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International Menopause Month
2002 |
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| Help
for the hormonally impaired! |
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| Find a newsgroup
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| Alt.support.menopause |
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Find a discussion forum
on the
menopause
(in association with Dee Adams and The Minnie Pauz Club). |
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| Find a book |
Miriam Stoppard
The Menopause
The classic introduction |
Maryon Stewart
Cruising Through the Menopause written by the founder of the
Women's Nutritional Advice Centre |
Phil Rich, Fran Mervyn
The Healing Journey through Menopause |
Susun Week
The Wise Woman Way
Alternative Approaches for Women 30-90 |
Germaine Greer
The Change :
Women, Ageing and the Menopause |
| Of course, the joke about this
book, written in 1993, is that I bought it assuming that the next stage in my
life would be the menopause; one month later, it turned out to be motherhood
instead!! (Ed.) |
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Welcome to the
Mumopause
for older mums greeting the menopause
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If, like me, you had your kids later in life,
you will probably be facing
the challenge of the menopause
as well as adapting to motherhood.
Check it out with this self-test
then sign up for the newsletter written especially for older Mums.
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Early and Middle Perimenopause followed by late perimenopause and then the
menopause proper...how many stages are now recognised - but not, probably, by
your own doctor!
Women start to get the symptoms of the menopause during middle
perimenopause--roughly mid-30s to age 50--and frequently seek health care
advice for erratic menstrual periods, sleep disturbances, hot flashes, mood
swings, night sweats, mental confusion, muscle or joint pains, urinary
incontinence and vaginal dryness.
Why do we need to see a doctor? Not because we have a disease to be made
better, but to make our lives more comfortable, and to give us more control
over what is happening to us externally, through symptom management.
Don't suffer in silence!
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 Here you'll find a range of products carefully
selected by the Women's Nutritional Advisory Service.
The WNAS was originally formed in 1984 as the PMT Advisory Service. It has
evolved to provide advice on the menopause, irritable bowel syndrome and other
women's health issues as well as individual consultations at clinics in London
and Sussex.
WNAS believes that the key to optimum health lies in a healthy lifestyle and a
balanced diet which ensures an adequate intake of essential nutrients.
And NOW you can join the WNAS Club!
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ASK
MUM! |
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Dr
Sarah Brewer, author of I Want To Have A Baby, says menopausal patterns can run
in families, particularly premature menopause. "Premature menopause may be
due to inheriting fewer egg follicles than normal, eggs with a shorter
life-span or to an overactive immune system that interferes with the way the
ovaries work."
Smoking, excess alcohol and high levels of stress are also contributory
factors. Most women reach menopause between the ages of 45 and 55. There is no
guarantee you will start to go through it at the same age as your mother, but
symptoms tend to be inherited.
If she sailed through her menopause, there’s every chance you will. But if
she suffered insomnia, mood swings and hot flushes, you may need to brace
yourself too.
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There is an article here about choices
in handling the symptoms of the menopause :
Ease into Menopause Naturally
and there's more information to be found
on the
Third Age website.
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Hot herbs
What's hot and what's not
Common herbs and and the importance of isoflavones as symptom-relievers for
menopausal women.
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Meet Dr
Carolle |
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