Theater Review: Happily Ever After
March 12, 2010 by Women's Voices For Change
Menopause and Facial Hair: Some Solutions
March 10, 2010 by Michael Reed, M.D.

Dermatologist Dr. Michael Reed answers a reader’s question: what to do about a menopausal symptom that’s more common than you might think.
Read More »Please Help Tell the Story of Our Sex Lives
January 31, 2010 by Women's Voices For Change

Many of us remember the day we first ran across Our Bodies, Ourselves, as something of a revelation; perhaps you even picked up the more recent edition of the same [...]
Read More »The News About Menopause and Cholesterol
December 15, 2009 by Keri Gans, M.S., R.D., CDN

Is your cholesterol on the rise?
As if some women didn’t already have enough problems with symptoms of menopause — such as hot flashes, insomnia, decreased libido and mood swings — [...]
A Call to Gynecologists: Don’t Let Menopausal Women Down
November 17, 2009 by Patricia Yarberry Allen

The following post first appeared on Dr. Allen’s Huffington Post blog, as an urgent message to her fellow physicians. — Ed.
Patients with menopausal syndrome are flocking to infomercial doctors. They [...]
Making It to 92: Part Two of Julie Danis’ Medical Mystery
November 11, 2009 by Julie Danis

Writer, commentator and humorist Julie Danis is a Chicago-based strategic marketing professional, and a consumer insights lecturer at Northwestern University. She’s worked for Frito-Lay, Inc. and held senior level [...]
Read More »Making It to 92
November 5, 2009 by Julie Danis

All the doctors sang the same tune, “You’re getting older.” Generally, I didn’t think I looked or felt like I was approaching 50, whatever that is suppose to look and [...]
Read More »Dr. Brian Landzberg: How Do I Control Reflux Without Bone Loss?
October 1, 2009 by Brian Landzberg

Dear Dr. Pat,
I enjoy the medical blogs on WVFC. I am concerned about the use of one drug for my reflux disorder because it could hurt my bone density.
I am 54, [...]
September is Menopause Awareness Month.
September 19, 2009 by Patricia Yarberry Allen

I began to focus on the menopausal transition in 1991, when Gail Sheehy asked me to consult with her on her book The Silent Passage. What an incredible and unique [...]
Read More »Ask Dr. Pat: Post-Menopausal Bleeding
May 31, 2009 by Patricia Yarberry Allen

Dear Dr. Pat,
I am 58 years old and live in a rural area, about 100 miles from a regional hospital in the Southeast. I don’t want to identify the area [...]


