Menopause

Follow the links below to find information about the health issues for women approaching menopause, in the process of going through menopause, or having already been through menopause, and the issue of male menopause.

Reviewed February 2011

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Title:   Information on managing menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Information on signs and symptoms, managing menopause, early menopause, and surgical menopause.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Menopause: consequences of oestrogen deficiency after menopause on bone health
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Menopause results in oestrogen deficiency. It is also known that oestrogen levels begin to fall in the years preceding menopause, even when a woman continues to menstruate normally. It is this oestrogen deficiency around the time of menopause that contributes significantly to bone loss in women.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Testosterone therapy for women
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Women normally have circulating in their blood 3 major sex hormones: oestrogen, testosterone and progesterone. Each of these is produced by the ovaries. Oestrogen is also made throughout the body but particularly in body fat. Testosterone can also be made in other parts of the body from hormones (DHEA and DHEAS) that are produced by the adrenal glands.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Menopause - quiz
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Do you know when menopause starts? Can you get pregnant during menopause? Does everyone gain weight when they go through menopause? Test your knowledge with the menopause quiz.
Date:   May 2011
Title:   About menopause
Publisher:   Women's Health Queensland Wide Inc
Description:   The experience of menopause varies widely from woman to woman and from culture to culture. For some women, menopause is associated with a wide range of physical and emotional responses.
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Menopause and sexual issues
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Menopause occurs when a woman stops ovulating and her monthly period (menstruation) ceases. A woman's sex drive or libido can be affected by the menopause. Contraception, physical changes such as a dry painful vagina, body image, hormone changes, relationships and social issues may also affect sexuality and libido.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Hirsutism - excess hair
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Hirsutism is an excess of hair on the face and/or body, due to high levels of androgens stimulating the hair follicles. Some women may develop hirsutism during or after menopause, particularly in the facial area.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Period questions and answers
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   This section provides answers to questions about periods.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   Testosterone
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Testosterone and other related hormones in the body (also known as androgens) play important physiological roles in women. It is generally known that androgens are important for muscle and bone strength and for growth of normal body hair. But androgens may also have important positive effects on mood, well being, energy and 'vitality' in women.
Date:   Feb 2011
Title:   About Menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Menopause is the last menstrual (monthly) period and is a natural part of every woman's life. It means the end of a woman's reproductive years, just as the first menstrual period, means the start. Most women reach menopause between the ages of 45 and 55.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Menopause: questions to ask your doctor - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   If you are approaching or going through menopause, you may want to ask your doctor some of these questions.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Menopause
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Menopause is the term used when women permanently stop having menstrual periods. It can be diagnosed after one year with no periods following the final menstrual period. Menopause may occur naturally, or may be induced.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Menopause is the last menstrual (monthly) period and is a natural part of every woman's life. It means the end of a woman's reproductive years, just as the first menstrual period, means the start. Most women reach menopause between the ages of 45 and 55.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Deciding about hormonal therapies
Publisher:   Cancer Australia
Description:   When deciding about hormonal therapies it's important to consider the likely benefits and possible side effects of the different treatments.
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Nutrition - women's extra needs
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Women need greater amounts of certain nutrients than men, particularly iron and calcium. Menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and menopause are times of increased nutritional demand. Deficiencies can occur if the diet is inadequate over a long period of time.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Signs and symptoms
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Menopause is the last menstrual (monthly) period in a woman's life. It is a natural occurrence which marks the end of the reproductive years, just as the first menstrual period, during puberty, marked the start.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Food and your life stages
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Our nutritional requirements change as we move through different life stages. Adolescence, pregnancy, lactation, menopause and ageing all place extra demands on the body. These demands need to be met by our daily diet to maintain the best of health.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Cholesterol
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Cholesterol is a fatty substance produced naturally by the body and is found in our blood. It is essential for the function of every cell in the human body but is a problem when there's too much of it in the blood.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Menopause - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Menopause means the end of a woman's periods. Most women experience menopause symptoms and changes to their body at this time. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the most widely used treatment for menopausal symptoms.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   About menopause
Publisher:   The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health
Description:   Menopause, known also as the 'change of life', is literally the very last menstrual period in a woman's life. It is said to occur when a woman has not menstruated naturally for 12 consecutive months.
Date:   Jul 2009

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