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	MaryAnn, as a licensed marriage counselor, how do you see menopause affecting couples' relationships? Many women experience signs of menopause and don't realize it. Perimenopausal symptoms can occur years before the period stops. When women go to the doctor they will likely be told they are not menopausal. Without understanding that the difficulties they are experiencing have a physical cause they may determine their relationship is the explanation for their discomfort and loss of well being. Midlife is an excellent and appropriate ime for reevaluating one's priorities but making rash long-term decisions while in the midst of it is not always wise. A husband can also struggle with the anger and unhappiness his wife experiences. Sex causes a great deal of difficulty. A temporary loss of libido is common for about half of midlife women. It may be due to vaginal fragility and dryness, which is easily corrected. Or, it may due to the shift in hormones. Sometimes the addition of testosterone to a natural or synthetic hormone regime is helpful. Increasing the dose of estrogen can have a reverse effect. Practitioners have observed that sex problems are worse during the perimenopause and improve postmenopausally. Menopause & Society		Could It Be...Perimenopause? The Estrogen Alternative Interview with the author Dr. Steve Goldstein Menopause Books Diet & weight loss Books Healthy Living Books FREE HotFlash Support! New for 2001 Eat Cheat & Melt Fat Away Weight loss books FREE Healthy Cooking Recipes FREE Fit 'n Trim Support The Chocolate Bible more Chocolate Books more Dessert Books FREE Chocolate Recipes FREE Candymaking Ideas

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