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Ask the health experts: Hormone levels and menopausal stages | jacksonville.com

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This comment was posted today by a husband in response to this blog posting about peri-menopause and divorce. I was asking if anyone thought there was a correlation between them and I receive numerous comments and interesting stories.Maybe we can put our heads together and help this guy out.Anonymous said... I am a 49 year old male. My wife is 47. We have two children; ages 9 and 13. She

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Some Perimenopausal Women Not Properly Diagnosed, Treated, Columnist Writes

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Body sending you mixed signals? Here's how to tell where you are in your transition and what you can expect.View >>

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Healthy changes to make in 2011View >>

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Ok where was this when I needed it???Divorce insurance that pays out if you get divorced.. what will they think of next? This would make a great wedding gift for a friend. They probably wouldn't want to get it on their own - in case hubby finds out - but you could buy it for them.Divorce Insurance: Get Unhitched, Get a Payout

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I hope you don't mind CCN and Health.com, but I'm posting your story about depression and the workplace on my blog because I loved it and I think it's important...Depression in the workplace: don't ask, don't tell? By Anne Harding, Health.com(Health.com) -- By all appearances Sandy was successful and content. At 30 years old, she was in a senior position at a major media company in Boston -- and

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Well I'm going to be upfront and tell you, my peri-menopausal-peeps, that I disappeared there for a while because I was getting separated from my common-law husband of 7 years.We have a daughter, so it was extra hard for me to deal with. However the clouds have parted and I made it through to the other side.I want you to know how much I've appreciated your comments to one of my earlier posts

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Hi everyone, I've been M.I.A for a while. Lots going on personally. But I'm back now and I'm getting back into the blogging swing of things. Thanks for continuing to post messages here. I love knowing that there are more of you out there sharing my same struggle through perimenopause. Not much improvement to share. I wish I could say the symptoms are better, but they are worse actually. My

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So... let's just say my PMS got a little "out of order" last month. There was a hormone surge or something. Anyway I felt it, and I'm sure my co-workers did too. This doesn't always happen. Some months breeze by and the PMS is hardly noticeable. But I can tell that overall, I have to say it's getting worse. I've tried evening primrose oil - not bad - makes me sleepy at night - that's a good

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It seems like all around me people are getting divorced or separated. It occurred to me that this seems to happen a lot for couples in the 38 to 50 age range. Perimenopause also takes place during that time. Hmm… Could there be a correlation? Do our hormones ruin our chances of a good relationship? Something I have been toying with is the idea that perimenopause changes the patience/

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ABC's Good Morning Amersica did an article on "manopause" recently. Since you are reading this blog, it's likely that you are going through something hormonally yourself, so you likely know the symptoms. But did you know the same thing happens to men. Of course, we hardly ever hear speak of this.Personally I get so sick of hearing men talk about women's hormones. They use it as an excuse for

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Now this is going to sound weird to some people but... I've tapered off my swearing over the past several years. I left the advertising world - FYI if you've working in advertising you'll know that swearing is commonplace (actually its mandatory) - then I had a baby - FYI you're not supposed to swear in front of your child.Anyhoo, I've noticed all these health problems since then and I've

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I thought that since it's the end of the year, we could recap some of the important highlights about per-menopause.I found this article today and it does a great job of summing it all up. Enjoy!The 50 Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance in Perimenopause and MenopauseYou may be in your mid-life and are experiencing some of the following fifty hormone imbalance symptoms. If so, you may have hormone

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First off I want to thank you for your patience with me. I've slacked off the blogging and perimenopausal research for a while and I am determined to get back into it.It's funny... I thought you all weren't out there anymore. I haven't been getting responses to blogs or comments. Then.... low and behold.... I login today and there was some sort of glitch in Blogger. I open my account to find 60

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Women and Depression, Part I -- baltimoresun.comPosted using ShareThis

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A new verdict for hormone therapy (HT): Safe for younger, symptomatic women - JAAPA: Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

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Menopause Has Negative Effects on Women's Cholesterol, Menopause Symptoms Relief

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Note from Sara - I found this today and I had to laugh. I too, constantly compare myself to Angelina. How does she do it? Why and I falling to bits and she just keeps looking better and better??? Is her perimenopause just making her lips even plumper? This article by Ali Skylar touched a cord with me. I hope you like it.By Ali SkylarNovember 18, 2009, 5:55AMI don't really care whether or not

