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All Praise the Women of Menopause

For some women, menopause is no big deal. Some say they barely notice it. My mother, long ago, described her menopause this way: “My periods just started gettin’ lighter and lighter, and my harmones settled down, and then one day … pfft! It was over.”

Not me. Not only did menopause change my life, it changed me.

Before I was laid low by hot flashes, panic-inducing adrenaline rushes and the constant oscillation between morbid sadness and killer rage, I’d prided myself on being fearless. I’d screamed obscenities at the masochistic nuns at my Catholic school, kicked undercover cops in the groin and once threw a chair at my abusive fiancé’s head while Allen Ginsberg read poetry…

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 All Praise the Women of Menopause

If you are one of those women for whom the transition from periods to no periods was like the transition from walking to sitting down — congratulations. Everybody else: You are my tribe. And I’ve come to believe that our tribe needs a ritual.

5 Things You Need To Know About Early Menopause

For some women, menopause is induced early because of treatments needed to save their lives, such as surgery, chemotherapy or radiation. For others, it’s genetic conditions, autoimmune disorders or even unknown reasons that bring about this change.

8 useful things to know about managing menopause (but no-one thought to tell you in advance)

So, maybe you’ve been hit by the perimenopause or menopause sledgehammer? It’s a menopausal minefield out there. One in four lucky women sail through menopause without suffering any symptoms. Maybe you’re one of the three in four experiencing one or more, of the sometimes-invisible signs and symptoms of menopause that can have a major impact on everyday life.

Five Menopause Myths and Top Tips

Menopause is still a taboo subject and in our youth-obsessed culture, it can often knock a woman’s confidence. It certainly knocked mine. But it really shouldn’t be that way. Menopause happens to all women if we live long enough and it can mark the start of an exciting new stage in our lives.

Gennev

Less than 7% of women get the help they need in menopause. So, we set our vision to be the go-to health and wellness solution for women in the second half of life...starting with menopause. We’re your source for menopause facts. No myths, scare tactics or hand waving here.

Menopause Matters

Menopausematters.co.uk is an award winning, independent website providing up-to-date, accurate information about the menopause, menopausal symptoms and treatment options. Here you will find information on what happens leading up to, during and after the menopause, what the consequences can be, what you can do to help and what treatments are available.

Positive Pause

It’s no longer about the time of the month, it’s now the time of your life!

Red Hot Mamas

Red Hot Mamas® is the leading provider of menopause education/ support programs in the US and in Canada.

Early Menopause

EarlyMenopause.com is the leading support network for women experiencing early menopause and premature ovarian failure (POF/POI). We pride ourselves on our accessibility for women, whatever their situation, and work to accommodate all women including those experiencing menopause at a 'normal' age.

FitnChips

Amanda Thebe is a force of nature for women who are experiencing menopause hell and want to start feeling healthy and fit in their 40s and beyond. Through her very frank articles, hilarious social media posts and inspirational and entertaining talks, she’s here to help you find the tools to have more energy and zest for life, while making you laugh like a 20 year old throughout the process.

Menopause

Menopause published monthly, provides a forum for new research, applied basic science, and clinical guidelines on all aspects of menopause. The scope and usefulness of the journal extend beyond gynecology, encompassing many varied biomedical areas, including internal medicine, family practice, medical subspecialties such as cardiology and geriatrics, epidemiology, pathology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and pharmacology.

Menopause Map

Are you going through some changes? Chances are you don't want to talk about them. You're not alone. Learn more about your personal journey with menopause. The Menopause Map™ will help you: •Understand the stages of menopause •Symptoms of menopause •Treatment options for menopause You don't have to suffer in silence any longer… Let's Talk About It!

MenoPro

MenoPro is a free mobile app from The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) to help clinicians and women work together to personalize treatment decisions based on a woman’s personal preferences (hormonal vs nonhormonal options), taking into account her medical history and risk factor status.

NewLifeOutlook

NewLifeOutlook has been dedicated to providing valuable information, insight, and support to our readers who live with chronic conditions. Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with Menopause, have had it for years, or are a caretaker, you’ll find expert advice, valuable resources, and a supportive community.

Post Reproductive Health

Aimed at all those involved in the field of post reproductive health study and treatment, it is a vital resource for all practitioners and researchers.

ProjectAWARE

A website by women, for women... offering objective and comprehensive health information, especially related to menopause, perimenopause, and postmenopause.

The Menopause Diet

Nutrition for hormonal balance & strong bones.

Australasian Menopause Society

The aim of the Australasian Menopause Society is advancement of knowledge about the menopause. The importance of the menopause can best be comprehended when it is realised that there are over 2 million post-menopausal women in Australia, and that every year about 80,000 new women join this group.

British Menopausal Society

The BMS is a registered charity and scientific society which is directed at the medical profession with membership open to healthcare professionals and others specialising in post reproductive health. It is dedicated to advancing education in all matters relating to the menopause.

Hormones in Harmony

Welcome to Hormones in Harmony where I shall share pearls of wisdom gathered over two decades of consulting with the hormonally challenged. As a holistic nurse practitioner specializing in neuro-immune-endocrinology, I have merged my western education with eastern philosophies, but the key to being a successful healer is to embody physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing.

International Menopause Society

The aim of the IMS is to promote knowledge, study and research on all aspects of aging in men and women; to organize, prepare, hold and participate in international meetings and congresses on menopause and climacteric; and to encourage the interchange of research plans and experience between individual members.

North American Menopause Society

NAMS recognized a need to set essential standards for health providers, thereby assuring high quality care for women at menopause and beyond. To meet this need, NAMS developed a competency examination. All licensed healthcare providers are eligible to sit for this examination.

A.Vogel

The first use of the term “menopause” is said to have been in 17th Century France. However, it is only relatively recently that there has been general awareness of menopause as a concept — 100 years ago, life expectancy was much shorter and few women lived long enough to experience it. Those who did were most likely the wealthy elite who would never dream of speaking about such matters anyway.

eMedicine Health

Overview, definition and explanation of menopause.

Family Doctor

Discussion of hormone replacement therapy, trials, outcomes and more.

Marilyn Glenville

The menopause is not an illness. If you subscribe to the standpoint currently held by the conventional medical profession, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was. Women in many other cultures do not experience the menopause as a crisis demanding medical intervention. Many of them simply do not suffer the physical and emotional symptoms that women in the West are programmed to accept as inevitable. In our society the focus of the menopause is one of loss.

MayoClinic

Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment options and self care measures.

MedlinePlus

Information on menopause, symptoms, resources and links.

Third Age

Find up-to-date, easy-to-use information to help you transition through the "change of life."

Women's Health Network

Suggestions and information on the natural treatment for menopause and perimenopause.

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