"So post-menopausal women definitely note changes in their skin that men of an equivalent age wouldn't be noticing, because of the sudden withdrawal of estrogen," says Clare. This significant drop in estrogen, which is responsible for several functions of the female body, causes the skin's o...
Men and pre-menopausal women (all women between 13 to about 50) both produce testosterone but the amount of testosterone levels in women is considerably lower than men. Testosterone plays a great part in a person’s libido (their sex drive). With so much testosterone running through a man’...
The latter explanation is consistent with the fact that women with premenopausal onset of DD do show more depressive symptoms than those with postmenopausal onset [39]. Another possibility is that common menopausal transition symptoms (insomnia, irritability, mood swings, and cognitive symptoms) [49]...
Gauging Estrogen Dosage for Menopausal Patient Without a Uterus In giving estrogen to prevent osteoporosis, how does one determine the correct dose for women who are without a uterus and have no menopausal symptoms? Women vary in their metabolism of oral estroge...
Vaginal drynessis very common among women who are perimenopausal or post-menopausal, breast-feeding, receiving cancer treatment, or taking oral birth control pills, all of which can affect hormone levels.When hormonal changes like estrogen declines, so does vaginal moisture and resiliency. The drier...
A studycited by the National Institute of Health uncovered significant differences between peri and post-menopausal women in terms of vitality and quality of life. Two control groups of each age range were scored on anxiety, depression, and quality of life and the differences between the two grou...
Dr. Maki:Yes. Both men and women experience changes in their memory and other cognitive abilities like attention and concentration as they age. Is there an additional effect of ‘reproductive aging,’ or the menopausal transition on cognitive performance among women? We used to think the answer ...
3 Current therapeutic strategies for osteoporosis treatment use anti- resorptive agents such as estrogen and bisphosphonates to inhibit osteoclast activity.4,5 Although estrogen replacement therapy improves bone mineral density and reduces fracture incidence in early menopausal women, long-term estrogen use ...
While there are many risk factors (listed below) I would like to target MENOPAUSAL WOMEN as they can be at great risk and, now, we can not only diagnose and treat this disease but we can also possibly prevent it. The first 5-10 years after menopause is the time of the greatest and ...
“Your vagina is acting like a menopausal woman’s because you’re only getting a very low dose of a hormone,” says Dr. Millheiser. She adds that it’s particularly common (about nine times more common, to be clear) among people who started taking low-dose birth control pills at age...