I think it's devastating. - You can't lump menopause into one basket for all races, ethnicities. There is more research coming out that is showing that women of color experience menopause very ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. They’re one of the dozens of symptoms of perimenopause and menopause, which also commonly include irregular periods, night sweats ...

Hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings often steal the spotlight during menopause, but “the change” also stirs up issues below the belt. “Estrogen is our superpower, and during ...

If you're not familiar, menopause happens when a person's estrogen levels decline, and their ovaries stop producing eggs. In short, the person's periods stop, and they can no longer get pregnant.

This period when hormone levels are dropping for women is called perimenopause, and it precedes menopause — you are officially menopausal when you haven’t had a menstrual cycle for 12 months.

Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on health technology, eye care, nutrition and finding new approaches to chronic health problems. Menopause is a major and inevitable health ...

It wasn’t until one of them left a note in her patient portal that she received a clear diagnosis: “In menopause. Any questions?” Shocked by the lack of education she received from ...

Like Mercury retrograde, menopause is blamed for a constellation of unpleasant or inexplicable events. Women in their forties or even younger hold menopause responsible when they experience a wide ...

Clinical trials are underway that demand us to rethink menopause—and whether or not women actually need to go through it. More than a million women experience menopause each year and new medical ...

Mood swings and brain fog. Sleepless nights. Changes to hair and skin. These can all be symptoms of the menopause transition, a natural process that a woman goes through as her brain and body wind ...

We’ve consulted experts to help explain the science behind how menopause can affect our mental and cognitive abilities. “During perimenopause, your hormones – mainly oestrogen and ...