A new study published in the September/October issue of Menopause, indicates that menopausal transition has relatively little effect on quality of life. Nancy E. Avis, Ph.D., from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., and colleagues examined health-related quality of life (HRQL) at menopausal transition in 3,302 premenopausal or perimenopausal women who were 42 to 52 years of age. Over seven years,... »
Academic? Scientist? Close. She is the lead author on a research paper which basically claims that as women age they get more and more desperate to have a baby until they hit menopause of course when they have to give up. Interpreting the survey questions, their desperation is evidenced by increasing sexual fantasies and willingness to engage in sex with virtual strangers they have no intention of committing to. Not to mention their sexual creativity in the bedroom with their chosen mate (or should we say mates) fueled by their interest in "erotic" literature. Because, as any woman in an IVF program will tell you, this is really how you increase your... »