Health
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As a woman of color, your experience of menopause may be different
Evidence has emerged that women of color are more likely to experience more adverse health effects during menopause, and this disparity compared with white women’s experiences is likely due to structural racism in the US. Women of color experience earlier and more extreme menopausal symptoms Until recently, most discussion of perimenopause and menopause has focussed […]
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How To Naturally Increase Estrogen
Estrogen is a vital hormone essential for many key functions in females. We already know that estrogen helps regulate the menstrual cycle, reproductive tract, and urinary tract, and maintains cardiovascular functions, bone health, skin, hair, pelvic muscles, and the brain, but do you know that estrogen is also responsible for keeping serotonin and endorphin, also known as […]
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Natural Alternatives To HRT
Menopause marks the end of a woman’s fertility which means no more periods and grisly cramps, but this also means less production of a vital hormone i.e. estrogen. Reduced estrogen levels take a toll on a woman’s body. The symptoms caused by this can be anywhere from mild to gruesome. So, this is where HRT […]
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Should you consider topical vaginal oestrogen supplements?
Women in midlife – even those not suffering from hot flashes, mood swings and other well-known symptoms of menopause – may benefit from vaginal oestrogen supplementation. This is because another common, although sometimes less-discussed, symptom of perimenopause and menopause is vaginal atrophy. ‘Atrophy’ refers to the wasting away or diminishing of tissues, and Bleibel (2022) quote that up to 57 per […]
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Can You Delay Menopause?
In 2019 news came out that there was a new procedure being developed that would delay menopause for up to 20 years. The procedure is headed by Doctor Simon Fishel, founder of the Care Fertility Group and CEO of ProFam, who is renowned for his contribution in reproductive medicine. The procedure, costing between 7,000 and […]
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International Women’s Day: Prioritizing Your Preventative Health
It’s finally a marvelous and magnificent March, the International Women’s Day (IWD) month! As part of a special initiative for the gorgeous readers of TheMidLife, we will be covering a critical aspect of women’s lives every day till D-Day. United Nations has declared the theme of International Women’s Day 2023 to be “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender […]
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Wellness Products to Battle UTIs and Vaginal Dryness
Vaginal dryness is a common symptom of menopause but it’s important not to treat it as normal. It affects 1 in 3 women who are going through menopause. Estrogen is a hormone that supports vaginal tissue health by preserving regular acidity, suppleness, and lubrication. So when the estrogen levels fall, it leads to vaginal dryness. […]
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Low-Intensity Workouts like Pilates, Barre and Yoga for Midlife
As women age, it’s natural for our bodies to experience changes, especially when it comes to muscle and bone density. This means that high intensity workouts like boxing and crossfit may not be great on the body every day. The good news is that low intensity workouts like barre, pilates and yoga, can help women […]
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Yoga Poses for the Pelvic Floor
For women approaching middle age, urinary incontinence and vaginal weakness due to a compromised pelvic floor can be a common problem, particularly after childbirth. The drop in hormones around perimenopause can worsen these conditions. A 2019 study by Kolodynska found that urinary incontinence affects 50 percent of post-menopausal women and twice as many women as men. A study by […]
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When Should You Start HRT?
I was nervous about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), but at 44 years old, I thought I was years away from needing to worry about it. I didn’t know what an impact hormonal changes would make on my life, far earlier than I expected. It’s been obvious I’m in perimenopause for several months now. Compared to […]
