The Menopausal Body
Understand the physical changes occurring during menopause, including hot flushes, sleep disruption, and joint pain, with evidence-based management approaches.
A Guide to Endocrinology
Your hormones control reproduction, metabolism and energy, and understanding your endocrine system helps explain what's happening during menopause.
A Healthy Weight After Menopause
Weight gain during menopause is often caused by overeating and lifestyle changes rather than hormones alone, but you can manage it with the right balance.
Basics of Female Reproduction
How your female reproductive system works and what to expect as you approach menopause.
Better Skin During Menopause
Hormonal changes during menopause can dry out your skin and trigger acne, but the right skincare routine helps manage both issues.
Body Composition Changes After Menopause
Menopause changes your body composition, but weight gain isn't inevitable, here's what actually happens and what you can do about it.
Breast Density Changes from HRT
HRT can increase breast density on mammograms, which may explain why hormone therapy raises breast cancer risk.
Breast Health After Menopause
Hormonal changes during menopause affect your breasts and increase cancer risk, but screening and lifestyle choices can help.
Cataract Risk from HRT
Women taking hormone replacement therapy have a higher risk of developing cataracts that may require surgery.
Chemotherapy and Menopause Link
Chemotherapy can damage the ovaries and trigger early menopause symptoms in women, though the severity and duration vary by individual.
Common Menopause Symptoms
Hot flushes, mood swings, and sleep problems are common during menopause, here's what to expect.
Conditions Associated with Menopause
Some medical conditions and surgeries can trigger menopause earlier than the typical age of fifty-one.
Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Your Bones
How follicle stimulating hormone contributes to bone loss during menopause and what you should know about it.
How Childbirth Affects Menopause Timing
Having more children may delay when you reach menopause, according to research on ovulation and egg depletion.
How Ethnicity Affects Menopause
Research shows black women, Latinas, and Asian women experience different menopause symptoms than white women.
HRT and Kidney Stones
HRT increases kidney stone risk by over 20% in postmenopausal women, according to recent research.
Lung Cancer and Anti-Oestrogen Drugs
Anti-oestrogen drugs like tamoxifen may reduce the risk of dying from lung cancer, according to new research.
Menopause and Bone Health
How menopause lowers estrogen levels and puts women at higher risk for osteoporosis and bone loss.
Menstruation Patterns During Menopause
Your period changes during menopause can start earlier than you think and look different from PMS.
Oestrogen and Vascular Disease
How oestrogen affects blood vessels and why scientists are trying to harness its heart benefits without the cancer risks.
Predicting Menopause from the Womb
Research shows that exposure to synthetic hormones in the womb may predict when a woman will experience menopause.
Understanding the Sex Hormones
Your sex hormones control much of what happens in your body, and understanding them helps explain what's going on during menopause.
What Causes Menopause?
Menopause happens when your ovaries run out of eggs and stop producing the hormones that regulate your period.
When Does Menopause Occur?
Most women reach menopause between 45 and 55, with the average age being 51, though some experience it earlier due to surgery or medical treatment.
Why More Women Today Experience Early Menopause
Early menopause is becoming more common in women under 40, and doctors still don't fully understand why it's happening.