Written by Diana E. Hoppe, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Have you lost your groove? Your sex life has taken a dive even though you are still interested in your partner? You are not alone. According to the recent 2009 Sex, Romance, and ...
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Blogging Down the Roadblocks
Is your body is going through menopause-related changes? Are you excited about menopause, dreading its arrival, or too busy with your day-to-day responsibilities to even take note? Whether facing this transition with indifference, reluctance or optimism, the journey of menopause ...
Read More »Honoring the History of Women
Women’s History Month traces all the way back to March 8, 1857 in New York City. On this day, women from clothing and textile factories protested against poor working conditions and low wages. March 8th later turned into International Women’s ...
Read More »You Asked: Why There Is a Red Hot Mamas Organization
I was 40 years of age when I had to have a hysterectomy with removal of my ovaries (oophorectomy). The reason for my surgery was to stop abnormal and heavy bleeding and pain which was occurring during my menstrual cycles. ...
Read More »It's Your Time: Get Inspired, Get Healthy
National Women’s Health Week begins this year on Mother’s Day, May 11, 2008. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health (OWH), the week-long initiative empowers all women of every age across the nation ...
Read More »Julie Andrews on Maturity
To commemorate Julie Andrew’s 69 th birthday, she made a special appearance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for an AARP benefit. She performed the musical number “My Favorite Things” from the legendary movie The Sound of ...
Read More »Women’s Perceptions on Hormone Therapy
I had the honor of making a presentation at the First Global Summit on Menopause-Related Issues held in Zurich, Switzerland March 29-30, 2008. My presentation was entitled “Perceptions From The Woman’s Point of View: Altered, Bewildered and Confused”. It covered ...
Read More »Life After Hormone Therapy
Yes, there is life after hormone therapy. And, with the advent of new data, we are more tuned-in to what actually happens to our health risks and body when we stop hormone therapy. According to the most recent study, published ...
Read More »New Pausabilities Network Provides Outlet for Women to Share Menopause Information
At Red Hot Mamas, we know that sharing experiences and insights can help empower women to become active participants in the management of their menopausal symptoms. This month, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals is launching a new advocacy program, the Pausabilities Network, that ...
Read More »Predicting the Age of Menopause
“Tick tock, tick tock, hickory dickory dock, chime the sounds of the biological clock. The sound usually starts resonating in the late 20s for women. This is when the pressure to start a family and have children by the age ...
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