Perimenopause: Yes, it’s Real and No, You’re Not Going Crazy!
Feel better? I could have used someone telling me that about 10 years ago when I walked right into one of the fiercest hormonal battles of my life. First of all, I had never heard of peri-anything....
View Article35 Symptoms of Perimenopause: Vaginal Dryness
Let’s face it. Vaginal dryness is not exactly a topic most women jump on the bandwagon to talk about. Yet, it is a very real and common complaint among perimenopausal and menopausal women. As with all...
View ArticlePerimenopause Giveaway – InnerIntimates
Congratulations to the two winners of this month’s giveaway! Readers Laura Reilly and Dana Britt will both receive a complimentary gift package from Inner Intimates! As always, thanks to everyone who...
View ArticleValentines, Hormones & Sex (Oh My!)
February is the month of love, and if our spouses and significant others play their cards right (read: flowers, jewelry, chocolate, and dinner), it can also be the month of great sex – or not, if...
View ArticleThe Vivelle Dot: My Opinion So Far
I have been using the Vivelle Dot, a transdermal, bioidentical estradiol for approximately one week now, and the verdict is in: I’m feeling better. The first thing I noticed after a couple of days of...
View ArticleVaginal Atrophy & Dryness? ReJuVey!
Ladies, I heard from a fellow graduate student this weekend. Her name is Jana Morelli. Jana is a graduate student in Seattle, WA, who is is completing an an internship with a start-up company which is...
View ArticleSymptoms of Perimenopause Symptoms of Menopause
I thought it would be appropriate – and helpful – to follow up on a recent post I did on the difference between perimenopause and menopause and provide a list of the symptoms associated with each....
View ArticleIs More Sex a Solution to Loss of Libido in Perimenopause?
You know how experts say that if you exercise more you’ll eventually get to the point where you look forward to it? Or, if you eat a lot of healthy foods your taste changes and you start craving them?...
View ArticleVaginal Dryness & Loss of Libido in Perimenopause? You Have Options!
Sexual issues in perimenopause (loss of libido, vaginal dryness, inability to achieve orgasm) are a huge topic in women’s health lately. I don’t know if any of you ladies have noticed that. But, I...
View Article25% Lady Prelox & Omega7 Discount for Perimenopause Blog Readers!
I did a post a couple of weeks ago on non-hormonal options for vaginal dryness and loss of libido in perimenopause. If you are interested in reading the post you can do so right here. PharmaNord, the...
View ArticleCranberry Juice and D-Mannose for UTIs in Perimenopause
Did you know that UTIs (urinary tract infections) are such a common and frequent health problem for women that they account for over 6 million doctor visits per year? If you are one of those 6 million...
View ArticleEstroven® Intimacy Kit for Vaginal Dryness & Loss of Libido in Perimenopause
I’ve made no small hay about how much I like Estroven®. Both as a company and as a product. I review a lot of products here at my blog. But for most of them, I lay no claim to either liking them or...
View ArticleKegel Exercises with KegelSmart
I’m going to be the first one to tell you that I hate Kegels. Primarily because I’ve never been able to figure out how to do them correctly. And like everything else which frustrates me, I simply...
View ArticleDear Magnolia….I’m Struggling with Vaginal Dryness, But My Husband Thinks I’m...
Karen I’m 41 and I have been perimenopausal for about a year, with my ovarian cysts. I think so far the hardest thing for me is dry painful intercourse, weight gain, and lack of understanding from my...
View ArticlePjur® Med Premium Glide Lubricant for Vaginal Dryness
This is not a fun topic to discuss. I know when I began going through perimenopause in my early 40s, the most horrifying thing to me above all else, was the realization that I might experience a loss...
View ArticleEstradiol: Mother Nature’s Antidepressant
Here’s a statistic for you: According to IMS Health, between 1996 and 2007, the percentage of non-mental health physicians prescribing antidepressants rose from 59.5% to 72.7%. If that’s not enough to...
View ArticleWhat Do Volcanoes, Kiwi & Vaginal Dryness Have in Common? SYLK®!
I’m going to be the first one to admit that vaginal dryness is not and has not been a huge issue for me, neither during perimenopause, nor menopause and post-menopause. But don’t hate me, ladies....
View ArticleBee Friendly Skin Care: Only Pure Ingredients that Help Your Skin – Period
When I sat down to write this post, I found myself facing the usual blogging challenge: coming up with a good title. One would think that after nearly 10 years of writing on this topic that I would...
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