Top 10 Steps to a Healthy Menopause

It could be just around the corner or already here, but here are some tips on the Top 10 Steps to a Healthy Menopause excerpted from MenopauseRx.com.

#10: This is not your grandmother’s menopause

#9: Know what’s happening physically

#8: Menopause can affect sexual function

#7: Talk with your clinician about menopause

#6: Focus on what’s important to you

#5: Menopause treatments are safe and effective

#4: Don’t accept a “one size fits all” treatment plan

#3: Know how hormone therapy works

#2: What to expect from your hormone therapy

#1: Stay fit and healthy

To read more on each tip visit their website and the post on Top Ten Steps to a Healthy Menopause: http://www.menopauserx.com/topten.htm

Hormone Therapy – Fact vs Fiction

The North American Menopause Society has launched a new newsletter for menopause called Menopause Flashes that can serve as a resource for answering questions and finding resources on menopause. There are so many questions regarding hormone therapy; what is fact and what is fiction? You may have read about hormone therapy in advertisements, online or talked to friends about it. But what is really true and what is not?

There is a great link on this month’s Menopause Flashes that answers questions on hormone therapy by listing the facts and fiction about the topic. To find out what is fact vs fiction go to: http://www.menopause.org/MF200912two.aspx. It might answer some questions for you that you have been wondering about.

For more information on NAMS (North American Menopause Society) visit their website at www.menopause.org.