What menopause can do to your heart

It is part of “folk lore” that as men grow older, they become much more susceptible to heart problems. There is little doubt that people believe that men are more likely to develop serious heart disease as they age. In fact, a study conducted by the Harvard Medical School showed that the risks of having […]

Are there sleep disorders that only affect women?

Having difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep? Or perhaps you wake up just as tired in the morning as when you went to bed, even though you had the requisite “eight hours of shut-eye.” There is a whole field of study of the disorder called insomnia. It deals with sleep disorders, and some  do train […]

Uterine Cancer Is on the Rise

Several reports have been published in the past few months saying that the rate of uterine cancer has risen significantly over the past decade in the US. More importantly, the death rate in women diagnosed with this cancer has also increased. As reported in the New York Times in June 2022, the incidence has risen […]

Menopause is not a Disease

Most women don’t look forward to menopause, and it’s easy to see why. When women pass beyond their age of fertility into menopause, the alterations in body chemistry can produce profound and sometimes uncomfortable changes in their bodies and even their brains. Around 80% of women experience unpleasant symptoms during this time, like hot flashes, […]

How are Sleep Apnea and Menopause Related?

Once upon a time – this is not a fairy tale – any woman in menopause (who had stopped having her monthly periods regularly) was regarded as “old-aged”. But that misconception should have been put to bed a long time ago. For most women, menopause starts in the early to mid-forties, and the great majority […]