The Menopause Blogs

  • Menopause, irregular periods and what you can do.

    Probably the first sign of menopause is changes in your period as it comes and goes when it wants. If you had a hysterectomy, your signs might be different. I had a total hysterectomy. My cervix and uterus were removed. The ovaries stayed.

  • Food – Then and Now. Eating for Menopause

    Back in the ’70s, my mother grew or raised most of our food. There were no pesticides. My sister and I were paid a nickel or so for each worm we’d pick off the tomato plants. Where we grew up, you could walk or ride your horse around and pick fruits off low-hanging trees. I’ve…

  • The Dismissiveness of Doctors – Why Women in Menopause Feel So Alone

    Male doctors just don’t fucking get it, some women too, but mostly men.

  • Voodoo Pains – A Definition for Some of the Mysterious Symptoms of Menopause

    When you were a child, did you ever make a voodoo doll? If you are not sure of what this is, here is an explanation: a doll made to resemble a person in order to cast spells on them or to harm them by harming the doll. So, if you stick a pin in the…

  • Menopause and Vaginal Dryness – LET’S TALK LUBE!!!

    A dry vagina can be painful, with or without sex. It can itch, burn and just be flat out irritating. Then try bopping in the sheets. It reminds me of the very first time with that horribly inexperienced partner trying to get it in. Oh, dear lord, the memories!!! Yea OK, that didn’t happen to…

  • Anxiety as a Menopause Symptom – Let’s get to the bottom of it.

    Here is the Psychiatry Version of Anxiety: “A nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks.” I was diagnosed at age 13 with “anxiety”, by male doctors in the early 80’s. I am now 54 and have dealt with “anxiety” for more than 30 years.

  • Menopause – What to Look for in Your Supplements

    What to Look for in Your Supplements. When I first saw the doctors for my menopause, they told me that I could not have HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy). That was fine with me, I didn’t ask for it. I’m a naturalist at heart. My biggest goal was to make sure no product I tried had…

  • Menopause Stigmas

    Menopause as a medical “condition”. SERIOUSLY? A medical condition is something that can absolutely be treated by a physician and controlled. Is our period a “Medical Condition”? No, it is not. Periods and menopause are physical phenomenon’s that we have zero control over. A life transition for which there is little knowledge.

  • The Symptoms of Menopause

    Menopause symptoms are the worst, and no symptom matters unless it is happening to you. Hot flashes (why are there so many words for this? Hot flushes, night sweats… It is Hot Flashes), low libido or sex drive, dry vagina, bloating, dry skin.

  • The History of Menopause

    Menopause can be traced all the way back to the ancient Greeks. The roots of the word can be found in Greek as well—”men,” meaning month, which is related to the word moon, and “pauein” meaning to cease or stop. In other words, the time when a woman’s monthly (lunar) cycle ends.