Claims are that anywhere between 75-80% of women experience hot flashes with research indicating that overweight women experience more intense and more frequent hot flashes than their thinner counterparts. In a recent study on incontinence and obesity, researchers noticed that losing weight could help lessen the frequency and  intensity of hot flashes.  And of course the headlines followed with "lose weight" messages to... »

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... »

Ever heard about pajamas to deal with hot flashes?  They always looked like something your grandmother should wear to me. Sensible nighties in “tasteful” pastels with a frill at the bottom and bit of lace trim for that feminine touch.   You know the spiel.  They use “wicking”.  It is material that absorbs sweat so you can stay cool and dry. ... »

A study on whales has scientists trying to validate the grandmother theory as an explanation as to why menopause exists.   Not heard of it?  Goes like this. Women stop having babies so they can help look after their grandchildren. How about we stop having babies so we can stop looking after other people and look after ourselves for a... »

Australian researchers were the first to create a test to predict menopause but now Iranian researchers claim they have a more accurate version.  Based on measuring the level of anti-Mullerian hormone which controls the development of eggs, they say they can predict menopause within months of accuracy using a mathematical formula.  Most reaction has been skepticism on two fronts: 1. that it is... »

PsychCentral reports on new research from the University of Pittsburgh that indicates that higher levels of testosterone is associated with increased levels of depression in menopausal women. "During menopause women are three times more likely than the general population to be diagnosed, and even more so if they have a history of depression.  Women during menopause are more likely to commit... »

WebMD reports on a study announced at the Endocrine Society meeting this month. It looked at a group of 114 postmenopausal women who had hot flashes and night sweats. Half were put on micronized oral progesterone while the other had a placebo. The women taking Prometrium had a 56% decrease in their score, and the women taking the placebo had a... »

Reuters reports on an observational study of 2000 post-menopausal women aged 44-80 that showed 24% of them had gone through "early" menopause.  While none of the 2000 has serious heart events prior to the age of 55, after that age,  the early group were twice as likely... »