If you are a woman in your late 30s or 40s and noticing changes you cannot explain, you are not imagining them. Lighter sleep, mood shifts, irregular periods, and hot flashes are often early signs of perimenopause. Perimenopause is the transition leading up to menopause, and it can last several years. It is a normal…
Menopause is a natural process that all women experience throughout their lives -usually during their late forties and fifties. Menopause is defined as the time when a woman has not had a period for twelve consecutive months. However, the entire process of menopause and perimenopause can last for a few years and, for some women,…
After going through menopause, you might find yourself experiencing a number of unwanted changes to your physical and mental health. These changes can impact a variety of areas of your life, from your physical comfort to your work life and personal relationships. If you’d like to recapture the way you felt before menopause, bioidentical hormone replacement…
As you readied yourself for the menopausal experience, you may have prepared for hot flashes, mood swings, and sleepless nights. But you may not have expected the dryness, sensitivity, and other vaginal changes that can make sexual intercourse dissatisfying and sometimes downright painful. Medically identified as vaginal atrophy, vaginal changes associated with menopause tend to…
I am blessed with the opportunity to help women with the effects of menopause on their sexuality and physical intimacy. Approximately 50% of women come through menopause with symptoms that make it uncomfortable or downright painful to engage in sexual intercourse. While the emotional concerns over becoming pregnant and the anxiety over “looking perfect” may…