Menopause Conditions

Information on menopause conditions.

• Hot Flashes
  
  Hot flashes refers to the dilation, or relaxation, of the tiny blood vessels near the skin, leading to a rise in skin temperature and flushing of the skin. Increased heart rates, headaches, dizziness, weight gain, fatigue or insomnia may accompany hot flushes.
• Night Sweats
  
  You wake up in the middle of the night, drenched. You may even feel panicky and anxious.You have to change your night clothes and even your bedlinen, yet you're not ill and you don't have a fever. If you're over 40 and a woman, you could be experiencing night sweats.
• Osteoporosis
  
  Osteoporosis is a medical term for the thinning and weakening of the bones, it literally means 'porous bones'.
• Increase libido
  
  Boost your libido even when going through the menopause
• Vaginal dryness
  
  Vaginal dryness means your vagina isn't properly lubricated and it can feel itchy and irritated. In fact, during menopause, it's the most common cause of painful sex during menopause(dyspareunia).
• Menopause and Sleep
  
  Insomnia during the menopause is fairly common and is often due to night sweats. You need the healing and uplifting power of sleep the most during the menopause and that is precisely when often sleep eludes you.
• Menopause and Depression
  
  Menopause is often a time when depression sets in. But is it really due to the menopause, or is it, maybe, due to the changes that occur at the age menopause occurs.