I use it?
• Estrogen & cancer risk?
  • Estrogen Therapy & Breast Cancer: Is there a link?
  • What if I can't take estrogen?
• Testosterone in women & sex drive

Menstrual Cycle

• What happens in the menstrual cycle?
• Why are some periods heavy and some light?
• How can the ovaries fail?
• The brain & the menstrual cycle

Perimenopause

• How do I know if I'm in perimenopause?
• When does a woman "get" perimenopause?
• How long does perimenopause last?
• Perimenopause & Rhythm
  (birth control & perimenopause)

Early Menopause

• How can a woman differentiate between early menopause and perimenopause?

Hysterectomy & Ovarian Health

• Too many hysterectomies?
• Medical Consequences of Hysterectomy
• How can the ovaries fail?
• Ovarian Cancer Facts
• TVU's best to find ovarian cancer

Depression

• How do I know if I'm depressed or just "blue"?
• Serotonin & Depression
• Hysterectomy & Depression
• Ginkgo biloba, Passion flower, Skullcap & Depression

Mental Abilities

• The brain & the menstrual cycle
• Is there a link between estrogen and the mind?
• Poor short term memory and perimenopause
• Serotonin & Depression

Testing

• How can I find out about my ovaries?
• What does a Pap smear actually tell you?
• Is there any test for perimenopause?
• Should I get these tests?
• When should I get an ultrasound?
• If my tests are normal, but I feel all these symptoms, what do I do?

Insomnia

• 8 steps to a better night's sleep
• What can I do to get a good night’s sleep?

Diet

• "The Menopause Diet"
• Why do we overeat?
• Why am I gaining weight?
• Does HRT cause weight gain?
• Can a healthy diet play a role in helping my symptoms?
• Do I have hypoglycemia?
• Pineapples: Nature's Healing Fruit
• "Not All Fast Food is Junk Food"

Incontinence & other urinary problems

• Menopause & Incontinence
• Lately when I sneeze, cough, or laugh I find that I wet my pants
• How Kegel exercises can help control your bladder
• Cranberry juice & UTI's (urinary tract infections)

Is HRT Dangerous?
How Bio-identical Hormones Can Help with Menopausal Symptoms
by Lise Cloutier-Steele

Since the U.S. National Health Institutes pulled the plug on their largest study of conventional hormone replacement therapy (HRT) last year, the media have issued countless reports on the dangers of supplementing with hormones. Among the important research discoveries: Conventional HRT does not protect your bones or your heart, two of the primary benefits once used by doctors as selling points to get women to fill their prescriptions. Another claim was that the conventional HRT could alleviate the discomfort of severe flushing and night sweats. In this article, by author Lise Cloutier-Steele of "Misinformed Consent, she describes how to use bio-identical hormones that are made from plants. You are welcomed to join our support group and share your experiences with our group of over 4,000 women.

Meet the author
Stephanie DeGraff Bender, MA
Author of "Power of Perimenopause"
She has been in the forefront of women's hormonal health for the last 20 years. Her work in unearthing the seemingly mysteries of PMS (premenstrual syndrome) has led to her current expertise in perimenopause. The Power of Perimenopause has sold thousands of copies and is a well respected women's health guide. Her appearances on Oprah, CBS Morning News, Donahue have left no doubt that she is a women's advocate in the best sense of the word.

Meet the Author
Larrian Gillespie, MD
Author of "The Menopause Diet"
FREE recipe
FREE book excerpt, "Female, Fat, and Forty
hosted by Sue Spataro, RN, BSN
Millions of women in perimenopause and menopause ask themselves in frustration, "Why am I gaining weight when I'm still eating the same amounts of food and continue my exercise program?" Her books work hand in hand for any woman in her forties who is trying to lose weight and feel great.  Dr. Gillespie recipe's are delicious and easy to prepare.  Her book The Menopause Diet is excellent and educates us to how our body actually works against us during perimenopause/menopause. Find out more.

Could It Be...Perimenopause?
by Steven R. Goldstein, Laurie Ashner

see the interview with Dr Goldstein
In clear, supportive prose, Goldstein offers no-baloney advice. "Today's perimenopausal women has neither the time nor the patience to go through four to fifteen years of symptoms without relief," he says. He fully delineates the roles of various hormones, how to determine if you're in perimenopause or not, as well as how to treat the various symptoms to gain control over your life.

Natural Progesterone Cream
Natural Woman, Natural Menopause
more Healthy Living Books
Holistic & Natural Medicine
Aromatherapy
Synthetic vs. Natural?
Natural Progesterone Cream