The Menopause Blogs

  • Menopause News: TV personality and game show host Kelly Ripa has hot flash during prime time!

    The talented Kelly Ripa, Host of Generation Gap, takes off her jacket during the show declaring a hot flash AND they leave it unedited! LOVE IT!!!!!!! Why is this a headline? Because we are starting to see women in positions of influence having hot flashes in public.

  • Menopause at Work

    Last night I watched Password on TV. Yvette Nicole Brown was a contestant and she appeared to have a hot flash during the taping. Suddenly she bent down and a hand fan appeared. She then asked a general question “Is it hot in here?” Imagine having a job in a place where multiple people work,…

  • Menopause – Will Doctors Ever LISTEN to Us?

    According to the “Internet,” we suffer two types of itching. I think there are three. Mine will be last. From Medical News Today Skin itching Because the skin becomes drier and less elastic during menopause, people may be more sensitive to products such as soaps and detergents, which can irritate the skin and cause inflammation…

  • Menopause – Dry skin, itching, and scratching. Why does it feel bugs are crawling on me? I’m not on acid?

    According to the “Internet,” we suffer two types of itching. I think there are three. Mine will be last. From Medical News Today Skin itching Because the skin becomes drier and less elastic during menopause, people may be more sensitive to products such as soaps and detergents, which can irritate the skin and cause inflammation…

  • Not Tonight Dear, I Have Menopause (or Jump On Board Baby!)

    Do you still love sex, think about sex, have fantasies? Can’t get your brain on board with your body? Eddie Murphy had a comedy bit you should find on YouTube about the female and orgasms called Cuming Hard. Funny as anything. He talks about how men simply need friction, but women need atmosphere. We also…

  • Menopause and Vaginal Dryness? Go Ahead and Masturbate

    You would think that with everything thrown at us during this time in our lives, menopause would be just a touch easier, right? Vaginal Dryness. Not a problem I have ever experienced, and I send my condolences to those of you that have this problem. It blows. BUT I have researched it a ton, well,…

  • Menopause and Hair Loss – I’m Losing My Mind, Don’t Take My Hair!

    It has taken me 20 years to get my hair to grow past my boobs, and I could not imagine losing it now. From Healthline.com: “Most women will experience overall hair thinning rather than noticeable bald spots. The thinning can occur on the front, sides, or top of the head. Hair may also fall out…

  • My Menopause Needs a Nap – Sleep and Your Hot Flashes

    People call hot flashes a medical condition. It is my personal belief that is untrue. An actual medical condition can be cured or controlled with proper treatments. This is a time in our lives. A transition. A phase. Not a medical condition.

  • Menopause and The Harrowing Hot Flash. Can’t We File a Restraining Order?

    The most common sign of menopause? The Hot Flash. Now listen, whether it is called a hot flash, hot flush, night sweats, cold sweats, or chills, they are ALL THE SAME THING.

  • Men and Menopause in the 21st Century

    A man called me last night to ask me about menopause and his girlfriend. We’ll call him Tom. Who is more uncomfortable talking about it, Men or Women? I am speaking now, today. These days we talk about our periods, tampons, pooping, etc., on TV. Men have erectile dysfunction commercials on every type of media…