What we believe about sexuality at menopause has a lot to do with our sexual expectations and experience.  While it is a common misconception that sexual desire and activity inevitably decrease at men...

Believe it or not, there are women who go through perimenopause and menopause without needing any support. One day their periods just stop. They do not experience the very common symptoms of sleep pro...

There is a common stereotype of women becoming “crazy” at menopause. It’s our culture’s well-entrenched way of writing off women who, at menopause, often go through the process of reclaiming their liv...

Hot flashes are the most common menopausal symptom. Anywhere from 50 to 85 percent of women experience hot flashes and night sweats at some point during perimenopause. For some women hot flashes lead ...

Around age 40, women’s bodies begin perimenopause, the transition leading to menopause (the point in time when you stop menstruating permanently).

The hallmark of perimenopause is a change in the lev...