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Navigating Menopause: Honest Answers to All Your Questions

Menopause Stages

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What To Expect in Each Stage of Menopause

It’s a natural part of aging, starting with perimenopause and eventually leading into postmenopause

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How To Tell You’re Near the End of Perimenopause

The main sign that your hormones are in flux is changes in your menstrual cycles

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Does Your Health Determine Menopause Age?

Reaching menopause very early raises your risk of certain health conditions

Hot Flashes

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Does Having Hot Flashes Mean I’ve Started Menopause?

These heat waves can actually start in perimenopause, which can begin up to a decade earlier

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8 Myths and Truths About Menopausal Hot Flashes

While they may not burn calories or cause fevers, these heat waves can make you miserable — but you don’t have to just grin and bear it!

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What Does a Hot Flash Feel Like?

Heat starts in your chest and moves up to your neck and face … and then, the sweating begins

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How Long Will I Have Hot Flashes and What Causes Them?

Learn what may trigger the sudden onset of heat and sweat

Difficulty Sleeping

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How To Find Relief for Hot Flashes at Night

Hormone therapy, medication and lifestyle changes and can help you get the restful ZZZs you need

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Does Menopause Cause Insomnia and Sleeplessness?

Hormone changes can definitely leave you tossing and turning at night, but help is available

Fitness, Nutrition and Supplements

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Menopause Weight Gain Is Normal — Here’s How To Combat It

Losing menopause weight may take more effort, but it’s doable

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Menopause Diet: What To Eat To Help Manage Symptoms

A balanced diet of veggies, calcium and soy may help

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Supplements for Menopause Symptoms: Are They Safe?

Stay away from over-the-counter aids unless your doctor specifically recommends them

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What Is Chasteberry, and What Can It Do?

It may help with hormonal issues, like PMS, irregular periods and breast pain

Mental Health

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Hot Flashes, Anxiety and Menopause: What’s the Connection?

You may be more prone to hot flashes if you have anxiety, but hot flashes can also rev up anxiety

Sexual Health

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How Sex Changes After Menopause

A decline in estrogen can cause intercourse issues, but treatments can help

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A Guide to Birth Control in Your 40s and 50s

Some birth control can hide perimenopausal symptoms

More Symptoms

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Here’s How Menopause Affects Your Skin and Hair

Tips on how to cope with dry skin and hair

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What Will Help You With Constipation After Menopause?

The Short Answer from a gastroenterologist

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Does Menopause Cause Breast Pain?

Hormone changes may lead to sore breasts, but lifestyle changes can help

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6 Ways To Find Relief From Your Menopause Symptoms

Lifestyle changes like diet modification and stress management can go a long way


Want an Even Deeper Dive Into Menopause?


Visit our Health Library to explore more content about early menopause, perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause.

Disease Prevention

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How Estrogen Supports Heart Health

Your natural estrogen levels support a healthy heart by improving your cholesterol, increasing blood flow and reducing free radicals

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How To Prevent Osteoporosis After Menopause

Protecting your bones is one of the keys to healthy aging

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Does Hormone Replacement Therapy Cause Cancer?

If menopause symptoms disrupt your life, HRT can help, with minimal cancer risk