Contributed by Dr.Michael Goodman, MD- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert Vasomotor (aka “hot flashes”) and vaginal symptoms are the most commonly reported bothersome menopausal and postmenopausal conditions. Although these and other quite bothersome symptoms (especially sleep, memory issues, fatigue) are most ...

Contributed by Dr. Paul J. MacKoul, MD- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert  As hormones that trigger fibroids and endometriosis decrease, it would make sense that the conditions themselves would have less prominent symptoms after menopause, and while that is usually the ...

Contributed byDr.Mache Seibel, MD- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert I recently interviewed Sherry Pagodo, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine for My Menopause Magazine on how to keep weight off.  It’s not easy. ...

New Study Demonstrates Combined Impact of Smoking and Early Menopause On Mortality  Current smokers who experienced early menopause expected to die 2.6 years earlier CLEVELAND, Ohio (August 4, 2015) — Women may now have yet another reason to quit smoking ...

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. Paul J. MacKoul, MD– Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert Aging well is a challenge we all face. Hormones play a leading role in how our bodies function, and can affect how healthy we feel. As doctors, we encourage all ...

Contributed by Mache Seibel, MD Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert Although 90% of women enter menopause between the ages of 45 and 54, for many women, the transition will happen much sooner. For 1/10,000 women, they will enter menopause by ...

Contributed by Dr. Michael Goodman Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert In today’s world of corporatized healthcare, where a premium is paid on seeing as many patients in the shortest amount of time as possible, and most medical care- especially peri-menopausal ...

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 ...

Did you know that two million broken bones occur every year in the U.S. due to osteoporosis? It’s true, but most people get their fracture fixed without ever realizing they have osteoporosis or low bone mass. Red Hot Mamas encourages ...