With Menopause comes new physical and emotional changes that you might experience, including:
– Hot Flashes
– Mood Swings
– Night Sweats
– & More
Read our blogs below, where our OBGYN doctors provide guidance and advice on how to manage Menopause symptoms & more.
I hear it all the time, “I don’t need PAP smears anymore.” “My PCP said I don’t need those anymore.” “I’m too old for a PAP.” That is both right AND wrong. The cervix is the opening to the uterus that we can see when we look into the vagina. A PAP smear is a […]
It has been over 12 years since the Women’s Health Initiative study and many women remain concerned about taking hormone therapy and want to know when their hot flashes (Vasomotor symptoms – VMS) are going to stop. Until this year, 2015, it has been difficult to give patients definitive answers. This is because VMS (hot […]
Vaginal pain is an issue that most patients aren’t comfortable discussing. Some surveys show that close to 10% of women between 18 and 40 have experienced vaginal pain lasting more than 3 months at some time during their life. What is more troubling is that less than 60% of those women discussed the issue with […]
Mastalgia is the medical term for breast pain. Most women have to deal with episodes of occasional breast pain at some point in their lives. It can range from mildly annoying to, quite frankly, disabling. It is often a challenge for physicians to manage and treat. Cyclic breast pain begins about ten days before menses […]
One out of every eight women (1/8) will develop breast cancer during their life and approximately 40,000 women die of breast cancer annually. Diagnosing breast cancer early can lead to more cures and save lives. Mammography is an excellent screening method to help diagnose early breast cancer. But because it is a screening method it […]
When in menopause the estrogen levels diminish, resulting in lack of estrogen stimulation to the vagina. This can cause adverse changes in the vagina over time and this could have significant consequences. This lack of estrogen causes the vagina to thin and become brittle with less elasticity (less able to stretch). The lack of estrogen […]
Life would be simpler if all women began menstruating at the same age, had 27 to 38 days between each period, 4 days of bleeding, and everyone ceased bleeding at age 50. This isn’t always the case. Many variations in menstrual patterns may occur. There are many factors that can affect those patterns leading women […]
Estrogen production can begin decreasing as early as mid to late 30’s, and one of the earliest signs can be shortened menstrual cycles (interval between periods). Reduced estrogen levels are one of the factors which can affect vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes), weight gain, emotional changes, mood, energy, sleep, and libido. Prior to menopause, healthy […]
In 2002, both women’s and the medical community’s perception of hormonal replacement was turned upside down due to risks published through a study called the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) . The study led to great panic and an immediate squelching of the widespread use of hormones. Since 2002, many studies have evolved. Studies have reinforced […]