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ScienceDailyResearch in monkeys suggests that the perimenopause -- the five to 10 years before a woman's menopause -- is a critical time for preventing heart disease and osteoporosis. "Research in animals suggests that the five years before menopause are when bone is lost and when heart vessel disease begins to accelerate," according to Jay Kaplan, Ph.D., from Wake Forest University Baptist

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From The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka, Sunday October 18, 2009By Dr. Melanie AmarasooriyaIt is the time in life when mothers are at their busiest. With the enormous responsibilities they hold in raising a family, working and running a home, often their health is not given enough attention. The slightly changing physiological processes are often passed off as ‘normal at 40’.Unfortunately, this is the

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Online radio will broadacst this summit tomorrow - Monday October 26, 2009. (Sorry for the short notice!)Are you breezing through menopause, feeling good about your self, your body and your life? Or do you feel lost, confused and emotionally out of control? Hold onto your hotflash! It's time to experience a new beginning. The Menopause Summit ’09 is bringing together the brightest, most

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menopauseandu.ca is a comprehensive and current source of information for Canadian women approaching or in menopause or perimenopause. Check out the series of information videos that answer important everyday questions about menopause.Are you experiencing symptoms of menopause?Take the Diagnostic Quiz and find out if you may be in menopause.

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I hate that expression. What does it mean to act 40?No one has ever told me this outright to "act my age". Society has influenced me intotelling it to myself and I've semi bought in.I'm 39 years young. After ten years of self employment I'm back in the corporate workforce. Just before I started my new job I had to go out and purchase a whole new wardrobe. I realized my Lululemon yoga pants

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This book caught my eye today. I have sifted through many perimenopause and menopause related books throughout the past several months. Something about this woman's approach grabbed me.Ann Louise is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and author of Before the Change, a book that guides women through the process of managing and relieving the symptoms of perimenopause and menopause. She advocates a

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I don't know how I came across this, but I'm glad I did. Talk about hysterical!How do I explain what gray beaver means? Umm... when you get older and turn gray... it's umm... well... ask a friend!Anyhoo, check out this website. They sell gray beaver products - perfect for birthday gifts for those turning 40 or 50 or 60 etc. "Commemorating instead of commiserating. Laughing instead of crying!

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Looking for the right doctor for the job - check out the list of practitioners put out by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).Who knew there was a whole "society"!!!Tons of great information on this site. About The North American Menopause SocietyFounded in 1989, The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) is North America's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the health

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Hi ladies,I've compiled some interesting articles relating to perimenopause here for you.As always, I'd love to hear your stories and feedback. If anyone is interested in being a guest blogger, I'd love to hear from you! If you also blog about perimenopause, I am starting a blog list and would love to do a link exchange with you. Also, just a reminder that I'm on Twitter and I love our

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If you're keeping up you'll remember that a couple of weeks ago I was frustrated that my GP won't refer me to a Gyno to follow up on my perimenopause. He felt that my hormone levels weren't wacky enough to warrant further discussion. So I got no where with him and I left annoyed and upset. Most doctors aren't willing to help you with perimenopause, but they are wiling to help when you are in

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I found this article in The Toronto Star today and I found it refreshing. Finally scientists are acknowledging that forgetfulness is not just a senior thing. We perimenopausal gals experience it to. By the way, if you are in Toronto and are interested in learning about "brain health", Baycrest puts on a fabulous speaker series called Aging Innovation & the Mind (I do their graphic design btw).

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So I had my visit to my GP last week... it's taken me a week to cool down enough to blog about it with somewhat less emotionally...A new doctor was there subbing for my usual one who is on mat leave. So I thought, "great! a new guy! maybe I'll get somewhere". I riffled off my perimenopausal symptoms and he immediately agreed that I was bang on the money in determining that I indeed am in

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I wake up a night so darn hot now. It's like I'm sleeping in the tropics. I wish I was....Recently someone told me to take Evening Primrose Oil for night sweats. I've been taking that for a few days now. Can't say it's helping as yet, but I'll give it time to kick in. I just Googled it and they say evening primrose oil is for anxiety.... hmm, well I'll take it anyway. I guess I'll be hot, but

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A little note about Canadian health care for all my American peeps out there.I know you're in major discussion about your health care system. I flipped on CNN tonight to see people up in arms about it. In case you have doubts about our Canadian health care system, I'll just relay a personal story.This weekend I was in the park with my daughter. It was about to rain and we were on our way home.

