Estrogen, Estrogen and Breast Cancer, FSH, Hormone Therapy, menopause symptoms, sexual health, Vaginal Dryness
I recently had the pleasure of being invited back to The Autoimmune Hour. Host Sharon Saylor explored with me the latest information on menopause, and a deep dive into the issues of vaginal dryness and intimacy that affects so many women in and around menopause. In...
Anxiety, Depression, Lifestyle Changes, menopause and depression, menopause symptoms
Feeling sad, sometimes depressed, anxious, or moody? You are not alone. These are very common symptom around the time of menopause. It has a lot to do with the wide swings of hormones that occur in midlife. The hormones estrogen and progesterone become unbalanced and...
Anxiety, chronic stress, Menopause, menopause symptoms, Stress Reduction
Menopause is stressful; hormonal changes, sleep changes, mood swings, and more. Throw in the economic issues we’re now facing, 100,000 new cases per day of a pandemic, and all the social and political tensions people are facing in this country right now, and...
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause, GSM, menopause symptoms, Menopause treatment, Painful Sex, Vaginal Dryness, VAGINAL PAIN
It’s common. It’s painful. But nobody wants to talk about it – vaginal dryness and painful sex. But if you do have it, you’re not alone. Roughly half of women after menopause will have vaginal dryness or painful sex. Doctors call it Genitourinary...
menopause symptoms, Music and Medicine, Stress Reduction
Just about everyone I talk to is stressed. Covid19, money, work, school, elections…the list goes on and on. You fill in the blank________. And stress makes everything worse, including menopause symptoms. The reason may vary, but what is universal is the...
