--- title: Menopause date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/menopause" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Menopause [## The Very Early Perimenopause: What We Can Learn from Dr. Jerilynn Prior’s Research](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-very-early-menopause-what-we-can-learn-from-dr-jerilynn-priors-research)Read [Many women in early perimenopause experience changes in flow, fertility, sleep, mood, and night sweats while still menstruating regularly. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-very-early-menopause-what-we-can-learn-from-dr-jerilynn-priors-research) [Many women in early perimenopause experience changes in flow, fertility, sleep, mood, and night sweats while still menstruating regularly. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-very-early-menopause-what-we-can-learn-from-dr-jerilynn-priors-research) [## How Safe and Effective Are Bioidentical Hormone Therapies?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/how-safe-and-effective-are-bioidentical-hormone-therapies)Read [Bioidentical hormone use has surged in recent years, but many women don't realize that there is little research on their safety or effectiveness. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/how-safe-and-effective-are-bioidentical-hormone-therapies) [Bioidentical hormone use has surged in recent years, but many women don't realize that there is little research on their safety or effectiveness. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/how-safe-and-effective-are-bioidentical-hormone-therapies) [## Bringing Pelvic Organ Prolapse Out of the Shadows](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bringing-pelvic-organ-prolapse-out-of-the-shadows)Read [Pelvic organ prolapse -- sometimes called genital prolapse -- is rarely discussed, yet millions of women in the United States suffer from this condition. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bringing-pelvic-organ-prolapse-out-of-the-shadows) [![Pexels photo 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[Pelvic organ prolapse -- sometimes called genital prolapse -- is rarely discussed, yet millions of women in the United States suffer from this condition. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bringing-pelvic-organ-prolapse-out-of-the-shadows) [## Why Healthy Premenopausal Women Do Not Need Bone Density Scans](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bone-density-scans-dexa)Read [A new health campaign aims to get doctors and women under age 65 to reconsider the need for bone density scans if there are no risk factors. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bone-density-scans-dexa) [![DEXA scan screen ALSPAC](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bone-density-scans-dexa) [A new health campaign aims to get doctors and women under age 65 to reconsider the need for bone density scans if there are no risk factors. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bone-density-scans-dexa) [## The Women's Health Initiative Studies, Ten Years Later](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-womens-health-initiative-studies-ten-years-later)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-womens-health-initiative-studies-ten-years-later) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-womens-health-initiative-studies-ten-years-later) [## Hormone Therapy and Chronic Disease Prevention](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/hormone-therapy-and-chronic-disease-prevention)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/hormone-therapy-and-chronic-disease-prevention) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/hormone-therapy-and-chronic-disease-prevention) [## Long-term Use of Bisphosphonates Not Helpful for Most Women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/long-term-use-of-bisphosphonates-not-helpful-for-most-women)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/long-term-use-of-bisphosphonates-not-helpful-for-most-women) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/long-term-use-of-bisphosphonates-not-helpful-for-most-women) [## Progesterone-Alone for Hot Flashes and Night Sweats?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/progesterone-alone-for-hot-flashes-and-night-sweats)Read [A new study shows that progesterone-only hormone therapy may help alleviate hot flashes and night sweats without the risks of estrogen-progestin therapy. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/progesterone-alone-for-hot-flashes-and-night-sweats) [A new study shows that progesterone-only hormone therapy may help alleviate hot flashes and night sweats without the risks of estrogen-progestin therapy. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/progesterone-alone-for-hot-flashes-and-night-sweats) [## Bone Density Loss and Depo: Who's at Risk?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bone-density-loss-and-depo-whos-at-risk)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bone-density-loss-and-depo-whos-at-risk) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/bone-density-loss-and-depo-whos-at-risk) [## Courts Find in Favor of Women Claiming Prempro Caused Breast Cancer](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/courts-find-in-favor-of-women-claiming-prempro-caused-breast-cancer)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/courts-find-in-favor-of-women-claiming-prempro-caused-breast-cancer) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/courts-find-in-favor-of-women-claiming-prempro-caused-breast-cancer) [## How Does Hormone Replacement Therapy Affect Lung Cancer?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/how-does-hormone-replacement-therapy-affect-lung-cancer)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/how-does-hormone-replacement-therapy-affect-lung-cancer) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/how-does-hormone-replacement-therapy-affect-lung-cancer) [## Guide to Osteoporosis Treatments Now Available in Spanish](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/guide-to-osteoporosis-treatments-now-available-in-spanish)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/guide-to-osteoporosis-treatments-now-available-in-spanish) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/guide-to-osteoporosis-treatments-now-available-in-spanish) [## Double Dose, Part 2: Clinton Focuses on Elevating Women; Whole Foods Fight; Our Genders, Our Rights; The Gender Politics of "Mad Men"](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-part-2-clinton-focuses-on-elevating-women-whole-foods-fight-our-genders-our-rights-the-gender-politics-of-mad-men)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-part-2-clinton-focuses-on-elevating-women-whole-foods-fight-our-genders-our-rights-the-gender-politics-of-mad-men) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-part-2-clinton-focuses-on-elevating-women-whole-foods-fight-our-genders-our-rights-the-gender-politics-of-mad-men) [## Double Dose: Fat is Not a Death Sentence; Google AdWords Prohibits Abortion Ads; Survey: Sex After Kids; What Would Buffy Do?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-fat-is-not-a-death-sentence-google-adwords-prohibits-abortion-ads-survey-sex-after-kids-what-would-buffy-do)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-fat-is-not-a-death-sentence-google-adwords-prohibits-abortion-ads-survey-sex-after-kids-what-would-buffy-do) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-fat-is-not-a-death-sentence-google-adwords-prohibits-abortion-ads-survey-sex-after-kids-what-would-buffy-do) [## Reiterating the Lack of Evidence Behind "Bioidentical" Hormones](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/reiterating-the-lack-of-evidence-behind-bioidentical-hormones)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/reiterating-the-lack-of-evidence-behind-bioidentical-hormones) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/reiterating-the-lack-of-evidence-behind-bioidentical-hormones) [## A New Year Review of Women's Health Heroes](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-new-year-review-of-womens-health-heroes)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-new-year-review-of-womens-health-heroes) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-new-year-review-of-womens-health-heroes) [## Osteopororsis Medicine: National Women's Health Network Urges Women to Consider the Risks](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/osteopororsis-medicine-national-womens-health-network-urges-women-to-consider-the-risks)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/osteopororsis-medicine-national-womens-health-network-urges-women-to-consider-the-risks) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/osteopororsis-medicine-national-womens-health-network-urges-women-to-consider-the-risks) [## Double Dose: A Wacky Week for the White House on Abortion; "Hypersegregation" and Racial Disparities in Preterm Birth; Blogging While Brown Conference; Hot Flash Fan on Exhibit; AIDS Conference Coverage ...](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-a-wacky-week-for-the-white-house)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-a-wacky-week-for-the-white-house) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-a-wacky-week-for-the-white-house) [## Double Dose: Planned Parenthood Expands Reach; Pack Journalism in Search of a Pregnancy "Pact" in Gloucester; Teen Pregnancies at 30-Year Low; Mandating Insurance Coverage for Anorexia; Will Women Give Hormone Maker a Second Chance? ...](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-planned-parenthood-expands-reach)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-planned-parenthood-expands-reach) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/double-dose-planned-parenthood-expands-reach) [## Double Dose: Abstinence-Only Funding Survives Another Vote; Statement of Black Men Against the Exploitation of Black Women; UN Addresses Rape as War Crime; Debate Over Islam and Virginity; Shopping for Breast Cancer and More 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