Blood pressure normally shoots up during winters because the blood vessel walls get hardened and blood flow becomes slow, raising the pressure of blood in the vessels wall. It is very common in elderly females after menopause (cessation of menstruation) due to hormonal changes taking place in them after stoppage of menstruation around 40 years of age. Before 40, males are more prone to hypertension due to emotional factors. Some people start taking precautions when they are diagnosed as mildly hypertensive. Those who do not care suffer from severe hypertension. Read more »

Menopause is what women experience when they reach a certain age where their bodies stop producing hormones. It is a point where women will no longer be able to reproduce and it is also a point where their lives will change. Read more »

There are currently numerous debates in the medical community on whether menopause really exists in men. Read more »

Menopause is simply the name given to the last menstrual period. Menopause is characterized by the loss of estrogen production by the ovaries. Menopausal and postmenopausal women are especially prone to osteoporosis, about half of them will develop this disease. The menstrual blood is partly blood and partly tissue from inside the uterus, or womb. It passes out of the body through the vagina. Premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, is a group of symptoms that start before the period. Approximately 1 percent of women experience menopause before age 40. Osteoporosis is a silent disease. Osteoporosis leads to literally abnormally porous bone that is more compressible like a sponge, than dense like a brick. Read more »

In one aspect, the present invention is directed to methods for treating fatigue, neurobehavioral slowing and other cognitive disorders and defects due to cancers and treatments associated with cancers, and similar conditions. In a further aspect, the present invention is directed to methods for treating disorders related to menopause, including executive function defects. The methods involve the administration of a composition comprising D-threo methylphenidate that is substantially free of L-threo methylphenidate and of erythreo forms of methylphenidate. Read more »

There are many signs and symptoms of menopause and one of the main concerns that women have when they are going through menopause is spotting during menopause and is it normal or not. Well, to an extent menopause spotting is normal, after all your body is changing from going to have a period every single month to having none, so of course it is natural for your body to stop. Read more »

You may not know it but men also experiences a certain condition that many thought only women experiences. This condition can get someone depressed and lose interest in sex. This condition is called male menopause. Read more »

When a lot of women think of menopause, they think of night sweats, hot flashes and of course those terrible mood swings. Finally, when menopause ends, they believe it is all over and the symptoms will taper off and they can live it up without having to worry about that monthly visitor. That is not entirely true, during menopause there is another symptom that a lot of women do not realize is a symptom is weight gain. A woman can gain up to fifteen extra pounds during all the stages of menopause so you will probably want to lose weight after menopause. It is quite difficult to lose weight during menopause so a lot of women tend to want to drop the weight after menopause. Read more »

Ovarian cysts are an accumulation of fluid that happen within the ovary and this is encircles by a thin wall. Any ovarian follicle that is larger than 2 cm can be said to be a cyst in the ovary. They could be as small as a pea, or as big as a cantaloupe. Read more »

Fibrocystic breast condition is a common, non-cancerous condition that affects more than 50% of women at some point in their lives. The most common signs of fibrocystic breasts include lumpiness, tenderness, cysts (packets of fluid), areas of thickening, fibrosis (scar-like connective tissue), and breast pain. Having fibrocystic breasts, in and of itself, is not a risk factor for breast cancer. However, fibrocystic breast condition can sometimes make it more difficult to detect a hidden breast cancer with standard examination and imaging techniques. Read more »