Although the average age in the U.K. for the menopause – defined as the time when periods have stopped for 12 months – is 52, 1 percent of British women go through it before they reach 40.
Research carried out at Versailles University which looked at the health and lifestyle of more than 1,500 women in their 50s suggests that working long hours in a stressful job can …
Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa), a member of the buttercup family, is a perennial plant that is native to North America. Other common names include black snakeroot, bugbane, bugwort, rattle root, rattle top, rattle weed, and macrotys. Insects avoid it, which accounts for some of these common names.
Black cohosh was used in North American Indian medicine for malaise, gynaecological disorders, kidney disorders, malaria, rheumatism, and sore throat. It was also used for colds, cough, constipation, hives, and backache and to induce lactation for breast feeding. In 19th-century America, black cohosh was a home remedy used for rheumatism and fever, as a diuretic, and to bring on menstruation. It was extremely popular among a group of alternative practitioners who called black cohosh “macrotys” and prescribed it for rheumatism, lung conditions, neurological conditions, and conditions that affected women’s reproductive organs (including menstrual problems, inflammation of the womb or ovaries, infertility, threatened miscarriage, and relief of labour pains)
Today black cohosh is known primarily as an herbal treatment for hot flushes and …
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Sometime in your 40s or late 30s you may experience irregular menstrual irregularities that signal the perimenopause, or the beginning of the menopause. Your menstrual cycle may become irregular or erratic, large clots may be passed during menstruation and spotting or heavier than normal bleeding may occur.
All these ‘abnormalities’ are typical of the menopause but if you are concerned in any way or not sure if this is the perimenopause or really unnatural bleeding that needs attention and treatment talk to your doctor immediately. Heavy bleeding (flooding) is one irregularity that is typical among menopausal and perimenopausal women. Flooding is a response to …
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