Menopause

Menopause has a textbook definition: 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period. In theory, no test is required. In practice, the picture is rarely that clean.   Women on hormonal

Menopause is not a single symptom. It is a cascade of hormonal changes that affects the brain, cardiovascular system, bones, muscles, skin, and reproductive tissues — sometimes all at once,

For most of their lives, women are told what to expect from their hormones. Then menopause arrives — often gradually, sometimes suddenly — and the information available is either too