Most women experience symptoms of menopause as they age - but here are the ways to alleviate the common ailments MOST women will experience some symptoms of menopause as they get older. The severity of this can range person to person with some turning to hormone replacement therapy to help relieve the unpleasant symptoms. Alamy So how does HRT work and what other treatments are available for patients struggling with menopausal symptoms? HRT is a treatment which uses oestrogen and progesterone to relieve menopausal symptoms. As the therapy replaces the hormones that your body is lacking after this change, its considered to be one of the most effective remedies for the following ailments Getty Images - WireImage There are different ways of taking HRT and it can be administered through tablets, skin patches, gels and vaginal creams, pessaries or rings. A recent study claimed that women on hormone replacement therapy tend to live longer. Taking the menopause relief treatment has survival benefits and cuts the overall risk of death by 30 per cent, experts claim. Zoe Ball, whoseparated from the superstar DJ, real name Norman Cook, in September last year, recently opened up about going through menopause. She revealed that … Continue reading →

It Takes Two Strictly host comes clean about sex life inmost in-depth chat since separating from superstar DJ ex-hubby ZOE Ball has vowed to have more sex and HRT after splitting from her husband of 18-years, Fatboy Slim. The outrageous It Takes Two Strictly host, 46, admitted she views her current sex life as her last hurrah before hitting the menopause. PA:Press Association PA:Press Association Getty Images In her most in-depth chat since separating from the superstar DJ, real name Norman Cook, in September last year, Zoe said: I am menopausal. I am hot and hairy. It is like my last hurrah. Is it going to get better? Do I do HRT (hormone replacement therapy) or do I have the funny tea? This is the quandary. She added: Have more sex? I have just left my marriage. OK that is a good tip. HRT and more sex, I will take that. Zoe, who has recently been dating Antiques Roadshow cameraman Billy Yates, 40, also revealed shes finally embracing getting old having made her name as a Nineties ladette alongside fellow female TV stars Sara Cox and Denise Van Outen. Have more sex? I have just left my marriage. OK that … Continue reading →

Low-dose aspirin might help fend off breast cancer, according to a new study. Researchers at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center noted an overall 16 percent reduction in breast-cancer risk among the 57,000 women who took an 81-milligram dose of aspirin three or more times a week. The most striking finding, according to researchers, was the effect the aspirin had on the most common form of breast cancer, known as estrogen or progesterone receptor positive HER2-negative breast cancer. The risk of developing that subtype was reduced by 20 percent. The participants, part of the California Teachers Study that began in 1995, filled out questionnaires that included their exercise, smoking and drinking habits, family history of cancer and medications they took, including hormone replacement therapy. By 2013, almost 1,500 women reported having developed invasive breast cancer. The reduction in breast cancer risk in the City of Hope study was seen in comparison to the results of other large studies investigating the possible benefits of higher-dose aspirin and other painkillers. The study's findings were published online in the journal Breast Cancer Research. Investigators did not see a breast-cancer risk reduction among women who took regular-strength aspirin or other types of painkillers. … Continue reading →

GUMBALLS #2 BY ERIN NATIONS Art Story Characterization Summary 90 % REFRESHINGLY AUTHENTIC GUMBALLS is a collection of comicsboth writtenand drawnby Erin Nations. The comic strips within GUMBALLS #2 range from purely fictional to non-fictional accounts from Nations life. The majority of the non-fictionportions deal with Nations experiences as a trans man. Without a doubt, the visibility of transgender people in the media has increased overthe last few years.Transgender has becomea political and pop culture buzzword. Sadly, this coverage has done very little to expose the publicto the lives of average transgender people. Many people outside the LGBTQIA+ community cannot tell you what the proper pronouns are to use for a transgender man or woman. Members of the media still dont understand that its degradingto refer tosomeone as a transgender. Despite the non-stop talk about Caitlyn Jenner and bathroom bills, the bulkof Americans still do not understand the very basics of who transgender people are. Furthermore, theydo not know what their lives are like or how they wantsociety totreat them.This lingering ignorancemakes works like Erin Nations GUMBALLS so important. READ: Already familiar withGUMBALLS? Learn howGUMBALLSaddressestoxic masculinity! Nations is a wittywriter with a really great grasp on what humor looks like … Continue reading →