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Doctors Are Failing Menopausal Women. Every Day.

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Hormone Replacement Therapy, Gynecology, Endocinology, Women Over 40, Menopause, Midlife, Health, Living News
Patricia Yarberry Allen

Women see doctors in New York City who are not board-certified in gynecology or endocrinology for anti-aging compounded creams and potions, again "created just for them".

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What You Don't Know About Osteoporosis

Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D. | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Aging, Smoking, Vitamin D, Supplements, Menopause, Post-Menopausal, Wellness, Vitamins, Osteoporosis, Women's Health, Health, Bone Health, Alcohol, Calcium, Calcium Supplement, Living News
Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D.

This is the first of three articles on what helps keep bones healthy and strong -- and what does not. We will be covering both prevention of and treatment for osteoporosis for women as well as men.

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Estrogen Does NOT Cause Breast Cancer: Debunking Common Myths About The Hormone

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Estrogen, Women's Health, Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Metabolism, Breast Cancer, Hormones, Bioidentical Hormones, Verbal Memory, Goddess, Health, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

While the attempt to objectify the effects of hormone replacement therapy is admirable, inappropriate interpretations have resulted in unprecedented fear of "all things estrogen."

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Menopause: Liberation or Loss? (What Our Mothers Didn't Know To Tell Us)

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 09.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Hot Flashes, Aging, Relationships, Women's Health, Menopause, Anthropology, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hormones, Sexuality, Health, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Menopause is not a disease, but it can put women out of sync with some of the estrogen-enhanced physicality, behaviors and appearances on which they have come to rely.

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Marrying George Clooney - Beyond the Blurb

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Baby Boomers, Dementia, Women's Issues, Family Relationships, Women in Culture, Menopause, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, George Clooney, Women and Body Image, Amy Ferris, Women in Mid-Life, Marrying George Clooney, Robin Morgan, Women's Health, Women in the Media, The Women's Media Center, Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Many of the issues Amy and I discussed in serious moments - family, relationships, and life changes - would find their way into Marrying George Clooney.

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What Defines A Woman...And What Does California's Prop 8 Have To Do With Menopause?

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Intersex, Erectile Dysfunction, Prop 8, Gender Testing, Menopause, Turner's Syndrome, Procreation, Doma, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage, Md, Rebecca Booth, Relationships, Sex, Love, Dr. Rebecca Booth, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Recently I have held some interesting conversations stemming from the debate about California's Prop 8. Specifically, if the law defines the state of matrimony to be legal only between a man and a woman, how does the law define a man and a woman?

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Poll: 36% Think Health Reform Is a Good Idea; 42% Unsure What the Word "Idea" Means

Andy Borowitz | Posted 08.19.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Prostitution, Andy Borowitz, Menopause, Health Care Reform, Sex Tape, Barack Obama, Eric Dane, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

Among reform opponents, a full 64% said they would approve of a plan only if it included free semiautomatic weapons for all Americans.

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Are Your Hormones Making You Miserable?

Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Energy, Blood Sugar, Ultrawellness, Insulin Resistance, Menopause, Mark Hyman MD, Pms, Women’s Health, Hormones, Insulin, Health, Living News
Mark Hyman, MD

Are your hormones out of balance? Does your life feel like a song played badly out of tune? If so, the problem may have to do with imbalances in you...

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Want a Major Economic Indicator? The Sex Shop Uptown

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Sex After Menopause, New York Times, X Dr. Pat, Menopause, Orgasm, Lingerie, Upper East Side X Upscale Boutique X Vibrator X Women-Centered Sex Toy Shop, Myla, Business News
Patricia Yarberry Allen

The loss of sexual interest among menopausal women has clearly become no longer newsworthy in this time of falling stock prices and rising unemployment. Otherwise, why wasn't it big news when the uptown vibrator store had to close down because of the recession?

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Got Hot Flashes? Many Women Pursuing Natural Treatment

nytimes.com | CAMILLE SWEENEY | Posted 08.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Hot Flashes, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Natural Medicine, Conventional Medicine, Bioidentical Hormones, Women's Health, Menopause, Living News

AFTER six years on a prescription estrogen patch that alleviated her hot flashes, but did nothing to address her midlife 25-pound weight gain, Martha ...

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9 Ways to Put the Brakes on Menopausal Weight Gain

Janice Taylor | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Weight Loss Coach, Health & Wellness Coach, Shopping, Metabolism, Menopause, Health, Healthy Living, Muscle, Our Lady of Weight Loss, Menopause-and-Dieting, Strength Training, Janice Taylor, Weight Loss, Aerobic Exercise, Women's Health, Physical Exercise, Living News
Janice Taylor

If you're just entering menopause, you might be thinking, is menopausal weight gain a given? What's happening to my body? Why have the Scales of Injustice turned on me?

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You Don't Have to Live With Menopausal Madness

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Braverman, Health, Menopause, Aging, Neurogenesis, Acetycholine, Women's Health, Personal Health, Living News
Dr. Eric Braverman

While getting older is inevitable, aging doesn't have to be. A deeper understanding of neurogenesis (the regeneration of brain cells) has opened the door for a new attitude towards aging.

