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Apart from being pressed for time, and tiredness, an alarming increase in cases of depression and anxiety or decrease in marital satisfaction could also be at play.

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An alarming increase in cases of depression and anxiety could also be at play in the libido crisis.

15 May 2017 2:38 AM IST

Female orcas begin to reproduce at age 15 and continue into their 30s and 40s and take on a grandmother role during menopause. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mother-daughter orcas may explain human menopause

Older orcas take on a different role once they grow older

12 Jan 2017 11:14 AM IST

Improvements in fitness with a regular exercise programme will have potential benefits on hot flushes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Solution for hot flushes during menopause found

Jogging or cycling can help a great deal during menopause

28 Dec 2016 9:26 AM IST

By working with women to integrate their CAM-related health-seeking behaviors and treatments, providers may also boost the efficacy of their own biomedical treatments (Photo: AP)

Women can sail through menopause with communication

Doctors often seem dismissive of CAM and can be quick to label any benefits a woman experiences as a placebo effect.

13 March 2017 10:05 AM IST

Women who have other symptoms associated with menopause, such as night sweats, hot flashes or other whole-body problems, may need to take estrogen treatments by a pill or skin patch. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women with bothersome menopausal symptoms can seek treatment

Women presume these symptoms are just signs of aging, but they can be corrected by talking to a gynecologist or...

7 April 2017 9:45 PM IST

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is a widely-used, short-term, problem-focused form of behavioural treatment. (Photo: Pixabay)

Short course of talk therapy may improve sleep during menopause

It is also important to note that as women transition into menopause, their rates of obstructive sleep apnea rise...

30 Dec 2017 1:02 PM IST

Hormone therapy wil help people get the right drugs to the right person to ensure the most benefit and least harm. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hormone therapy can lower risk of broken bones post-menopause

The need for the therapy is felt as their Bone Mineral Density decreases as they grow older

24 April 2017 11:03 AM IST

Excess weight raises the risk of breast cancer as fat cells produce hormones that help drive tumours. (Photo: Pixabay)

Losing weight may cut breast cancer risk: study

Researchers found that those who lost five per cent of their weight saw their breast cancer risk fall by 12 per cent.

9 Dec 2017 3:09 PM IST

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Menopause causes decline in lung function

A few women may actually develop respiratory failure as a result of this decline.

3 Dec 2016 11:37 AM IST