Menopause
The menopause is sometimes known as the 'change of life', and is marked by the ending of menstruation. It occurs at an average age of about 50, but the usual range is from 47 to 52. However, occurrences outside this range are quite ... [... more]
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Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a condition where the bones - particularly those of the spine, wrist and the hips - become thin and weak and break easily. Often there are no symptoms. Osteoporosis mainly affects women after the age of the menopause, although men ... [... more]
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Sex after the menopause
The menopause is the time when a woman's periods stop. In the UK, this usually happens between the ages of 47 and 53. In 2004, two Scottish scientists developed an ovary-ultrasound test which predicts when you will reach your 'change.of life'. ... [... more]
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Male menopause, androgen deficiency and PADAM
Both men and women undoubtedly experience symptoms related to reduced production of sex hormones (sex steroids) as they get older. These changes are inevitable, but affect individuals differently. Dr John Dean, Specialist in Sexual Medicine, ... [... more]
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Vaginal discharge
Vaginal discharge is the result of secretions produced from small glands in the lining of the vagina and the cervix. All women have a little discharge starting a year or two before puberty and ending after the menopause. How much discharge a ... [... more]
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Protelos (strontium ranelate)
Protelos granules contain the active ingredient strontium ranelate, which is a medicine that strengthens bone. Strontium ranelate is used to treat osteoporosis in women who have passed the menopause. It works by binding very tightly to the bone ... [... more]
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Testosterone implant
Testosterone implants contain the active ingredient testosterone, which is the same as the naturally occurring male hormone testosterone. Testosterone implants are also sometimes given to women who are going through the menopause and are taking ... [... more]
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Irregular or infrequent periods (oligomenorrhoea)
Periods are often light or widely spaced both when a young woman starts having periods and when a woman is nearing the menopause. This is normal because the woman is not producing an egg every month. Many women experience widely spaced periods ... [... more]
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Is HRT safe?
Since its emergence in the 1970s as a mainstream treatment for the menopause, controversy has always surrounded hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The publication of results from the Million Women Study (MWS) has put another cat among the pigeons ... [... more]
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Periods, absent
Amenorrhoea is the absence of periods (menstruation). Usually, but not always, it also means no eggs are produced (anovulation). In many cases, as in girls before puberty, or during pregnancy, breastfeeding or the menopause, this is normal and is ... [... more]
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Hormone replacement therapy
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the artificial replacement of the female hormone oestrogen in women who are going through the menopause. During the years between puberty and the menopause, women's ovaries make a hormone called oestrogen. ... [... more]
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Is it possible to reduce symptoms?
The menopause is the time of a woman's last period and is sometimes called the 'change of life'. It usually occurs between 45 and 55 years of age. When it happens before the age of 40 it is called premature menopause. At the menopause the ovaries ... [... more]
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