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Menopause & African Americans
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Menopause - Learn the signs and how to stay healthy throughout menopause
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Yet Another Fun Thing About Menopause: Pimples

(BlackDoctor.org) -- What do some teenage girls going through puberty have in common with some women going through menopause? Well, other than mood swings … acne. Pubescent girls and menopausal women experience changes in hormone levels that affect the way their skin protects and regenerates itself, and the unfortunate result can be skin eruptions, or pimples.

During pre-menopause, levels of female hormones, including estrogen, drop. But androgen levels, the male sex hormones that each

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Memory Loss During Menopause

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Researchers have evidence of experienced memory loss during menopause but recovers once postmenopause begins.

Research published in the May 26 issue of Neurology finds that women do not learn as well during early and late perimenopause, when periods are irregular but have not disappeared altogether.

But the changes were subtle, manifesting as less improvement rather than actual decline, the authors stated. Most importantly, the deficits, if they can be

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Menopause And Hot Flashes
(BlackDoctor.org) -- “It's getting hot in here.” No, I’m not reciting the lyrics of an extremely popular musician. I’m reciting the sentiments of numerous menopausal and pre-menopausal women. Hot flashes overheat three out of every four menopausal women. Marked by a sudden and intense heat that rises from the abdomen to the head, hot flashes are frequently associated with insomnia and heart palpitations.

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Managing Menopause

(BlackDoctor.org) -- You’ve heard the jokes and the horror stories and I’m sure you’ve seen the notorious episode of The Cosby Show where Claire exaggerated her menopause symptoms. But often, faced with the onset of menopause, most of us don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Luckily, if you’re determined to stay fit—or get fit— there’s no time like perimenopause to begin a sensible physical regimen.

Physical activity, the most effective

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