Stages of Menopause

One of the common misuses of the word 'menopause' is that it is used to indicate all of the physical, mental and emotional health changes that a...

Menopause is diagnosed by your physician when twelve months have passed since your last menstrual period. However, you may also want to know how you...

Most women will reach menopause somewhere around the average age of fifty-one. However, there is still enormous variance in how and when a woman...

While we tend to associate arthritis with the elderly, it can occur in younger people as well as those entering the menopausal transition. In fact,...

For a number of women, the start of the menopausal transition will bring with it symptoms such as joint pain. While hot flushes, mood swings and...

Menopause is full of changes and symptoms, both physical and emotional. To help you understand what is happening in your body during this time and...

A woman has entered postmenopause when she has not experienced a menstrual period for one year. While some women find that menopause symptoms will...

If you are like the average woman in a westernised country, the typical age for menopause to occur is fifty-one. However, with other factors...

Surgical menopause occurs in women who have their ovaries removed as part of a hysterectomy procedure. Healing takes time but most women are...

Premenopause and perimenopause are often used interchangeably although some consider premenopause to refer to the more immediate years that lead up...