Understanding menopausal mood swings and how to manage them
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Mood swings are considered to be common and a normal symptom of menopause but for women who have them, it is one more thing to have to contend with.
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WOMEN'S HEALTH
What middle aged women should avoid like the plague
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Growing older as a woman is not easy. Particularly during the phase of a woman’s life called “middle age.” Of course, men also become middle aged but men have the advantage of being referred to as “distinguished” or maybe even “sophisticated.”
Read MoreUnexpected signs of a stroke in women
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The third leading cause of death in women is a stroke. Yet few women realize there are gender-specific signs of a stroke putting them in a unique situation for certain risk factors. Having a stroke is not always a clearly recognizable event. For women, it can even be more difficult to diagnosis and to realize what is going on before it’s too late.
Read More6 health condition affecting women more than men
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Both women and men have health disparities we might not think a lot about. There are the obvious biological health differences such as the fact that only men can develop prostate cancer or only women can develop uterine cancer.
Read More9 ways women can lower risk of breast cancer
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The one cancer for woman that makes them take notice the most is breast cancer. This is understandable since other than lung cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. It is estimated that in 2017, there will be 252,710 new cases of the disease with one in eight women who will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime.
Read MoreNatural solutions for vaginal dryness
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Vaginal dryness - women will know it when it happens. It may manifest itself as pain during sexual intercourse or vaginal itching and burning that didn’t happened in the past. All a woman knows is that it is disrupting the quality of her life and her sexual fulfillment yet most women do not bring up the situation with their doctor. Whether because of embarrassment or thinking it is an inevitable part of growing older so just accept it, vaginal dryness or other symptoms of vaginal atrophy should not be kept in the dark.
Read MoreExercise’s incredible benefits for women with PCOS
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One of the first things a woman diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) can do is to start making positive lifestyle changes beginning with increasing physical activity. Exercise is just one of many key factors helping manage this condition affecting up to 10 million women around the world.
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