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In Defense of Oprah ... With a Few Caveats

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Newsweek, Suzanne Somers, Womens' Health, Oprah, Personal Health, Health, Menopause, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Hormones, Wellness, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Many women may benefit from hormone therapy. But treatment needs to be supervised by someone who can give women information in a fair and educated manner.

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Dr. Patricia Allen on Bio-Identical Hormone Viral Outbreaks

Elizabeth Hemmerdinger | Posted 07.12.2009 | Home

Read More: Pat Wingert, Newsweek.com, Newsweek Magazine, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Dr. Christian Northrup, Compounding Pharmacies, Bio-Identical Hormones, Medical Scams, Oprah, North American Menopause Society, Menopause, Suzanne Somers, Premarin, Home News
Elizabeth Hemmerdinger

If I worked at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, I would ask to be put in charge of monitoring the financially and self-promotion-dr...

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Who Took My Collagen and How Can I Get it Back?

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Estrogen, Skincare, Aging, Personal Health, Health, Menopause, Collagen, Women's Health, Wrinkles, Skin Care, Hormones, Aging Skin, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

Hormonal aging is one of the least known or discussed causes of wrinkles, dry, and sagging skin.

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STUDY: Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Cancer

nytimes.com | Andrew Pollack | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Health, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Lung Cancer, Cancer, Personal Health, Hormones, Health, Menopause, Living News

Hormone therapy taken by women to counter the effects of menopause can increase the risk of dying from lung cancer, researchers reported here on Satur...

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Increasing Your Sex Drive as You Age

Dr. Eric Braverman | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Braverman, Sex, Menopause, Sex Life, Aging, Better Sex Life, Living News
Dr. Eric Braverman

The most important organ for having great sex is the brain: if you can't relax and turn off your brain, how will you be able to turn yourself on?

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Bioidentical Hormones - Marketing Hype or Medical Breakthrough?

Rebecca Booth, MD | Posted 06.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Hot Flashes, Hrt, Aging, Women Aging, Women's Health, Bioidentical Hormones, Menopause, Living News
Rebecca Booth, MD

HRT is all over the headlines; "bioidentical" is the latest buzzword used by public figures-many of whom have no medical training. I'll give you the facts.

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What Happened to My Waistline?

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 06.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Menopause and Dieting, Aging, Metabolism, Diet, Women's Health, Nora Ephron, Menopause, Living News
Dr. Jon LaPook

As menopause approaches, hormonal changes alter a woman's appearance. I talked with two gynecologists who explained increased belly fat and give advice on how to recover a trim waistline.

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How To Be A Menopause Goddess

Karen Leland | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Hot-Flashes, Women, Body Image, Women and Body Image, Botox, Menopause, Women's Health, Menopause Goddess, Living News
Karen Leland

In a recent dance class I attended, the teacher (a 30-something) instructed everyone to put their hands at the level of their chest. She demonstrated ...

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Too Young for This: Menopause at 32

Alice Crisci | Posted 02.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Tamoxifen, Reproduction, Young Woman, Redondo Beach, Infertility, Breast Cancer, Health, Menopause, Fertility, Malibu, Ex Boyfriend, Lupron, Living News
Alice Crisci

I've been receiving Lupron injections since before chemo, throwing my body into "menopause" as opposed to real menopause. No more periods. No more PMS. No more cancer. Maybe, no more eggs.

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Middle-Aged Women: Pissed Off or Pleasure Machines?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 12.13.2008 | Living

Read More: Women, Forget Perfect, Women's Health, Sex, Menopause, Lisa Earle McLeod, Pleasure, Northup, Finding Grace, Hormones, Living News
Lisa Earle McLeod

Is she crazy, is she hormonal or is she finally shouting the truth? We're all familiar with the stereotype of the angry woman. A shrieking shrew who...

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How to Get Thin in One Simple Step!

Lauren Cahn | Posted 12.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Weight Loss, Diet, Pregnancy Weight Gain, Breast Cancer Weight Gain, Weight Loss Advice, Diets, Living News, Diet Tips, Thin, Health, How to Eat Less, Menopause, Chemo Weight Gain, Metabolism, Self Esteem, Body Image, Benefits of Yoga, Living News
Lauren Cahn

Ultimately, the yoga helped me to become "mindful" enough to accept that I wasn't really happy with my weight gain and that I could lose the weight if I really wanted to do so.

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A Perimenopausal Woman Does Denver

Lesley Jane Seymour | Posted 09.26.2008 | Style

Read More: Democratic Convention, More Magazine, Pepsi Center, Dnc, Lesley Jane Seymour, Michelle Obama, Huffington Post Oasis, Menopause, Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Carolyn Maloney, Style News
Lesley Jane Seymour

I just wanted to pack it in, go home and curl up in bed. I've managed my way around the slums of Africa and the tsunami-ravaged beaches of Thailand but Denver had me licked.

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A Joke About Menopause at a Barack Fundraiser? That'll Go Over Big With The Hillraisers

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Misogony, Hillary Clinton, Hillraisers, Bernie Mac, Pandora's Box, Menopause, Politics News
Carol Felsenthal

Bernie Mac called Obama "a man's man." When women hear that phrase they usually don't jump up and down with joy and approval. Obama seemed to rebuke the comedian, but not really.

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