Do Menopausal Women Lose Libido?

Waning Brain Power?

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Women lose significant amounts of brain tissue during menopause, causing some of them to lose their memories or go mildly insane.

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Is Menopause a Worldwide Problem?

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Menopause is a woman's health problem in every society around the world.

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How Do We Fix Her Hormones?

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The only effective treatment option for menopausal symptoms is prescription hormone replacement therapy.

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What's the 'Cure'?

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Women can cure themselves during menopause by opting for estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) or other forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

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How Long Does Menopause Last?

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Menopause lasts a few years.

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Well, that's what you think. As it happens, menopause lasts for six to 13 years.

Does Menopause Occur at 50?

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Menopause invariably occurs at age 50.

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Do All Women Have Symptoms?

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All women experience menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings, insomnia, depression, etc., for years on end.

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Have I got news for you! Research indicates that 15 percent of women are symptom-free at menopause. That's right: symptom-free. FYI, experts note that while some women simply stop menstruating and have no symptoms whatsoever...85 percent will experience hot flashes.

Does Change of Life Mean Emotional Wreck?

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A woman's menopausal hysteria is in direct proportion to the neuroses she suffered from when she was pre-menopausal.

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Does Menopause Cause Weight Gain?

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Menopause always causes weight gain.

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You sound like the diet police! This weight gain myth is so annoying. For the record, just as it is impossible to generalize about hot flashes--some women simply never get them in menopause -- it is also true that some women never gain weight during menopause. And, while some women may gain weight during menopause, others lose it.

Do Menopausal Women Lose Libido?

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All women lose interest in sex while they're in menopause.

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Have I got news for you! Sexual researchers Masters and Johnson found that libido is not linked to estrogen levels and thus does not automatically crash during menopause. Furthermore, at least 50 percent of women in the change report no drop in sexual interest. Fewer than 20 percent report any marked lack of interest. So don't be surprised if your woman is just as amorous during menopause as she was before.