Although I did not complete a formal fellowship, I undertook several courses in maternal–fetal medicine at New York ...

Perimenopause, the transition before menopause, is often overlooked despite affecting millions of women in their 40s ...

Between 44% and 62% of women in perimenopause experience brain fog. Writing it off as stress lets bigger health consequences ...

Fatigue is the most common perimenopause symptom and ignoring it accelerates damage to your heart, bones and brain over a ...

Perimenopause fatigue ranked higher than hot flashes in a study of 12,000 women. Here is what ignoring it actually does to ...

The Katz Institute for Women’s Health, part of the Northwell Health system, has opened the 3,000-square-foot Physician Partners Center for Menopause and Midlife Health at 2500 Nesconset Highway in ...

Weight gain, especially around the waist, can be a frustrating side effect for women going through menopause. It happens as body changes and hormonal shifts take their toll. “Aging reduces your ...

Menopause is clinically defined as “12 consecutive months without a menstrual period,” according to Dr. Ngozi Wexler, an OB-GYN and chief medical officer at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center. But ...

When Rachel Pope started studying the menopause transition a decade ago, she hadn’t lived it herself. So, she asked her three older sisters who they would turn to for help if they experienced the ...

Hot flashes, sleepless nights, mood swings — menopause can hit like a tidal wave for many women in their 40s and 50s. While I found quite a bit of relief through hormone replacement therapy (HRT), ...

Changing attitudes around menopause treatment have driven up demand for hormone therapy. By Nina Agrawal Cassie Kircher began using estrogen patches more than 10 years ago, after she had a full ...

Dr. Kerstin Gustafson’s disclosures: Received payments as honoraria for speaking on various medical topics, both from for-profit organizations and from non-profits such as the SOGC. Served on regional ...