Helpful Resources — menopause

Hormone Replacement Therapy (Menopause Replacement Treatment MHT) and other non-hormonal treatments.  When we hear and speak about menopause we often hear about “hot flushes”. Not everyone will experience that as a symptom but that doesn’t mean she is not going through hormonal changes. There are about 20 different symptoms that your doctor may ask you about or should ask you about. There might be symptoms that you didn’t associate with perimenopause which can be relieved with treatment.  Hot flushes (chest, neck, and face)/night sweats Feeling lightheaded Headaches Irritability Depression and Anxiety Mood changes Difficulty concentrating and making decisions Sleeplessness Unusual...

Sexual Health issues & options for Menopause Symptoms Hey Ladies, Strong Coach Mary here. Meet Dr Paul Fowler - Obstetrician/ Gynaecologist. FRANZCOG. Paul practises at: Sydney’s Northern Beaches Hospital, The Mater Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital. He is also the Acting Clinical Director Obstetrics and Gynaecology Gladstone Hospital. Paul has offered insights into the realm of perimenopause and menopause, shedding light on the impacts of hormonal changes. Let’s delve into this! Menopause is the cessation of the female monthly period for 12 months. This is due to the lack of hormonal output by the ovaries-oestrogen and progesterone. Perimenopause is the time...

I’d rather be a Phoenix   Puberty, pregnancy, childbirth, breast-feeding, and then The Pauses (peri and meno); all of these are life-changing. Men, on the other hand, get The Drop. Full stop. They’ll never know the wonder, the incredulity, the grudging capitulation, the inescapable connectedness with the rhythms of the moon, the cycle of reproduction. Poor bastards. But at each of these stages, so many of us apologise for our femaleness. We hide our bleeding (please God, make it a more palatable blue), say sorry when milk seeps through our work jacket, declaring, “I am an animal.” Why?   In...

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Author: Nic Monteforte You are not going crazy, I promise, but boy does it feel like that.   You can’t focus, you start to get sweaty palms and everything around you blurs into one.  You can't think straight, you can’t make any decisions – even the basic ones like what shoes to wear.  Someone asks something from you and it's like you have been asked to cut your right arm off.  Yep, this is the one symptom no one really tells you about and the one symptom that happens whether you like it all not.  Also Read: What is Menopause and...

Author: Mary Doube Menopause and weight gain are real, and most women are led to believe that fluctuating hormones are the major contributor as we go through the menopausal transition. The truth is, hormones are only one of the reasons for weight gain after menopause. Depression, anxiety, and lack of activity can also be contributing factors to weight gain for many women. (Also read: Weight Gain and Menopause: Is Menopause Causing Weight Gain?) Let’s look at the facts Here are some of the scientific reasons why women gain weight during the menopause phase: Drop in estrogen levels causes bad bacteria...

Author: Nic Monteforte Menopause is real and it should not be ignored. Millions of women from all over the world have struggled with its symptoms whilst being unconsciously pushed to silently battle with it for a majority of their womanhood. One of Aviiana's amazing coaches, Nic, walks us through her own journey with menopause and how she avoided letting it take over her life. To learn about her story, including practical tips for minimizing her symptoms, read away! It started with Endometriosis Having spent the best part of 20 years suffering from severe endometriosis that led to an early partial hysterectomy (meaning,...

Author: Mary Doube As women, we will experience menopause at some point in our lives, and yet so many of us around the world are still not getting the support we need. So, what actually IS menopause and what are the different stages of menopause to help you identify its onset in your own body - either now or in the near future?   Menopause – What is it and what are its phases? Menopause is a transitional period where our bodies start to slow down on their reproductive abilities. For most of us women, this transition is not a fun...

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