“You are what you eat” applies here! Would you like to be walking around at menopause (or any time for that matter) 40lbs overweight, developing ambulation difficulties due to the extra strain on your joints, with atherosclerotic plaque narrowing your ...
Read More »Ten Best Tips for Surviving Your Wife/Partner’s Menopause
Give your partner Lots of Space. Tell her often that you love her. Touch her, hold her, with no sexual innuendo. Separate touch and massage from sexuality. Ask yourself what you can do to reduce her stress and anxiety–then Do ...
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Sometimes, a very small event, or brief conversation can have the greatest impact on your life. I learned this one sunny spring day years ago…. I was attending the second National Institutes of Health conference on Vulvodynia. While I certainly ...
Read More »Hysterectomy Primer
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. The hysterectomy is the second most frequently performed operation in the United States (following the Cesarean section). Most women who undergo a hysterectomy are between the ages of 35 and 54. ...
Read More »Menopause and Your Sexual Health
Due to fluctuating hormones characterized by menopause, some women notice changes in libido (a higher or lower than usual sex drive). However, it is a common myth that all women experience a decreased sex drive and decline in sexual activity ...
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