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Menopause and Your Risk for Other Health Concerns
Menopause is the point in your life when you permanently stop having menstrual periods. After 1 year of having no periods, you've reached menopause. In most cases, menopause happens around age 50. But everyone's body has its own time line. You may stop having periods in your mid-40s. Or you might have them well into...

Hot Flashes and Menopause
A hot flash is a sudden sensation of intense body heat, often with profuse sweating and reddening of the head, neck, and chest. These symptoms can occur with mild to severe heart palpitations, anxiety, irritability and, rarely, panic. Hot flashes are the most common symptom of a woman's changing estrogen levels around...

Menopause and Perimenopause
Discusses what happens in the body during menopause and perimenopause. Describes physical and emotional symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings. Discusses treatment with lifestyle changes like diet and exercise. Also covers hormone therapy.

Menopause: Should I Use Hormone Therapy (HT)?
Guides you through the decision to use hormone therapy (HT) for menopause symptoms. Explains what menopause is and what to expect. Lists risks and benefits of HT and other treatments to try. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.

Emotions and Menopause
The transition to postmenopause is a normal part of the aging process. It is also a time of physical changes. You can expect some emotional responses to these changes, both positive and negative. Menopause does not create serious emotional issues for most women. Many women celebrate a sense of freedom from birth control...

Soy for Menopause Symptoms
Soy is high in isoflavones. Isoflavones are a type of phytoestrogen. Phytoestrogens are chemicals found in plants that work like estrogens. Soy products may improve menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes. This is based on mixed evidence. So far, studies have used many different soy sources and different measures of...

Black Cohosh for Menopause Symptoms
Black cohosh, also known as black snakeroot or bugbane, is a medicinal root. It is used to treat women's hormone-related symptoms, including premenstrual syndrome (PMS), menstrual cramps, and menopausal symptoms. Studies on black cohosh have had mixed results. Some studies have shown that black cohosh can relieve...

Menopause: Managing Hot Flashes
Discusses options for managing hot flashes during menopause. Explains what hot flashes are. Discusses lifestyle choices that may help hot flashes. Looks at prescription medicines.

Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
What is primary ovarian insufficiency? Primary ovarian insufficiency (sometimes called premature ovarian failure) occurs when your ovaries-which store and release eggs-stop working before age 40. You may have no or few eggs. Depending on the cause, primary ovarian insufficiency may develop as early as the teen years, or...

Estradiol Vaginal Insert (ESTRADIOL INSERT - VAGINAL)
For menopausal symptoms. Brand Name(s): Imvexxy. Generic Name: Estradiol.

Prasterone Vaginal Insert (PRASTERONE INSERT - VAGINAL)
This medicine is for use in the vagina. DO NOT take this medicine by mouth. This medicine needs to be placed into the vagina. Please ask your doctor or pharmacist to show you how to use this medicine correctly. Use the applicator to insert the medicine high into the vagina. Use the medicine at about the same time each...

Ospemifene Oral Tablet (OSPEMIFENE - ORAL)
Take the medicine with food. This medicine will work best if you take it at about the same time every day. Store at room temperature away from heat, light, and moisture. Do not keep in the bathroom. If you forget to take a dose on time, take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for the next dose, do not take...

Paroxetine Oral Capsule (PAROXETINE 7.5 MG - ORAL)
For menopausal symptoms. Brand Name(s): Brisdelle. Generic Name: Paroxetine Mesylate.

Fezolinetant Oral Tablet (FEZOLINETANT - ORAL)
For menopausal symptoms. Brand Name(s): Veozah. Generic Name: Fezolinetant.

Women's Health
Provides links to info on common concerns of women's health. Includes info on birth control, hormone therapy for menopause symptoms, abnormal pap tests, and fertility problems. Also looks at pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period.

Ovarian Cancer: Should I Have My Ovaries Removed to Prevent Ovarian Cancer?
Guides you through decision to have your ovaries removed (oophorectomy) to prevent ovarian cancer. Discusses risk of getting ovarian cancer. Covers benefits and risks of surgery. Covers early menopause. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.

Vaginal Dryness
You may have vaginal dryness around the time of menopause. Or if your ovaries were removed during a hysterectomy (oophorectomy), you may have vaginal dryness from low estrogen levels. If sex is painful because of vaginal dryness, there are steps you can take to make it more comfortable. Use a vaginal lubricant. Try...

Black Cohosh (PDQ®): Integrative, alternative, and complementary therapies - Patient Information [NCI]
Black cohosh is a plant in the buttercup family that grows in eastern and midwestern North America (see Question 1). Black cohosh was first used by American Indian or Alaska Native people. It is now often used in Europe (see Question 1). Black cohosh is given by mouth as a powder, liquid, or dried extract in pill form...

Hot Flashes and Night Sweats (PDQ®): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI]
Hot flashes and night sweats are common in cancer patients and survivors. A hot flash is a sudden warm feeling over your face, neck, and chest that may cause you to sweat and your face to turn red. Sweating is your body's way of lowering body temperature by causing heat loss through your skin. Hot flashes combined...

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Should I Have a Hysterectomy?
Guides through decision to treat abnormal uterine bleeding. Explains symptoms that doctor would look for before recommending treatment. Covers benefits and risks. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.

Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
Dilation and curettage is a type of procedure. It is often called a D&C. It removes tissue from inside your uterus. The doctor may do this to find out if the tissue is not normal. Or it might be done to stop severe bleeding. During a D&C, the cervix is opened gently so that tissue can be removed, usually with a scraping...