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After months on bitching and moaning about my perimenopausal symptoms - which are killing me - have I mention that lately - anyway.... I've finally moved into action mode.I spent the last week - an entire 7 days! - with an incredible headache. Worse than any I've ever had. These are more and more frequent now and even come with dizziness and blurry vision. So enough I say. Time to get my butt in

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Hi there. I've received a few emails and Tweets asking me about bioidentical hormones. Now let's remember that I'm not a doctor. I'm just a gal who's unwillingly entered early perimenopause. So I'm learning this stuff along with you.I did a little research and I put together some of what I found interesting for you. I can't possibly put this stuff into my own words, so I've copied it

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Great video that explains hormone replacement therapy

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This is worth taking a look at. Click on the link below.Slideshow: All About Menopause and PerimenopauseShared via AddThis

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Here are the links to some good videos relating to peimenopause.Rethinking HRTShared via AddThis

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I've really enjoyed getting to know you on Twitter. Some of the comments I have received have been terrific and I've gathered some here to share with you all. #I read your peri-menopause blog and fell off my chair laughing. I'm going through the same thing! Thx 4 sharing.#It's like first-time childbirth, the best kept secret, there's no point telling someone what it's really like!#Don't worry,

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Today, I'm talking about my inability to concentrate the way I used to.Frankly I hard hardly string two thoughts together. This is partially why I haven't posted in a little while. I think of things I'd like to say to you and then when it's time to sit at the computer, I've totally lost it.This disturbs me because I'm one of those multi-tasking mommas. I generally have many projects going at once

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A little refresher for you newbies.Did you know that menopause is not just what happens in your 50s when you get hot flashes and stop getting your period? Oh no, my friends, it starts waaaay earlier... like after 30. Friggin hell!Now, I'm so upset by this, that I can't possibly think clearly enough to give you an accurate description of perimenopause. So I'm going to quote the Mayo Clinic here:"

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UPDATE TO THIS BLOG POSTINGThanks to your input, I've finished off the list. Please see below.Top ten list of things never to do while you gave PMS. Here we go:10. Never decide to radically change your hair! (I did this yesterday.. I could cry!)9. Never prompt a discussion with your husband/boyfriend about ANYTHING relationship oriented. And for Gods sake if you feel like leaving him - wait a

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Sometimes I'm so cheap. Can I blame that on hormones too?I used to think I was frugal. Now it's just plain cheapness.Know how I know? I cut my own hair. Yup I do. I also do my own nails - I just don't understand paying to have someone paint my nails - but I digress...I started cutting my hair in highschool. I'm actually pretty good, if I do say so myself. I've even cut the hair of a few brave

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I have to take a moment to be grateful.As I muddle my way through this peri-menopausal phase, my hormones (and moods) are up and down and it's been sort of getting to me lately.I decided to start this blog as way to vent my own frustrations. I had hoped - but never really expected - that anyone would follow along.I read More Magazine and recently decided to post some of my stories onto their

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Besides the hormonal imbalance, the array of emotions and other side effects of peri-menopause, the one thing that I think bothers me most is the lack of acceptance and understanding of it as a legit condition.I have a fruit allergy...I'm allergic to "tree fruit"... so apples, peaches, pears etc. When I tell people that they automatically don't want to believe this is possible. For the life of

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Newsweek put my girl Oprah on their cover recently. The story talks about Oprah, her "medical" advice and questionable guests. Basically attacking the fact that she influences the masses with sketchy health experts and advice. They specifically called out Suzanne Somers and her theories on hormone replacement. "She swallows 60 vitamins and other preparations every day. She smears progesterone on

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The other day my cousin was over. We decided to order a pizza. I must have asked him ten times what he wanted on that pizza. The minute he'd tell me, I'd forget.This is not uncommon lately.As a matter of fact, it's down right disturbing.I find that I have to really make an effort to concentrate. I'm a detail oriented person, so when I start to lose track of anything, I get out of sorts.So as

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Ok so yesterday I was joking (sort of) about the fact that I thought I was having hot flashes at work. It turned out that someone had cranked the heat up, but still... I thought it was possible.Then today I happen to read this article and it validated my assumption. Here's a tidbit of the article:"Tina Richardson was 38 years old when she first started to experience severe hot flashes, night

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Today was funny. I was so hot at work and no one else was. I admit that for a minute there I thought I was having a hot flash. Turned out that someone turned the heat up. They were amused by my assumption. Maybe I'm thinking about this menopause stuff too much.-- Posted From My iPhone

