menopause

You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase "biological clock" used in the context of a woman’s fertility: It refers to the window of prime babymaking years before she reaches menopause, when her menstrual cycles end. But the timeline towards menopause isn’t as linear—or clear-cut—as it’s sometimes made out to be. Before menopause, …

You’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase "biological clock" used in the context of a woman’s fertility: It refers to the window of prime babymaking years before she reaches menopause, when her menstrual cycles end. But the timeline towards menopause isn’t as linear—or clear-cut—as it’s sometimes made out to be. Before menopause, …

Maybe you wake up at night drenched in sweat. Or you’re struggling to concentrate, and oh yeah, your period has been MIA. These symptoms are enough to freak any woman out, even when she's at the right age for menopause, the natural transition to infertility that most women experience around …

Maybe you wake up at night drenched in sweat. Or you’re struggling to concentrate, and oh yeah, your period has been MIA. These symptoms are enough to freak any woman out, even when she's at the right age for menopause, the natural transition to infertility that most women experience around …

Without even realizing it, we spend our entire life under the spell of our hormones. In the womb, we're bathed in hormones such as cortisol circulating in our mother's bloodstream. From that point on, our hormones rule our every decade, giving us our first period (and PMS), the highs and …

Without even realizing it, we spend our entire life under the spell of our hormones. In the womb, we're bathed in hormones such as cortisol circulating in our mother's bloodstream. From that point on, our hormones rule our every decade, giving us our first period (and PMS), the highs and …

Sandra Gordon is dreading menopause. The 46-year-old from Weston, Conn., watched her mother's memory falter in her mid-50s, due to changing hormone levels. "Every time I get my period I say to myself, ‘Yes! I'm so relieved!' " says Gordon. She's not alone. Many women recall their mothers' hot flashes, …

Sandra Gordon is dreading menopause. The 46-year-old from Weston, Conn., watched her mother's memory falter in her mid-50s, due to changing hormone levels. "Every time I get my period I say to myself, ‘Yes! I'm so relieved!' " says Gordon. She's not alone. Many women recall their mothers' hot flashes, …

Getty Images By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, August 8, 2011 (Health.com) — Middle-aged women searching for a safe alternative to hormone therapy to prevent bone loss and ease the symptoms of menopause are in for another letdown. The latest in a series of disappointing studies finds that soy supplements, an increasingly …

Getty Images By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, August 8, 2011 (Health.com) — Middle-aged women searching for a safe alternative to hormone therapy to prevent bone loss and ease the symptoms of menopause are in for another letdown. The latest in a series of disappointing studies finds that soy supplements, an increasingly …