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When the breast goes...romance after cancer
2006-12-01 08:13:10
"Roma nce !" the rich laughter accompanying the word told a tale of something deeper occurring in the life of Norma Gordon-Rowe. "We have always had a romantic life," she said of herself and her husband Cuthbert. Read more here
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When the breast goes - Romance after cancer
2006-12-01 08:13:10
... is hard for them, not just the female but also the male," she said ... patients similar symptoms as they would experience while going through menopause, thus the ... Read more here  
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2006-12-01 08:13:10
It?s comforting to think that modern medicine and post-Freud psychology have banished the notion of ?female hysteria,? that vague Victorian diagnosis that medicalized the experience of being a woman. At the turn-of-the-century, everything from fluid retention to irritability was ascribed to hysteria; one ambitious doctor of the day even compiled a 75-page list of symptoms. But while, thankfully, the medical establishment?s understanding of women?s health issues has progressed greatly in the past century (though the return of the Victorian cure for hysteria, quaintly dubbed ?pelvic massage,? would not be entirely unwelcome), misunderstood and simultaneously over-medicalized niches in women?s health still exist. Chief among them are menopause and its precursor, perimenopause, which can affect women as early as age 30. Read more here

=I HAD TO GO THROUGH THE MENOPAUSE AT 35 TO GET PREGNANT
2006-09-07 22:18:04
Now Lesley is proud mother of twin girlsAS Lesley Johnstone cuddled her baby daughters Carly and Amber, she gave thanks she decided to put her trust in the doctors.The 35-year-old, from Dundee, had been told that, because she was suffering from the painful condition, endometriosis, she would have to go through an artificial menopause to become pregnant through IVF treatment.Lesley was desperate to start a family with husband Gary, 36, but she was sceptical about going through such a dramatic procedure.Read more here
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Sex and Menopause
2006-09-07 22:18:04
The menopause shouldn?t affect the libido itself. 60% of women experience no change in libido, 20% experience a decrease and in 20% of cases, the libido improves. If sexual desire lessens during menopause, the cause may be physical - lower oestrogen levels sometimes cause physical changes in the sexual organs, making sex uncomfortable. Tissue of the vaginal wall may become drier, thinner and less elastic. Read more here
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Fight Menopause Symptoms With Aromatherapy
2006-09-07 22:18:04
Doctors remind us that menopause is just a temporary imbalance as the body resets hormones for the second half of life. Robin Michael, of the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op, says aromatherapy can soothe menopausal symptoms. "Aromatherapy is the use and application of essential oils that have been steam distilled from plant matter,? says Michael. Read more here
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Menopause, Teeth and Bones
2006-09-04 22:03:01
Periodontal, or gum, diseases can lead to tooth loss. This includes gingivitis and periodontitis. It is a chronic bacterial infection that inflames gums and destroys the bone supporting the teeth.When plaque around the teeth is allowed to build up over time, it can start to spread and grow below the gum line. Toxins produced by the bacteria in plaque irritate the gums.Read more here
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Is psychotherapy the answer for menopause?
2006-09-04 22:03:01
During peri- and postmenopause there is a high prevalence of psychological symptoms such as emotional instability, depressive moods, anxiety, sleep disorders, and sexual dysfunction. Aetiologically relevant factors for discomfort are decline of sex hormones and psychosocial factors such as lifestyle, attitude towards menopause, pre-menopausal mental health and sociocultural factors. In contrast to the relevance of psychosocial factors, there are few studies on psychological interventions. A study published in the September issue of Psycho therapy and Psychosomatics evaluates an open trial of cognitive-behavioural group intervention consisting of psychoeducation, group discussion and coping skills training for women suffering from climacteric symptoms. Read more here
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Peggy and Terry McDannold: The many facets of menopause
2006-09-04 22:03:01
Peg just returned from a golf weekend with the "girls." The 12 women on this trip range in age from 50 to 80. These "girls" have some common symptoms of this age group, which prompted some discussion of menopause. There were complaints of insomnia. There was a discussion regarding hot flashes and the subsequent problems with keeping room temperatures comfortable for both roommates. Moodiness, of course, is not a problem with these women, but there was some discussion about mood swings as part of the menopausal transition. Read more here
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Women Need Endometrial Cancer Awareness
2006-09-04 22:03:01
Florence Arya, 57, visited her gynecologist in 2004 after spotting blood for two months. She had gone through menopause, and her periods had ceased six months before. Both her doctor, who gave her a Pap test, and her girlfriends told Arya the bleeding probably was a normal side effect of menopause and not to worry. So she didn?t. Read more here
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Combat Hot Flashes During Menopause
2006-08-23 03:18:01
Hot flashes are the most common complaints of women who are experiencing menopause. There are ways, however, to combat them through clothes, food and herbal supplements. A woman has reached menopause when she has not had a period for 12 months in a row. During that time, her body slowly makes less of the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Read more here
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DES Miscarriage Drug Linked to More Cancer
2006-08-23 03:18:01
Over the years, DES has been linked to various forms of cancer and reproductive problems in both male and female children born to women who took the drug. For years, it has been associated with cervical cancer and a rare vaginal cancer in younger women, but since 2002, studies have linked DES to breast cancer as well. Read more here
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Getting that bloated feeling?
