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    by EMoore

    Menopause, or change of life as it is commonly known, is as it implies, that time in a woman's life when her life changes. It does not happen suddenly but gradual at about forty-five. By fifty or thereabouts it should be o...read more

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    by Christobel Rajesh

    Women undergo different emotional symptoms in different periods of their life, from menarche to menopause. Menopause itself means change of life or climacteric. It is a normal phenomenon in every woman's life. Menopause is...read more

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    by Erin Knight

    At the tender age of thirty eight, I have been sentenced to the penalty known as menopause. The length of my sentence is undetermined, as the jury is still out. I'm sure in this case, the punishment doesn't fit the crime. ...read more

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    by G. Lee

    The word menopause means the stopping of cyclical menstrual bleeding and this occurs on average at 50 years of age; however, the normal range can vary from 45 to 55 years. There is a slow downturn in ovarian activity wi...read more

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    by Patricia Coffman

    Menopause is a reality check for mature women who are entering yet another phase in life; the one that is closer to the end of your life than all the other phases that have passed. But what does all the emotional turbulanc...read more

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    by Helen Blackmore

    Menopause and Puberty: A Volatile Mix The thought never occurred to me when my son was a baby that I would be going through menopause when he entered puberty. There are many parallels between the two. Hormonal changes...read more

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    by Carole Borthwick

    Menopause creeps in slowly and can often be confused with a sneaky feeling that she's lost her grip on the innermost surroundings of her life. Women often have extreme urges to be nesting during various stages of their ma...read more

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    by Ruth Belena

    Every woman is different and from puberty onwards each woman has a different experience of menstruation. Hormonal changes often have an adverse affect on women's emotions. Menopause is a time of great change, and it can ma...read more

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    by Audrey Frederick

    Menopause! Does It Have to be Hot, Emotional and Crazy? Oh, the wonderful time of menopause! Does it have to be hot, emotional and a somewhat crazy time of life for a middle-aged female? Being middle-aged is bad enou...read more

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    by Karen Ramos

    Menopause is a turning point in a womens life when she begins to get signs that her body, mind and soul are going in a direction of which she has little control. It is not an excuse, really it isn't but a fact. It is somet...read more

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    by Trenna Sue Hiler

    Menopause, just another stage of life that is usually part of the natural aging process, can have some fairly profound effects on a woman and her family. As we talk about some of the symptoms it is hard to draw a straight...read more

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    by Renie Doshier

    HELP! My body thermostat is broken! My emotional roller coaster is stuck in fast mode, and no matter what I eat I gain weight. Menopause has made its entrance with all the subtlety of a tornado in my life and add to the su...read more

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    by Elyse Williams

    There is nothing more embarrassing than sitting in a client meeting and suddenly being covered with sweat- pouring out of every possible orifice. More embarrassing is the fact that its the dead of winter and the conferenc...read more

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    by Sherry Andrade

    Not the M word! Many women feel that Menopause is the awful whispered time of their lives. You have to deal with hot flashes, night sweats, facial hair and everybody has to deal with your mood swings. As you feel that y...read more

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    by Betsy C. Wise

    A changing woman needs help to negotiate the turn from perimenopause to menopause. The noticeable emotion of crying for no apparent reason reveals that logic and reason departs quickly from a woman the moment estrogen take...read more

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