Post-menopausal women on hormone replacement are usually advised to stop taking their hormone therapy for 1-2 months before they have a mammogram to screen for breast cancer based on research that suggested that this would improve the quality of the mammogram. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) makes the breast tissue appear more dense (thicker) so that [...]
Use natural, bioidentical progesterone cream for progesterone deficiency and estrogen dominance symptoms and PMS More and more women are using bioidentical hormones to relieve menopause symptoms. Natural progesterone cream can be used to manage a number of problems that are related to hormonal imbalance. General guidelines for using natural progesterone PMS Hysterectomy Premenopausal women Fibrocystic [...]
Women with moderate to severe menopause symptoms often consider hormone therapy to help ease them through various problems like hot flashes (flushes), night sweats and sore/tender breasts and nipples amongst others. If you’re considering this, the usual advice is to weigh the advantages and disadvantages before starting HRT (hormone replacement therapy). New research published in [...]
Everyone’s going to get old eventually but some of us will feel it sooner than others. Research has shown that levels of of fitness tend to go down gradually as we get older but that fitness levels take a nosedive after the age of 45. A group of men and women underwent medical exams over [...]
Those extra pounds you’re carrying around may be causing you more harm than you think. Women who have a BMI of 25 and above are more likely to have endometrial (uterine ) cancer. Just a quick reminder, BMI stands for Body Mass Index which is a measure of how much body fat you have. BMI [...]
Painful or tender breasts will occur in many women at some point in their lives – up to 70%. Sore breasts and nipples are a common problem for many women. They can occur in women of almost any age and there are various different causes of breast pain and swollen, lumpy breasts. Causes of breast [...]
Menopausal weight gain (also known as middle age spread) is common from about age 40 and onwards. At this time you may find yourself putting on weight or find that it becomes difficult to prevent weight gain post menopause even though you are still eating the same amount of food. Causes of menopausal weight gain [...]
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS ,also known as premenstrual tension (PMT) affects about 80% of women, with 10% having severe PMS that has a significant effect on their day to day lives. What is Premenstrual Syndrome ? PMS is used to describe a range of symptoms that occur in women after ovulation and usually ends when menstruation [...]
Estrogen dominance is a term used to describe the hormonal imbalance that exists during perimenopause. (Read about symptoms of menopause and perimenopause here. )To cut a long story short, you ovulate less frequently as you approach menopause. Progesterone is produced in the ovary after ovulation. If there’s no ovulation then there’s no progesterone. However, estrogen [...]
