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Sudden onset of skin wrinkling and sagging in arms

jnine1964

Hi all. New to this. I am a 44 year old woman who is physically fit (gym 5 days a week) and eats pretty well. Approx 5 weeks ago I dev...

569 answers | 50 comments

no period for 7 months and now back to monthly?! Menopause

specialmom

Annoying. I had a big long time frame of no period. I'm 'of age' and thought I was done . . . then all of a sudden, it started again a...

2 answers | 2 comments

Has anyone tried Flax for menopausal symptoms?

specialmom

I've read that flax an help quell our symptoms. Anyone try it or have any experience?

2 answers | 2 comments

Harder to lose weight after menopause?

specialmom

One thing that I really worry about is the issues with weight control post menopause. I'm currently 6 months with no period so well on m...

1 answer

Whether or not to be on Prempro

Sharon1942

I am age 66. At age 50 my GYN put me on Prempro. I had no symptoms of menopause. He said that it will happen and I can prevent the dis...

3 answers | 3 comments

FSH of 56 not post-menopausal??

Nancy T

I am 51 years old and just got tested for FSH for the first time, as I'm going to be in a vaccine study where you must not get pregnant. ...

1 answer | 1 comment

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