Menopause: Symptoms and Causes

Women between the ages of 45 and 60 typically find themselves just before, in the middle of, or just after menopause. Even though menopause is not a disease, up to 80 percent of women experience menopausal symptoms. One in three women in this age group suffers so severely that she can only cope with everyday … Menopause: Symptoms and Causes

Hormone-free Through Menopause

Many women suffer during menopause from complaints such as hot flashes, sweats or sleep disturbances. However, an alleviation of the complaints through the administration of hormones is controversial. Studies indicate that hormone replacement therapy can significantly increase the risk of breast cancer. Therefore, it is better to resort to tablets with herbal ingredients against the … Hormone-free Through Menopause

Hormone Therapy during Menopause

There has been a decisive turnaround in the discussion about hormone treatment for menopausal women: From now on, such treatment should only be given in cases of pronounced symptoms. This is the conclusion of the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM). The reasons for this significant reassessment are the risks that have been … Hormone Therapy during Menopause

Osteoporosis during Menopause

Osteoporosis, hot flashes, weight gain, depression – these and more are the bugbears of menopause. You can do nothing against menopause, but very much with a healthy diet and exercise against almost all symptoms. Additional hormones are not necessary. A certain uneasiness probably creeps over all women when they think of the upcoming menopause. And … Osteoporosis during Menopause

Trouble-free Through Menopause

Is this already menopause? – That’s what many women ask themselves when they suddenly sleep worse than before, sweat more or when their periods become more irregular. As early as the mid-30s, the hormone balance in a woman’s body slowly begins to change. However, the first noticeable effects of these changes usually do not appear … Trouble-free Through Menopause

Sexuality during Menopause

For most, it begins insidiously: the nights of love in the early days turn into waking nights of screaming children and periods of too little sleep after way too much work in middle age. If you look ahead from there, you see hair loss, hormonal imbalances and waning passion pass before your mind’s eye. Not … Sexuality during Menopause

Soy Phytoestrogens in Menopause

At the onset of menopause, 50 to 80 percent of women in Western countries experience natural accompanying symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, dizziness, irritability, anxiety, restlessness, dejection and lack of drive. Twenty-five percent of cases require therapeutic treatment. Soy isoflavones have proven to be a gentle, herbal and at the same … Soy Phytoestrogens in Menopause

Estriol

Products Estriol is commercially available in many countries as vaginal gel, vaginal cream, vaginal suppositories, vaginal tablets, and tablets for peroral therapy. This article refers to topical use. Structure and properties Estriol (C18H24O3, Mr = 288.4 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder that is practically insoluble in water. It is a natural metabolite of … Estriol