“To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”   -Oscar Wilde   Dear Red Hot Mamas, As a patient advocate, I always suggest the importance of women gaining the upper hand in their medical care.  It’s important for ...

“Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been.”                                                                         Jimmy Buffett Dear Red Hot Mamas, Because of the intense heat this summer my skin has taken a toll. My skin has become overheated and dried out. Just where has ...

Contributed by Dr. Mache Seibel, MD- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert If you’re noticing vaginal dryness, painful sex or vaginal infections, you may also be at increased risk for urinary tract infections or UTI’s. These symptoms typically are at least in ...

Contributed by Dr. Michael Goodman- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert  This “Menopause Minute” is all about what the title says. YES, Virginia: you can still have a fine time! As Woody Allen said, “Sex is the most fun you can ...

Contributed by Nurse Barb Dehn- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert Lots of things change as women continue on their journey through mid-life. Some, like increased confidence and less worry about what others think, are fantastic aspects, others like unwanted changes ...

Contributed by Dr. Natalya Danilyants Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert   Menopause is a defining moment for many women. For some it is a massive relief of never having to have another period, while other women experience it as a ...

“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart”  ~Victor Hugo   Dear Red Hot Mamas, By now we all are looking forward to winter being over.  I personally wish for hot flashes to occur when I’m ...

Dear Red Hot Mamas Experts, I believe I am in the perimenopause.  My question is that when my periods were regular I always got migraine headaches.  When I reach menopause will they continue? Thanks for your help. Maureen Dear Maureen, ...

Contributed by Francis Barbieri, Jr., DDS-  Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert  Know that guilty feeling that creeps in every time you bite into a piece of chocolate? Turns out it’s all for naught. (Well, mostly.) Recent studies show that chocolate ...