It was only a matter of time I guess before someone decided to see if the symptoms women experience as they transition thru menopause effects their work performance. As if women are not already discriminated enough in the workplace ... Do we really need studies like this Dutch one looking at "the impact of menopausal symptoms on work ability" that claims "Menopausal symptoms are negatively associated with work ability and may increase the risk of sickness absence"? I mean what were they thinking? That this is going to help women in the 40-60 age bracket obtain employment more easily? Or did they think this would... »
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The impact of stupid studies on employablity
It was only a matter of time I guess before someone decided to see if the symptoms women experience as they transition thru menopause effects their work performance. As if women are not already discriminated enough in the workplace ... Do we really need studies like this Dutch one looking at "the impact of menopausal symptoms on work ability" that claims "Menopausal symptoms... »
Still got your period? Maybe it is because you are lazy!
Japansese research inidicates the more your exercise the earlier you reach menopause. Apparently physical activity lowers estrogen levels, and that may be why it's linked to early onset of menopause. We all know that excess exercise can stop a women's periods. Maybe this is nature telling us we are not supposed to have bodies like... »
Tick Tock Doc …
Can we really turn back the biological clock? And do we really want to do so? Or is being able to delay menopause just going to add more complexity to the decision about if and when to have a child? Just as the availability of the pill and abortion did. Talk about blessings and the curse! Do women really want to... »
The marketing of menopause
Menopause is big business. In the USA, the market is huge and growing every day. There are books coming out all the time with doctors "explaining" it to women like it is something they invented and we know nothing about - to the extent they tell us what to call it. Our mothers called it "change of life" which is pretty much what... »
Still waiting for menopause
Here I am 52 and I am still waiting for the menopause fairy. Honestly just when is she going to turn up? I know she is here somewhere but I can't see her. I want to blame her for being irritable but I think it is just life and not menopause at all. Just as we have discovered with heart problems! You... »
Waiting for Menopause
I think I have been waiting since just before I turned 49 for menopause to arrive. And now I am over 51 and no sign yet. I tell you waiting for menopause is completely boring. And I know I should not just be waiting, I should be "preparing". Exercising, eating right, taking that Vitamin D. But hell, they expect you to do that every damn day... »
Judith Easton … who is she?
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... »
Grandmothers … having a whale of a time
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... »
Menopause. Why wait?
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... »
Menopause and the City
Much has been made of the Sex and The City 2 and Samantha being peri-menopausal. "Women our age shouldn't joke about vitamins," Samantha says. "Women who are not our age shouldn't say 'women our age,'" quips Carrie. "Well, one day very soon you will thank me," notes Samantha. "I am leading the way through the menopause maze with my vitamins, my melatonin sleep patches,... »