2006-08-11 02:57:01
Getting that bloated feeling? If your tummy isn’t as flat as it used to be, it’s time to work out why. Most of the time, bloating can be eased with some simple self-help measures. But occasionally it is a sign of something more serious that needs medical advice. In the Summer 2006 issue of The Menopause Exchange newsletter, GP Dr Sally Hope takes a look at common causes of a bloating look – weight gain, fluid retention or air build-up – and how to deal with them. She also covers more serious causes, like an underactive thyroid. Getting that bloated feeling?  
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Breezing through the hot momma stage
2006-08-11 02:57:01
All of us women wish to grow old gracefully. Who would want to be—or even look—withered and listless at a time when the children are all grown-up when we have all the time to enjoy life? To make the senior years truly golden, it’s important that we take care of ourselves—overall appearance, health and well-being. That means we have no major illnesses, all our organs are functioning well. That means having the freedom and really doing what we want to—going out with lifelong friends regularly, going back to school to earn that MA or Ph.D., taking on a second career or finally embarking on one, learning new things—ballroom dancing, martial arts, painting, maybe even sky diving or bungee jumping. Being secure in the belief that we may be old, but we can still learn new tricks.... Breezing through the hot momma stage 
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Sticking her Neck Out, Nora Ephron
2006-08-11 02:57:01
It’s been almost twenty years since Nora Ephron last published a book (having written and often directed some of Hollywood’s most affecting—and lucrative—romantic comedies in the interim). But the former journalist kept writing essays, and her new collection, I Feel Bad About My Neck , is about what it’s like to be “a woman of a certain age—to use that old-fashioned expression.†By turns wistful and funny and coldly realistic, Ephron chronicles her hours of daily maintenance and looks back fondly on a complicated life of divorces, dinner parties, and victories great and small. She talked to Boris Kachka. Stick ing Her Neck Out 
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Women and osteoporosis
2006-08-11 02:57:01
Drink your milk -- it makes your bones strong!" How many times did we hear that growing up? What’s even harder to swallow than all the milk they pushed on us is the idea that our mothers were some sort of osteoporosis visionaries. But they were right on target. We should have drunk our milk then and, no matter how old we are now, we should be drinking it today -- and eating our yogurt, cheese, broccoli and other calcium-rich foods. Calcium is one of our best lines of defense against osteoporosis, a silent bone disease without symptoms or warnings. At this moment, 8 million American women have osteoporosis -- and millions more have low bone mass, which places them in the high-risk category for the disease. Women and osteoporosis 
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Menopause drug firm faces legal action
2006-08-11 02:57:01
The competition regulator has launched court action against the Men opause Institute over allegedly deceptive claims about natural hormone treatment. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) confirmed it had begun proceedings in the Federal Court against the organization and its managing director Gary Aaron. Menopause drug firm faces legal action  
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High-dose vitamin D prevents bone breaks in elderly
2006-08-11 02:57:01
The brittle-bone disease osteoporosis is common among the elderly, but scientists at the University of Cambridge in England have shown that large doses of vitamin D, taken only every four months, can cut the risk of broken bones among 65 to 85 year olds. "Total fracture incidence was reduced by 22 percent and fractures in major osteroporotic sites by 33 percent," Kay Tee Khaw, a professor of clinical gerontology, reports in the March 1st issue of the British Medical Journal. Fractures of the hip, wrist and spine are most closely linked to osteoporosis. Khaw and her team said the result has important implications for public health policy-makers because they show vitamin D supplements can prevent fractures on their own. High -dose vitamin D prevents bone breaks in elderly 
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