Do you find yourself suddenly needing to mop the kitchen floor or organize the recycling when your spouse suggests it’s time for bed, hoping he or she will have fallen asleep before you get there? Do you find yourself wondering whatever happened to that Wildcat who couldn’t wait to get her partner alone? And more …
Welcome to the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Pants! If you’re anything like me, you woke up one morning and suddenly nothing in your closet fit. Has an alien mysteriously entered your closet during the night and shrunk all your clothes? Maybe you try to cut back on the M&Ms and ramp up your exercise routine, …
You’re in the middle of a conversation with a colleague, and lose your train of thought halfway through a sentence. Your desk is plastered with sticky note reminders. It’s not in your head: Menopausal memory loss is real. As hormones fluctuate in your body during menopause, cognitive functions are affected. Doctors say self-reported memory problems are …
One minute you’re screaming at a colleague to get that project done now! The next you’re in tears over a cat food commercial. WTF is going on? Women often hear the word “emotional” used interchangeably with “hormonal,” and it’s not usually a compliment. But there are legitimate reasons why your emotions are in upheaval during …
Let’s face it, love can hurt. And I’m not talking about the he-left-me-for-a-younger-model-and-broke-my-heart kind of hurt. I’m talking about the physical pain that can be associated with intercourse during menopause. There’s actually a medical term for painful intercourse: dyspareunia (really??) If you’re experiencing pain during sex, you could be suffering from vaginal atrophy or VA (I used …
