By Dr Demetri C Panayi and Dr Pandelis Athanasias of the London Women’s Centre Vaginal atrophy (also known as atrophic vaginitis or vulvo-vaginal atrophy) is a condition that affects many women, particularly following the menopause. When a woman experiences the joys of the menopause, she typically produces less oestrogen and this often results in vaginal atrophy,… Continue reading Vaginal Atrophy: How to Reduce Vaginal Dryness after the Menopause
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Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Embarrassing Symptoms “Down There” After Making Love, Fourth Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms to her gynecologist. The doctor gave her… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Embarrassing Symptoms “Down There” After Making Love, Fourth Week
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Embarrassing Symptoms “Down There” After Making Love, Third Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. The first week of this riddle, the patient reported her symptoms to her gynecologist. The doctor proceeded with… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Embarrassing Symptoms “Down There” After Making Love, Third Week
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Embarrassing Symptoms “Down There” After Making Love, Second Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. Last week, the patient reported her symptoms. The doctor proceeded with the examination using the components of the… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Embarrassing Symptoms “Down There” After Making Love, Second Week
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Embarrassing Symptoms “Down There” After Making Love, First Week
Editor’s note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the details of what happened when a patient presented with a problem that stumped the physician at first. We’ll start this week by letting you know what the patient told her gynecologist and how the doctor… Continue reading Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Embarrassing Symptoms “Down There” After Making Love, First Week
When I’m 64, I’ll Still Have Hot Flashes?
The answer is “yes” for many women. Some 40% of women 60 to 65 years old still have hot flashes. For many, the hot flashes are occasional and mild, but for others, they remain really troublesome. That’s the finding of a study published in March 2015 in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause… Continue reading When I’m 64, I’ll Still Have Hot Flashes?