To Your Health

Oct 26, 2021

Hot Flashes: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments

Hot flashes are frequently experienced by women going through menopause. Some hot flashes can be easily tolerated, while others can seem debilitating. Here’s more on the causes, symptoms and treatment of hot flashes.

By Wendy Holden-Parker, MD

Conditions & Treatment

Oct 8, 2021

What is Premature Menopause?

If you’re under the age of 40, how do you know if you’re experiencing early menopause?

By Tammy Gillett, NP

Women's Health

Aug 12, 2021

Women’s Health Myths: 11 Facts to Know

Here are the facts about 11 popular women's health myths.

By Evelyn Griffin, MD

Food & Fitness

Sep 15, 2020

Perimenopausal Weight Gain: How to Prevent It

During perimenopause, the body's metabolism slows down, resulting in the burning of fewer calories, higher fat storage and loss of muscle mass. There are several activities that women can take up to help prevent weight gain in later years.

By Ivana Okor, MD and Salima Qamruddin, MD, MPH and Elizabeth R. Lapeyre, MD

Older woman getting her blood pressure checked by her doctor

Conditions & Treatment

Aug 11, 2020

Menopause Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease

Hormone replacement therapy with estrogen or estrogen-progesterone combination is used to relieve menopausal symptoms. However, the effects on hormone replacement on cardiovascular disease remain controversial.

By Salima Qamruddin, MD, MPH and Elizabeth R. Lapeyre, MD and Ivana Okor, MD