Menopause is a natural part of aging for women, but there is no predictable pattern or timeline for the symptoms, doctors say.  Many women over 50, and as they approach this milestone, start experiencing the various symptoms...

Many women over 50 have health issues that often are ignored, accepted as normal or dismissed. There is unprecedented growth in the population of older women with nearly 28 million women over 65.  Statisticians are pointing to...

Someday, usually between the ages of 45-60, our bodies start to change and playing tricks on us. In theory, we’ve always known that chronic fatigue, trouble sleeping, mood swings, depression, hot flashes, and random pain were lurking...

Menopause begins when your menstrual cycle stops for at least a year. Just like every girls’ first period, it can be a confusing stage in a woman’s life as it comes with extreme emotional and physical changes. ...

Generation X women are embracing menopause. No longer an embarrassing spotlight on aging. Women of a certain age today are celebrating the change as a “rite of passage” with the trend of holding menopause parties. It is, as...

When I turned 50 years young a few years ago, I shouted it from the rooftops. I’m fond of saying that fifty is the new 50! Talking about menopause is not just professional for me. It’s personal....

When last did your doctor test your estrogen levels? Estrogen levels can be lower than needed for various reasons throughout the course of your life, however women going through and beyond menopause are almost certainly going to...

We don’t spend a lot of time thinking about our intimate parts like the vulva or the vagina. That is until we hit our 50’s and start experiencing changes down there. During and post menopause when estrogen...

As we head into 2019, Maria Sophocles, M.D., OB/GYN at Women’s Healthcare of Princeton, reminds us not to believe every trend a celebrity touts, and describes what’s new as well as tried and true solutions to recurring,...

Is there anything worse than tossing and turning all night because you’re not able to sleep comfortably in your sheets? If you’re having difficulties sleeping because you’re a hot sleeper, I am with you! As someone who...

It can be difficult to be a woman around the age of 40; your body is preparing its transition into menopause which means, you’re dealing with perimenopause. As I’m sure you know, perimenopause lasts for years and...

Women going through menopause often bemoan the infamous hot flashes, also sometimes referred to as hot flushes, that accompany this time of transition. Hot flashes are described as a sudden feeling of heat spreading through the body,...