The Menopause Diaries

Hello Fempower Health Friends! 🌻

I hope you’re all soaking up the last bits of summer sunshine! As we dive into another edition of our Fempower Health: The Perimenopause & Menopause Edition newsletter, I’m beyond excited to share what’s in store for you this week. We’ve got something truly special lined up that I know you’re going to love—especially if you’re curious about the twists and turns of navigating menopause.

So grab your favorite beverage, settle in, and let’s jump right into it!

The Latest News in Menopausal Health 

Here’s what’s new and interesting in the world of menopause and perimenopause.

CDC Updates IUD Pain Management Guidelines.

Discover the latest CDC IUD guidelines emphasizing pain management and informed consent. Learn about innovative solutions like 3Daughters and Aspivix addressing IUD insertion pain, ensuring women’s health and comfort during contraception. Learn more about the updated IUD Pain Management Guidelines and what you can do.

‘Frightening’ how easily women can get hold of testosterone, say doctors

Experts are worried that women are not being properly advised about the hormone and that it is too readily obtainable. Learn more why this is a problem from The Guardian.

Body Dysmorphia and Menopause

The transition into menopause presents various biological and psychosocial challenges, making middle-aged women more susceptible to concerns about body image. This systematic review analyzed 18 observational studies to explore the associations between menopause and body image perception in healthy women. The review found that menopausal symptoms, particularly their frequency and intensity, were consistently linked to more negative body image perceptions. However, the relationship between body image and menopausal stages or reproductive hormone levels was less clear, with minimal evidence and inconsistent findings. Most studies had limitations, such as cross-sectional designs and lack of adjustment for confounders, indicating the need for further research to fully understand these associations. Check out the recent study from PubMed.

I recommend reading this if you are interested in learning more about body dysmorphic disorder.:

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