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When I started experiencing insomnia in my mid-forties, little did I know that it was a pre-menopausal symptom.  At the time, I attributed the insomnia to my job, more directly to my boss.  Even after I discarded the boss, a good night’s sleep was out of my reach.  My doctor suggested long, warm baths andContinue reading “MENOPAUSE PRAYER: PLEASE GRANT ME SLEEP”

A few years ago while enjoying a much needed vacation, I drank a margarita with lunch, a glass of white wine with before-dinner appetizers and a couple of glasses of red wine with dinner. A blinding headache that evening made me realize that I could no longer: (1) mix hard liquor with wine, (2) mixContinue reading “BOOZE & MENOPAUSE DON’T MIX”

Due to spine issues that affect my balance, I have fallen several times over the past 10 years.  The details are too nasty to go into, but the last incident involved spilled blood and a brain scan (my diet for two weeks consisted of milkshakes and soups).  Thankfully, I never fractured a bone during anyContinue reading “BONE DENSITY AND MENOPAUSE”

Estrogen is “any of a group of steroid hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders,”

Vaginal rejuvenation is a broad term for several types of procedures that are performed for cosmetic reasons or to correct age-related problems, such as incontinence or lack of lubrication in menopausal or post-menopausal women. If you read my earlier posting, “What Your Mother Never Told You About Menopause,” you are aware of my experience withContinue reading “VAGINAL REJUVENATION & MENOPAUSE”

Gynecocracy ~ It means a government or society ruled by women. As females, in each of our own individual worlds, whether you are a C.E.O. or a mother, we do have the power to affect our menopause destiny. 

I had a scare a few years ago when a mammogram screening was performed by a clinic that I hadn’t previously used. Several years before, a cyst was discovered in my right breast that was determined to be benign, but the clinic that did the ultrasound on that cyst had closed and my records disappeared.Continue reading “MENOPAUSE AND CANCER”

To recap the CoolSculpting process that I underwent and have previously posted about, the clinic ordered two sessions for removing fat cells from the stomach area.  My first session occurred on October 1 and my second on November 2.  The sessions were not painful (rather relaxing) and I experienced no side effects — at that time.Continue reading “MENOPAUSE COOLSCULPTING: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE VERY UGLY — FINAL REPORT”