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Menopause and Putting on a few Pounds

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Menopause is defined as having permanent cessation of menstruation. Having no sexual drive can be associated with lowered hormones and the menopause but it also have other contributing factors. Seeing a sexual health care specialist for a comprehensive history and physical examination would be the best thing to do. But the most disturbing fact among menopausal women is the weight gain.

Menstruation, Menopause and Everything in Between

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Among all the species, it is only the human female as well as the great apes that experience a true menstrual cycle. The other placental mammals experience the phenomenon called ‘estrus’ instead.
For most mammals, ‘estrus’ means a series of physiological changes which can be associated with courtship that helps ensure that mating occurs only during the estrus period of time. This is the brief stage where the female’s reproductive system allows eggs to be released and thus read more…