There’s no doubt that hormone changes play a role in menopausal weight gain. As women approach menopause, their levels of essential hormones begin to decline. This hormone imbalance can lead to changes in appetite, metabolism, and even body composition. Estrogen Estrogen is a hormone that is p...
According to the North American Menopause Society, most middle-aged women are overweight. We tend to blame our hormones for the weight gain, but they may only be partly to blame. Although there’s some evidence that the lower levels of estrogen around menopause may lead to extra pounds, seve...
Why Do Women Gain Weight at Menopause?; Roles Are Played by Hormones, Mood and the End of OvulationCarole Sugarman
With this decade comes early perimenopausal changes, which cause your hormones (especially estrogen and progesterone) to start fluctuating unpredictably. “Hormonal changes start well before menopause. Estrogen levels climb and drop more dramatically, cycles can become irregular, and many women notice ...
Since so much is misunderstood about hormones, let's discuss some common misconceptions about testosterone and women. Myth: Testosterone makes a woman more masculine. Fact:The key is to havehealthylevels of testosterone to be at your healthiest. Optimal levels of testosterone will not make you "...
The most common “hormonal change” responsible for vaginal dryness is one anyone with female hormones eventually goes through—menopause, says Dr. Minkin. As you approach menopause, estrogen levels start to dip, and one of the side effects of that dip is vaginal dryness. Medications, regular se...
When women are born they already carry all of the eggs that they will ever have in their lifetime (approximately 1-2 million), these are stored within follicles in the ovaries. By the time a woman first hits puberty, the number of potential eggs left has usually halved and continues to ...
47, 49 This difference is more pronounced after 50 years of age.49 While there is an association between cartilage volume loss with age in women, there is no such association in the case of men.49 Indeed, women, but not men, have a rapid loss around the time of the menopause.46 ...
Spotting or bleeding after sex, after menopause, or anything between menstruation Potential Causes of Irregular Periods There could be many reasons for this happening, from medical conditions to factors related to your lifestyle. These include: ...
Spontaneous pregnancies have been reported in women up to the age of 59, and so it’s important that all perimenopausal women use contraception if they wish to avoid becoming pregnant. Additionally, women having sex with new partners will continue to need barrier contraception after menopause to ...