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Meet You in the Ladies' Room

The following article is brought to you by our July sponsor, VESIcare® (solifenacin succinate) tablets. For many women, the ladies’ room is part beauty salon, part therapist’s office, and part water cooler – a women-only refuge where they can chat ...

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In Need of a Passion Makeover?

As Baby Boomers, most of us were part of the sexual revolution of the 60s. Our mantra, at that time, was "if it feels good, do it". Our sexuality came into the open. It was a movement that helped define ...

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Sexual Reproduction and Menopause

The Red Hot Mamas website has received a significant number of e-mails and bulletin board posts on the topic of sexual reproduction related to menopause. More women are attempting to start a family after the age of 40. They want ...

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Feeling Good About Your Self

Contributed by Farra Allen, MA, Psych Red Hot Mama indeed, your body temperature is up – you’re HOT! Your emotions are running high, anger is up – you’re HOT! Your sex hormone levels are down – you’re NOT HOT! You ...

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Our Lovely Libidos

In the June 2004 issue of the “Menopause Minute,” we explored some menopause and sexuality issues (“Sex and Menopause – What’s Menopause got to do with it?”). When the FDA did not approve Intrinsa1 (which would have been the first ...

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Embracing Menopause

“It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen.” –Brigitte Bardot Attitudes toward menopause directly reflect one’s ability to manage physical and emotional tribulations accompanying aging. It is common to cast away our emotions in an attempt to forget ...

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Cognitive Symptoms of Menopause

In the past, menopaue research has primarily focused on the physiological and biological changes during a woman’s life. However, clinical studies in menopause and neuropsychology have become more popular with fascinating results surfacing over the past few years. It is ...

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