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September is Menopause Awareness Month.

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

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 opportunity. This month, known nationally as Menopause Awareness Month, is a good time to reflect on what the New Menopause really means. Back then, I was 42 and newly menopausal.…

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Surgical Menopause

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Dr. Pat offers advice to a woman on how to thrive in the second half of life after she had surgical menopause from a hysterectomy and removal of the ovaries in her early forties.

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For Weight Loss Management in Perimenopause,
a Personalized Plan Works Best

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Recognize that you are in a transition that is not just a hormonal one, but a transition into that second half of life where your wisdom and determination to find and achieve your personal best is certainly attainable.

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Early Menopause and Depressive Mood Disorder

By Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen and Megan Riddle, Ph.D., M.S

Women who experience menopause at a young age, as studies show, seem to be at a slightly increased risk of developing depression.

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Menopause: Getting It Right

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

It is often frightening for women who had mothers who were such poor role models for the management of midlife to think about and plan for the menopausal transition.

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Menopause is Never Old News

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

A frank discussion about making the right choices in the menopausal transition and the belief that management of symptoms is certainly possible are great life lessons that mothers can give their daughters.

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Lichen Planus and Menopause:
Diagnostic and Treatment Differences

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

I am writing because I feel that my symptoms were never taken seriously by my primary care health care provider. Because I was in “menopause,” I think my symptoms were attributed to hormonal change and not evaluated properly.

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Is It Depression or Menopause?

By Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen and Megan Riddle, Ph.D., M.S

Dr. Megan Riddle provides a thoughtful discussion of depression and the menopausal transition that will be helpful for women who need more than just a lifestyle change, meditation, exercise, or even hormone therapy for control of depression.

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Menopause and Delicate Skin:
Seasonal Change and Complexion Care

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Dear Dr. Pat: I need fall protection for my complexion before winter damage sets in again. I am two years into menopause and my complexion is getting drier, redder and more irritated every year, with the most unpleasant change occurring in winter. I am of Irish-American ancestry and have always had a delicate complexion. I saw a dermatologist before I…

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Menopause and Eating Disorders

By Megan Riddle, M.D. Ph.D. MS

Both hormonal change and the stress of transition into a new life stage may affect women in midlife negatively. Early-onset menopause and its association with depression were discussed last month. Another unexpected mental health problem affecting women in midlife is the spectrum of eating disorders.

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Suddenly, Menopause: Dealing With the Psychological Impact

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

A large-scale study conducted in Britain in 2008 concluded that “women who undergo hysterectomy at a young age are a defined group who may require more support than other women to maintain good psychological health.”

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Dry Skin Care in the Winter Months

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Cold weather and harsh winds are headed our way. Here are a few changes to make in your skin care regimen to improve complexion this winter.

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Dr. Pat Consults: Painful Intercourse After Menopause, Part 2—Remedies

By Evelyn Hecht, PT, ATC

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, MD and Evelyn Hecht, PT, ATC

In today’s article, licensed physical therapist Evelyn Hecht explains how working to lengthen the pelvic-floor muscles can help restore a woman’s ability to have pleasurable, rather than painful, intercourse.

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Dr. Pat Consults: Painful Intercourse After Menopause, Part 1

By Evelyn Hecht, PT, ATC

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, MD and Evelyn Hecht, PT, ATC

A menopausal woman loses approximately 70 percent of her estrogen levels, and when she has not had intercourse for three years, this combination causes the pelvic-floor muscles to tighten, making intercourse painful. The old motto "Use it or lose it" is very applicable here!

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Dr. Pat Consults: When Surgical Menopause Turns Out to Be “Really Hell”

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D. and Wulf H. Utian, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen is a collaborative physician. Today, she calls on the expertise of reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Wulf Utian to counsel a 37-year-old woman suffering pain and depression after a complete hysterectomy.

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September is Menopause Awareness Month.

Surgical Menopause

For Weight Loss Management in Perimenopause,
a Personalized Plan Works Best

Early Menopause and Depressive Mood Disorder

Menopause: Getting It Right

Menopause is Never Old News

Lichen Planus and Menopause:
Diagnostic and Treatment Differences

Is It Depression or Menopause?

Menopause and Delicate Skin:
Seasonal Change and Complexion Care

Menopause and Eating Disorders

Suddenly, Menopause: Dealing With the Psychological Impact

Dry Skin Care in the Winter Months

Dr. Pat Consults: Painful Intercourse After Menopause, Part 2—Remedies

Dr. Pat Consults: Painful Intercourse After Menopause, Part 1

Dr. Pat Consults: When Surgical Menopause Turns Out to Be “Really Hell”

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