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Tag Archives: replacement therapy

Hysterectomy after 45: What every Vibrant woman should know

Half a million US women have a hysterectomy every year, and you could become one of them.read more »

Menopause Mondays: Re-decorate my what? Is hysterectomy the right theme this holiday?

By now, you’ve probably crawled into the attic or dug through the hall closet to retrieve your family’s Christmas decorations to prepare for trimming your home and tree. The holidays are a fun opportunity to let out our inner Martha, and sometimeread more »

Treat female dryness with food hormones

Hormone replacement therapy is not a completely safe form of treatment for female dryness, but there is another way to get more hormones in your system.read more »

Stop hot flashes with an HRT alternative

A new study suggests that women may have a viable HRT alternative to stop hot flashes already available to them, and it’s centuries old.read more »

Menopause Mondays: Ellen’s 5 Steps to Hormone Happiness, Step 2: Find A Menopause Specialist

You may wish your doctor looked like George Clooney or Sofía Vergara, but there are other, significantly more important qualities that your perimenopause and menopause specialist should possess. This week, Ellen tells you how to find a specialist whread more »

Prescription drug to stop hot flashes submitted to FDA

DepoMed has submitted an application for their new drug to stop hot flashes, Serada.read more »

Herbs that stop hot flashes, sort of

When you don’t want to pursue any sort of hormone therapy, you can always turn to herbs that stop hot flashes.read more »

It’s not HRT, it’s vaginal estrogen cream

Once upon a time, hormone replacement therapy was a standard treatment for menopausal women, but vaginal estrogen cream doesn’t necessarily fall under that umbrella.read more »

Menopause Mondays: Ask Ellen! Step 1: Don’t Wait!

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Insomnia at menopause: Stop hot flashes and hormonal night sweats, and get your rest

Menopausal symptoms -- is there no end to the effects of this major hormonal, physical and psychological change for women? While it varies greatly from one woman to the next, as many as 61% of post-menopausal women report insomnia symptoms.read more »