Menopause: What happens, causes of problems, and how to manageand how to manage"sleep is vital for good health."
It's time to erase the shame and fear swirling around menopause and understand exactly what's going on inside your body. Dr. Jen Gunter walks through the biology of this perfectly normal transition and shares some of the best things you can...
This condition happens in every woman who had ovaries when she went through puberty, yet many report not having enough information about it. Some 94% of US women reported never being taught about menopause at school, according to a2023 study. Nearly half said that they did not feel informed ...
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All of these changes are aimed at preparing women for a possible pregnancy, from the beginning of their reproductive stage with the first menstruation until menopause. The length of the cycle can vary between 23 and 35 days depending on the woman, as some have shorter or longer cycles. Howeve...
If you’re a woman who’s gone through menopause, you have another reason to keep having sex. Without regular intercourse, yourvaginacan tighten and its tissues can get thinner and be more likely to get injured, tear, or even bleed during sex. This can be so uncomfortable that women with...
For women at menopause, vaginal tissue can get thin, shrink, and dry out without regular intercourse. That can make sex painful and weaken your desire. And some research says men who have sex less than once a week are twice as likely to have erectile dysfunction (ED) as those who have ...
What happens to the vagina as you age? Like many other organs in the body, the vagina is sensitive to female sex steroid hormones (hormones) that change around puberty, pregnancy and menopause. Menopause is associated with a drop in circulating estrogen concentrations and the hormone progesterone...
In osteoporosis, these holes and spaces become bigger, reducing the overall density of the bone. The outer layer of the bone also becomes thinner. Bone density starts to decline from around the age of 30, but falling levels of estrogen after the menopause accelerate the process. Why do we ...
Your uterus normally sheds its inner layer on a regular cycle when you don't get pregnant. This stops after you go through menopause. Any bleeding that happens after menopause or bleeding that's unpredictable or excessive is considered abnormal. If you have abnormal bleeding, your doctor may ex...