I’m now blogging at www.menopausetheblog.com

There is new content at www.menopausetheblog.com, where I will continue this blog going forward. Please visit me there!

About Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy – From the FDA

Note:  This Blog is now being published at www.menopausetheblog.com. Please visit and continue reading about Menopause there. For an explanation of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) — a term that the FDA does not recognize — and the issues that led to the FDA’s action this week against certain compounding pharmacies, see the agency’s latest [...]

Is the FDA Looking Out for Women or Wyeth?

Note: This Blog is now being published at www.menopausetheblog.com  Please visit and continue reading about Menopause at this new URL.   The FDA announced that it will be “cracking down” on pharmacies that sell customized hormone mixtures prescribed by physicians to alleviate menopause symptoms.   This is the latest move in an ongoing debate over the growing [...]

Power Surge + Hot Flash = Insomnia

It happens just about every night.  After reading for about a half hour, I’m finally sleepy and relaxed. I turn out the light and sink into my down pillows and high thread-count sheets. I’m just falling asleep when, wham – it happens. It feels like my body has been plugged into an electrical socket and… who turned [...]

Exercise Doesn’t Alleviate Hot Flashes After All

Contrary to what we’ve read (and hoped was true), exercise is not a cure for hot flashes, according to a study whose results were just published in the January issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.  Researchers had hoped to prove that exercise could be an alternative to HRT for women suffering from hot [...]