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Do vitamins help with menopause?

As women start to produce less estrogen and enter perimenopause, they are likely to experience a mix of challenging symptoms. These include hot flashes, insomnia, night sweats, vaginal dryness, and mood swings.

Menstrual periods may get lighter or heavier and less regular, but once a woman has not had a period for 12 months, they are in menopause. Then, the symptoms experienced over the previous years begin to subside.

There is a range of vitamins and supplements available to help women manage the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.

More Women Affected by Perimenopause and Menopause at Younger Ages

The Centre for Longitudinal Studies presented findings from more than 50,000 women participating in nine studies worldwide. The results showed women who have never given birth or been pregnant have twice the odds of…
Most mammals go through the menopause – if they live long enough

Only humans and a few toothed whales undergo the menopause, many sources will tell you. But a paper by Ivana Winkler and Angela Goncalves at the German Cancer Research Center claims that the menopause is, in fact,…
How Does Menopause Affect the Brain?

In post-menopausal women, the earliest change in the brain appears to be a fall in the amount of glucose used by the brain, indicating reduced brain activity. This is due to falling estrogen levels,…
Could Hot Flashes be an Indicator of Alzheimer Disease?

Hot flashes during sleep may be an early marker of a woman’s risk for developing Alzheimer disease (AD), according to the results of a study presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Menopause…
Lupron, Brain Function, and the Keto Diet

In the absence of estradiol, brain glucose transport diminishes significantly. This effectively starves the brain for energy inducing severe bioenergetic deficiencies with all of the concordant neuronal damage one might expect. The reduction in…
HRT linked to higher risks of acid reflux

Women who have used hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms may be more likely to develop gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, a new analysis suggests. The study, published online June 27, 2023, by the journal Menopause,…
Sleep apnoea symptoms in post-menopausal women linked to low oestrogen

New Scientist
Pregnancy and breastfeeding linked to lower risk of early menopause

New Scientist
Social stress linked to bone density loss in postmenopausal women

New Scientist
Meet the Super Flasher: Some Menopausal Women Suffer Years of Hot Flashes

New York Times
Blood test can predict when women will have their last period

New Scientist
Why women and weights are a healthy fit

Guardian
Tank Estradiol and Lose Metabolic Flexibility: Pitfalls of Lupron and Oophorectomy

Hormones Matter
Surviving perimenopause: ‘I was overwhelmed and full of rage. Why was I so badly prepared?’

The Guardian
Having Regular Sex Can Delay Menopause

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