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Reinvention at 45 (Ask Dr. Pat)

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

By Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen

Menopause is never old news, because there is a new freshman class entering this life stage every year. Women are now bombarded about the symptoms and the options for management. Here is a lesson plan for a summer of reinvention, based on goals, age, current lifestyle, health issues, and interest in managing the symptoms of the often decade-long menopausal transition in a positive way.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Management of Hot Flashes and Night Sweats: Ask Dr. Pat

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

There’s good news: New studies indicate that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy may provide drug-free management of the distressing hot flashes and night sweats that often occur after breast cancer treatment and during the menopausal transition.

Emotional Health · Marriage & Life Partners · Menopause · Sex & Sexuality

Dr. Ford: Should She Let Her Husband Know She No Longer Wants to Have Sex With Him?

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

You can let your husband know that there were too many years when you felt overwhelmed and under-supported and that the cumulative effect of that experience combined with your age has left you without desire. How he responds to your honest statement might open up the opportunity to work on some of the issues between you, which I would recommend, if you want to have a close and harmonious future.

Health · Menopause

Eating Disorders in Women Over 40

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

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

Eating disorders have long been thought of as the affliction of the young. However, the more we learn about disordered eating, the more we have come to realize that this problem is far more complex than that, and affects women across the lifespan.

Ask Dr. Pat · General Medical · Health · Menopause

Ask Dr. Pat: Is Endometrial Cancer Common?

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Endometrial cancer is the most common invasive gynecologic cancer in U.S. women, with an estimated 52,630 new cases expected to occur in 2014 and an estimated 8,590 women expected to die of the disease.

Ask Dr. Pat · General Medical · Health · Menopause

Ask Dr. Pat: Painful-Intercourse Treatment

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

This loss of intimacy has been very hard on me and has been difficult for my marriage. I have heard about a new drug from television ads and in women’s magazines. Do I need to take a pill by mouth to fix the tissue down there?

Ask Dr. Pat · General Medical · Health · Menopause

Ask Dr. Pat: The Brand-New News About Hormone Therapy

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

BY Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Investigators from the Women’s Health Initiative Hormone Trials are reaffirming conclusions that hormone therapy is not recommended for the prevention of chronic disease, but may remain a reasonable option for the short-term management of menopausal symptoms for younger women.

Emotional Health · Health · Menopause

Dr. Ford on Emotional Health: Depression “Without a Reason”

By Cecilia M. Ford, Ph.D.

"After my menstrual cycles began to change, I became more volatile, needed more sleep, and, for no reason, would sink into an emotional pit: feeling hopeless, having trouble concentrating, and not knowing how to climb out of the pit." What should I do?

Ask Dr. Pat · General Medical · Health · Menopause

Ask Dr. Pat: Is It “Just Menopause?”

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

Patricia Yarberry Allen, publisher of Women's Voices for Change, is director of the Menopause Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Here, she takes on the question "If everything is normal on my exams, doc, why do I feel so bad?"

Health · Menopause

Menopause, Ten Years Later: A Milestone Study Reconsidered

By Wulf H. Utian, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Wulf H. Utian, founding executive director of the North American Menopause Society, takes another look at the momentous decision, a decade ago, to halt one part of a Women's Health Initiative study involving estrogen and progestin, discussing what that decision has meant for our generation of women.

General Medical · Health · Menopause

Hot Town, Hot Flashes—Should You Risk Hormone Therapy?

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

There is hope for women in the menopausal transition who are hot hot hot in the summer. Patients have lost patience. They don’t want to hear about cold water and cold cloths. Many doctors act as if low-dose, short-term systemic hormone therapy has a risk profile like that of heroin. It’s TIME for some balance here, people!

Health · Menopause

Menopause and Hysterectomy: Ask Dr. Pat

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

How do I know if I am in menopause or if these symptoms are caused by some other medical or stress problem, since I don't have periods anymore?

General Medical · Health · Menopause

Estrogen and Cognitive Function: Ask Dr. Pat

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

My gynecologist says that with my level of vaginal thickening, if I want to stay on systemic hormone therapy I need a hysterectomy. What should I do?

Menopause · News

The Wednesday Five: Fashion Tips from Queen Latifah, Lauren Greenfield at Sundance, and Is Your Menopause in Your Genes?

By Women's Voices For Change

Our second February blog follies includes Black History Month, women directors triumphing at Sundance, and new research on possible genetic links to the timing of menopause.

Ask Dr. Pat · General Medical · Menopause

When It Isn’t “Just Menopause” After All: Ask Dr. Pat

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

"Dear Dr. Pat, I am 44 years old and need to know how to manage the symptoms I am having. In all the WVFC articles about menopause management, I didn’t find an answer to my question."

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Articles onMenopause

Reinvention at 45 (Ask Dr. Pat)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Management of Hot Flashes and Night Sweats: Ask Dr. Pat

Dr. Ford: Should She Let Her Husband Know She No Longer Wants to Have Sex With Him?

Eating Disorders in Women Over 40

Ask Dr. Pat: Is Endometrial Cancer Common?

Ask Dr. Pat: Painful-Intercourse Treatment

Ask Dr. Pat: The Brand-New News About Hormone Therapy

Dr. Ford on Emotional Health: Depression “Without a Reason”

Ask Dr. Pat: Is It “Just Menopause?”

Menopause, Ten Years Later: A Milestone Study Reconsidered

Hot Town, Hot Flashes—Should You Risk Hormone Therapy?

Menopause and Hysterectomy: Ask Dr. Pat

Estrogen and Cognitive Function: Ask Dr. Pat

The Wednesday Five: Fashion Tips from Queen Latifah, Lauren Greenfield at Sundance, and Is Your Menopause in Your Genes?

When It Isn’t “Just Menopause” After All: Ask Dr. Pat

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