Hot flashes, anxiety, sweating, dizziness, and nausea are just a few of the symptoms that a woman in early menopause may have to battle during her day. When nighttime rolls around, it may seem ...

Insomnia: When Menopause Keeps You Up At Night

As many as 50 to 85 percent of women will experience hot flashes in the time leading up to and during menopause, according to Christine Northrup, M.D., women's health expert. Depending on ...

How Hot Flashes Can Impact Your Overall Health

Dear Husband, Things have been a little strange lately, I know. You’re probably wondering who I am and what I’ve done with that happy, upbeat woman you married. She’s still ...

A Letter To My Husband About Hot Flashes

Hot flashes. Two words on the minds of many women over the age of 30. If you aren’t dealing with them, you’re wondering when you’ll have to deal with them. They can begin slowly, ...

The Benefits of Early Treatment for Menopause and Hot Flashes

Menopause and the worries that go along with it can lead to difficulties in a relationship, even if you've been with your partner for many years. This may not concern you at first, thinking ...

5 Ways to Support Your Relationship When You’re In Menopause

Menopause is a phase of life that normally begins in midlife. Starting as early as her 40s, a woman can experience new and confusing changes with her body. While these symptoms are natural, and ...

Infographic: What Happens to a Woman's Body When She Experiences Menopause?

A hot flash is a sudden feeling of warmth that spreads through your body, concentrated in the face and neck area. It’s most often accompanied by flushing and sweating and generally lasts ...

How (and Why) to Check the Severity of Your Hot Flashes

Going through early menopause is difficult. One of the most complicated areas is parenting through your bad days. I have two boys at home. One is 18, and the other is six. It’s a big gap in ...

What I Want My Children to Know About My Menopause Experience

An estimated 35 to 50 percent of perimenopausal women suffer sudden waves of body heat with sweating and flushing that last between 5 and 10 minutes. When these happen at night, during sleep, ...

8 Tips to Sleep Better When Dealing With Night Sweats

Hot flashes are experienced by up to 80 percent of women going through natural menopause and over 90 percent after a hysterectomy. The two years before and the two years after the last menstrual ...

8 Top Hot Flash Questions Answered

You’ve noticed a few odd symptoms lately and you feel like your mood is swinging back and forth. Is it menopause or just a fluke? Sounds like it’s time to make an appointment with your doctor. But ...

Menopause Checklist: Preparing for Your Appointment

Hormones play a role in almost every function of our bodies. Think of them as biological messengers, telling tissues what they should do and when. Estrogen is one hormone that almost all women ...

Menopause and Hormones: What Role Does Estrogen Play?

I can clearly remember the first time I experienced a hot flash. You see, I was typically the one person in the crowd wearing a jacket while everyone else talked about what a lovely day it was. I ...

Was That a Hot Flash? It May Be Time To See Your Doctor

Menopause is difficult enough without guessing what is coming next. Your body is going haywire, your mind is leaping in six directions, and every woman's experience can have unique twists and ...

Menopause Facts & Fiction: Do You Know the Difference?