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I put on a whopping 60lb during my pregnancy. It practically fell off right after giving birth and I was a lean machine for a few years. I was the thinnest I'd been in years and years and I loved it.Now... well that's another story. The weight is creeping back on. It's annoying because I'm a tall gal - about 5' 11" - and I've always been thin. I'm used to a certain body type and I've never really

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One of the annoying side effects of my perimenopause is that I wake up at night now. I used to sleep for a good 8 hours or so... and now.... forget it. I wake up a couple of times during the night and I'm totally wide awake and can't turn my brain off.I Googled this and I found some tips to share with the class:Get To Sleep More Easily:1. Clear your mind – make a list of the things you need to do

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This totally cracked me up. Now I'm not saying I relate or anything.... I'm just saying... have a read...The Bearded LadyPosted by anniegirl1138 on April 1, 2009I pluck my chin hairs. It started out innocently enough. One tiny whisker that only I could see apparently, but over the past several years it has mushroomed to a dozen, freak show long or as bristly as my husband’s vacation

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This post doesn't directly related to peri-menopause... I just happen to love this magazine. It's a woman's magazine dedicated to those over 40. I'm not quite there yet, but I related to these articles more than I would to the typical youth oriented mags out there. Some time ago I must have crossed the line... stopped reading about the latest lip gloss and started looking at ads for anti-aging

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WEGO Health recently began a new webinar series designed to help Health Activists like yourself get the most out of their Twitter accounts. We’ll be holding “Twitter Power Tools for Health Activists”, a live web event, on June 3rd at Noon, Eastern Time.During the 45 minute presentation, we’ll give you a guided tour of some of the most useful third party Twitter applications to help you save time,

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Just to get personal for a minute... my symptoms are getting worse!!!!! I even had the night sweats! I'm only 38 for crying out loud. This really isn't fair. I'll spare you my other symptoms.... just refer to the lists in the other posts - I have most of them. I have to say it's really getting to me lately. I never did make it to my doctor to discuss all this. I keep having to put off my

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This article comes from a website called Women to Women.Perimenopause — the beginning of hormonal changeMarcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP on the signs and symptoms of perimenopauseby Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NPUp until relatively recently, conventional medicine has had little to offer women suffering from symptoms of hormonal change. Until a woman was deemed to be officially in menopause and could be

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A friend found this online and sent it to me today. Seemed worthy of a posting. Personally I've never tried this product but I'd love to hear from anyone who has. It's by FemMEd and it's called Hormonal Balance. Says its effective Solution For...* PMS* Cramps* Bloating* Mood Swings* Breast Tenderness* Irregular PeriodsHere is the manufactures description: (Note that I'm not endorsing this product

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I watch City Line whenever I can. It's a talk show here in Toronto. They deal with a lot of women's issues. On there website they describe the differences between Menopause, Perimenopause and Induced menopause in a nice, straight forward, easy to understand way:Menopause is a natural process that happens to every woman. It is neither an illness nor medical condition, basically a rite of passage

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The Wisdom of Menopauseby Dr. Christiane Northrup.I loooove this book and highly recommend it to everyone. Dr. Northrup has several books out on women's health. I admit I have almost all of them. I find them to be very inclusive. Always offering emotional as well as medical advice. This book tackles the perimenopausal stage and is worth a read. Here's the blurb about it:New York Times Best

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This morning I got an email from my friend. She told me that Oprah will be talking about Perimenopause this week on her show. Apparently, like me, she realizes that this is something important for women 35 and up. So I'm happy to see that the Queen herself will be giving some much needed publicity to this topic. I plan to watch and I'll post whatever good stuff I find.In the meantime, here is a

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When I read this on the CEMCOR website, I almost had a heart attack! I'm not sayin which symptoms I have... I'm just sayin is all...Women early in perimenopause may present with severe fatigue, sleep disturbances and other symptoms and commonly are diagnosed as having fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. Women with persistent heavy bleeding during early perimenopause include those with

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I found these pdfs online. They are a simple way to track your symptoms. I've found it difficult to convince my family doctor that my symptoms are in line with those of perimenopause. Filling out a diary like this might give her evidence in the form of actual data - most doctors need it spelled out....

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So, I entered my 30s aware that there would be some slight changes in store. Maybe I'll loose my tight 20-something body, a couple of grey hairs might appear, stuff like that. Those things did happen, along with a few others. A few freakin annoying others and I have finally put all the symptoms together and what did I get??? Peri-freakin-menopause, that's what!What the hell is that, you may be

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