THE MENO BLOGS

Here is where you’ll find the personal stuff.


Real entries from real experiences: the symptoms nobody warns you about, the things that helped, the things that didn't, and everything in between. No clinical language, no sugarcoating. Just an honest account of what it actually feels like to go through this.

Menopause and Weight Loss

Menopause and Weight Loss

Boy, this is a subject, isn’t it?

I need to lose weight. 15 pounds to be exact. 15 pounds to feel like myself again and not a frumpy old woman.

So I have started a weight loss journey that I am documenting in a separate blog from this one, still on this website. I encourage you to follow along.

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Menopause - Do we need to monitor our FSH? (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)

Menopause - Do we need to monitor our FSH? (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)

Since Clear Blue has a commercial telling us we need to monitor our FSH, and many women will spend their hard earned money on this useless test, I thought we should investigate this more and find out why, and if, it is necessary.

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Menopause - How to Cool Off

Menopause - How to Cool Off

For six years I have tried and tossed many products because my menopause says they are not suited for me or my hot flashes.

The product either broke right away, did not live up to its claims, or was just plain uncomfortable in one way or another.

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Menopause and Your Risk for a Heart Attack

Menopause and Your Risk for a Heart Attack

How are your menopause symptoms affecting YOUR heart?

Every single one of you, reading this, and in menopause with symptoms similar to mine, should have your heart checked and your cholesterol tested. And make the doctor listen to you.

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Menopause – A discussion between Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Dr. Lisa Mosconi-The Good, the Bad and the Unknown of the Menopausal Brain