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Causes Of Menopausal Syndrome - Articles
Menopause can cause dry eye syndrome
by
Cathy T.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:19pm
Hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings are familiar symptoms of menopause for most women.
But many women are unaware that hormonal changes can also cause problems with their eyes.
"I have noticed increased itchy burning, a little scratchy feeling, and intermittent blurring,” said patient Pat Webster-Sanders.
Menopause Can Cause Dry Eye Syndrome
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Can Menopause Cause Dry Eye Syndrome?
by
Anita
Posted
Wed 03 Mar 2010 2:50pm
When women start menopause their hormone levels begin to change. Studies have shown that there is an increase in dry eye syndrome in menopausal women due to the hormone... become scarred or develop ulcers. The syndrome may also cause a person’s vision to be affected and they could be more susceptible to eye infections due to the lack of tears
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Menopause and Metabolic Syndrome...What Is It?
by
Anita
Posted
Mon 27 Apr 2009 10:05pm
Middle-age is a time of change for women. The key reason for many of the complaints associated with menopause are caused by the hormone fluctuations which occur during this transition. Recent studies suggest that women in the peri and post menopausal stage are at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and something called “the metabolic syndrome
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Menopause Strikes Another Match - Burning Mouth Syndrome
by
Lynette Sheppard
Posted
Thu 14 May 2009 4:35pm
The sheer number of atrocities and indignities visited upon menopausal women is legion. Among the Venuses, we thought we d pretty much experienced them all: hot flashes... dished out could surprise us. Then Burning Lip Syndrome and its nasty little cousin, Burning Mouth Syndrome, (BMS) brought us to our virtual knees.
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Metabolic Syndrome Risk Greater in Women as They Approach Menopause
by
Connie Bennett
Posted
Thu 02 Oct 2008 3:12pm
From Jennifer Moore
The years of transition to menopause appear to raise a woman's risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine... menopause during the nine years, never took hormone replacement therapy, and didn't have metabolic syndrome or diabetes when the study began.
However, 13.7% of the study subjects had
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Menopause Demotivation Syndrome: What’s The Cure?
by
Lynette Sheppard
Posted
Tue 18 May 2010 1:58pm
way for a time. So I can figure out how to deal with it.
And now, a new mental effect is afflicting me. I’m going to call it Menopause Demotivation Syndrome. After all, we...
So many mental manifestations of menopause have plagued me and the goddesses at one time or another. Inability to concentrate, butterfly mind (winging from thing
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Menopause transition may cause trouble learning
by
Andrea
Posted
Wed 10 Jun 2009 6:44pm
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The largest study of its kind to date shows that women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause compared to other stages in life..., working memory and a test that measured the speed at which they processed information. Scientists tested the women throughout four stages of the menopause transition: premenopausal
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Hysterectomy: Does it cause early menopause?
by
Cathy T.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:19pm
Question - Does hysterectomy increase the likelihood of early menopause? Some research seems to suggest this.
Answer - Hysterectomy is associated with a slightly earlier onset of menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. But the data on this are difficult to interpret.
Read more here
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