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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 ...
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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 ...
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Contributed by Dr. Paul J. MacKoul, MD- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert Hormone Replacement Therapy is Not a One-Size-Fits-All Solution for Menopause HRT should be based on a patient’s personal decision from sufficient information provided by a specialist Menopause brings ...
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (March 17, 2015)—Hormones may not protect women from heart disease or stroke after menopause, but when combined with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, they may help protect women from these killers, shows a population study from Sweden to be published ...
Read More »Dear Red Hot Mamas- March 2015
“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 ...
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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, ...
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Contributed by MeLanie Modjoros, MD- Red Hot Mamas Medical Expert/Sexual Medicine Specialist Regardless of whether today’s woman anticipates her menopausal years with hope or dread, she knows menopause is coming. Biologically, menopause is the end of a woman’s reproductive years-she ...
Read More »NAMS Challenges New York Times Op-Ed
NAMS Challenges New York Times Op-Ed, Nothing Is Wrong With Your Sex Drive. On Friday, February 27, the New York Times published the opinion piece, Nothing Is Wrong With Your Sex Drive, by Emily Nagoski. The NAMS Board of Trustees ...
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