Menopause Management - Dr. Barbie Taylor

Dietary Pearls for Menopause

No matter how you choose to manage your menopause, your diet plays a huge role in both the transition through menopause an the rest of your life. And, even if you're not a…

The Balancing Act
Managing menopause is one big balancing act. It's like a scale with two sides. Your job is to place all the benefits & risks of all the options on the scale and see how they compare …

"Total Hysterectomy" is a Total Misconception
Ask anyone what a "Total Hysterectomy" is and you're likely to get a totally wrong answer. Some of the people who don't know what it is have actually had …

Diagnosis of Menopause
How do you diagnose menopause? Do you need to diagnose menopause? What if you feel menopausal but your lab tests indicate that everything’s fine? And what lab test is best for d…

Symptoms of Menopause
Would you believe that, although there are 22 attention-getting and life-disrupting symptoms of menopause, most women fail to recognize menopause as menopause? In fact, most have…

Who Moved My Estrogen?

Change! Most of us adapt poorly to change. We don't like it when we have to adjust to something new ... especially when it involves disappearance of something on which we relied…

Phases of Menopause

Menopause! Is that all there is to it? Is it just a single word with no demarcations? Most people know little or nothing about the actual phases of menopause. But once you learn th…

The Three Hormones

Testosterone, Estrogen, and Progesterone. The three hormones. We've all heard about them ... but do you really know their roles? Might you be a bit conflicted in really understandin…

How to Tell Your Kids About Menopause

You know how awkward it can be as a parent to talk to your kids about "uncomfortable subjects"? For some reason, both parents and kids cringe over certain convers…

Menopause is Simply Puberty in Reverse

Menopause! It's almost a taboo word. Shhhh, don't say it too loudly. It might embarrass someone. But why? Menopause is as common as puberty. Not only that, it's …

Menopause is a Population Explosion!

Do you have any idea how many menopausal women there are? And do you think the numbers of menopausal women are increasing or decreasing? Is menopause a world-wide …

History of Menopause

Menopause isn't new. It's been around for centuries. So, why not look at how it's evolved over time. Or, has it? Is menopause the same ole' thing it was back in the olden days? Ha…

Why Do Human Females Even HAVE Menopause?

Have you ever wondered about the purpose of menopause? Does it even serve a purpose? If it does, what, exactly, is the reason human females spend almost half …