Archive for the 'Menopause' Category

New Blood Test Could Predict Onset of Menopause

Dutch scientists are developing a blood test that would detect when a woman will go through menopause.
The test would help women make decisions about their lifestyle, such as the age she should have children.
The test measures levels of a single hormone called AMH that decreases when a woman becomes less fertile.
The developers said this blood […]

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Menopause ’seriously’ affects 50%

Half of all women who have experienced the menopause said that it had a substantial effect of their lives and just over half of women over 35 consider themselves informed about the menopause, research has found.
The Menopause and Me report, described as the largest body of research on the matter ever carried out in Ireland, […]

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Women who feast on chocolates enjoy sex more: Study

Women who feast on chocolates enjoy sex more—no this is not the plot of an erotic film but the finding of a scientific study.
Women who eat chocolate regularly have a better sex life than those who don’t. They have the highest levels of desire, arousal and satisfaction from sex, says a study by researchers from […]

Friday, January 18th, 2008