Shortly after my mother turned 90, she moved from her condominium into an assisted living facility. In the months after that move, she suddenly started having problems. She got disoriented and confused. She wasn’t acting like herself. Just before she moved, she had prepared a meal for a dozen people and was discussing the entire …
Estrogen may soon be available as an over the counter medication… In the UK. Understanding the Issue Estrogen and hormone therapy (HT) for menopause symptoms has been controversial in the United States since a 2002 study called the Women’s Health Initiative Study (WHI) incorrectly reported an increase risk in breast cancer and heart disease. …
A Best Kept Secret… If there is one best kept secret about menopause, it’s vaginal dryness. Even though over half of all women between the ages of 51 and 60 are suffering, only about 7% are getting any treatment. Why Don’t More Women Get Treated? Why? It’s a communication issue: Women don’t …
