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Alternative menopause relief
The menopause is a natural transition from one phase of a woman’s life to another. However, recent attitudes have leaned more towards medicating the menopause and treating it as a ‘deficie...read more
Asthma and women
Asthma is definitely not just a childhood disease. You can develop it at any age. Many women are diagnosed between the ages of 45 and 55 but, unfortunately, few women realise that they are vu...read more
HRT and the menopause
Hormone treatment for the menopause is now much more complex than simply giving oestrogens for hot flushes, sweats and vaginal dryness as there are many new developments to deal with specific...read more
Menopause and libido
The traditional view that libido decreases after the menopause is mostly true but the reasons are complex. It may be simply the result of ageing or the result of oestrogen deficiency. It may be the response t...read more
Oestrogen and osteoporosis
Osteoporotic fractures occur in one third of women, principally the hip (neck of femur), the vertebral bodies and the wrist. Apart from the life-threatening fracture of the hip which occurs in the older age g...read more
Osteoporosis: not only the elderly are at risk
Brittle bones If you thought it was only the elderly who were prone to brittle bones, think again, as a growing number of young women have dangerously low bone density – often the first sign of osteopo...read more
Women, hormones and depression
It is clear that this excess of depression in women starts at puberty and is no longer present in the 6th and 7th decade. The peaks of depression occur at times of hormonal fluctuation in 1) ...read more
