The well-known “hot flash” or “power surge” is one of the most common annoyances of menopause. Scientists have not exactly figured out the biology behind the symptoms of a hot flash yet but that does not mean you have to suffer relentlessly.  Learn what you can do to limit and alleviate hot flashes:

• Tips to Combat Hot Flashes
• Easing Hot Flashes with Antidepressants
• Hot Flashes Team Up with Insomnia to Disrupt Sleep
• Home Remedies and Natural Cures for Hot Flashes

Many therapeutic options are available to treat the aggravating symptoms of menopause, including hormone therapy.  The decision to use hormone therapy at menopause is a very personal, individualized one where all risks and benefits should be weighed.  Hormone therapy is not right for everyone but only you and your doctor can  make that decision.  Explore these articles for more information:

• Breast Cancer Diagnosis Complicated by Hormone Therapy
• Women's Perceptions on Hormone Therapy (HT) at Menopause
• The Red Hot Mamas Approach to Hormone Therapy (HT) at Menopause
• Life After Hormone Therapy:  The Facts Behind the Latest Headlines
• Bioidentical Hormone Therapy:  Sorting Myths from Facts
• Think Bioidentical Hormone Therapy is Safer?  Think Again
• Alternatives to Hormone Therapy for Menopause
• Beyond Hormone Therapy:  Complementary/Alternative Options for Menopause Symptoms
• Hormone Patch Proves to be Safer than Pill

When hormone levels drop during menopause and bone production slows down, the bone builders take a break and osteoporosis and arthritis can settle into the scene.  Many people do not know that osteoporosis is a fully preventable and treatable disease.  Learn more about how to protect your bones at menopause and beyond:

• My Time, My Story Osteoporosis and Menopause Education Campaign
• Healthy Bones at Menopause
• Bone Mineral Density Test Determines Osteoporosis Risk at Menopause
• Osteoporosis:  Not an Inevitable Condition Caused by Menopause
• Supporting Bones at Menopause with Healthy Bone Supplements
• Osteoarthritis:  What you Need to Know from the Shoulder to the Hip to the Knee 

Don’t be caught off guard. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the physical and psychological sexual changes that can occur during menopause. Sex can remain pleasurable at any age… knowing what to expect may help you understand the changes and learn how to cope with them:

• Menopause & Sexual Health
• Menopause Challenges Couples' Sex Lives
• Life Between the Sheets:  How menopause symptoms affect sexual functioning
• Vaginal Dryness, Atrophy and Estrogen
• Sexual Reproduction and Perimenopause
• New Options for Tackling the Aggravation of Vaginal Atrophy
• More Than Just an Excuse:  "No Thanks, I'm Not in the Mood"