With menopause comes a whole host of symptoms, with the most well known being hot flashes and night sweats. Unfortunately, there are some symptoms linked to vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) that worsen the quality of life for menopausal women – from urinary issues to vaginal dryness. In a study published in the journal Menopause, […]
Is your MLT appt coming up? Here are some helpful tips before and after your procedure. You should have received our handout by now, if not, email Shar for a copy. The MonaLisa Touch device is changing lives as it treats the common symptoms of the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) including vaginal dryness, painful […]
We’ve long known that being overweight and obese increases a woman’s risk of many different types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers. In case you were looking for another reason to lose those extra pounds, a recent article published in Cancer last week has shown that a 5% drop in weight in […]
An estimated 30 million women in the United States currently experience symptoms of the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM). GSM is defined as: a syndrome of various menopausal symptoms and signs including vaginal and vulvar dryness, burning and irritation as well as lack of lubrication, discomfort or pain associated with sex, and urinary urgency or […]
Menopause is defined as 12 consecutive months without a period when no other explanation is found. There are so many other symptoms and changes that come with menopause, many begin in mid to late forties and continue until mid to late 50s. However, the ending of the period is the defining characteristic of menopause […]
August 7, 2018 To our valued patients, At the end of 2015, Dr. Teng and I began researching the various options available for non-hormonal treatment for the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM). The genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is a new term that describes various menopausal symptoms and signs including not only […]
After the age of 25-30, most of us reach our peak bone mass. Then we slowly start to lose bone mass. How fast or slow that happens depends on many factors: genetics, gender, diet, exercise and other factors. After menopause, with the decline in estrogen, women start to lose bone mass at a faster rate. […]
“Like Sandpaper”. Not usually a comment I hear at the hospital, I turned my head to see what the nurses were discussing. I could not believe it, they were discussing their vaginas. The conversation was between a few peri- and post-menopausal nurses complaining about the state of their vaginas, using words like “sandpaper”, “the desert” […]
Women have always gone through menopause. The hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings are commonly known symptoms that are visible, recognizable and publicly experienced by women all over the world. We also know that these symptoms usually resolve as women complete their transition into menopause. There are less visible symptoms that are just as […]
Starting symptomatic women on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as they transitioned through menopause used to be the standard of care. HRT helps with hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, skin changes, concentration as well as a host of other symptoms. In 2002, results of the large, federally funded Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study were published […]