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Toni Hurst

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posted 08/28/2009, comments (0)

Do You Need A Hysterectomy?

(Part 1 of 2) An overwhelming number of women who ask questions or make comments on this site are questioning their doctor’s recommendation about a hysterectomy, or wondering whether their hysterectomy is causing their dire menopausal symptoms. It amazes and annoys me that their health care provider is either A) unapproachable about this... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/24/2009, comments (0)

How To Participate in a Clinical Trial

On tonight's evening news, I heard a story about cancer patients who participated in a drug trial who got great results. At the end of the piece, the reporter said that the results were so good that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) would fast-track its studies on the drug, meaning it might be on the market in a year or... Read moreChevron
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posted 06/07/2009, comments (0)

Passing the Reproductive Torch

Over the weekend I became a grandmother. I don't like the concept much, or the word "grandmother" at all. Where I come from, grandmothers have blue-gray hair and always disapprove of what you're doing. They're old and infirm. They aren't active and young (!) like ME. In fact, when I found out I was a grandmother, I was on a rock-climbing trip.... Read moreChevron
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posted 03/10/2009, comments (2)

The Skinny on Dry Skin

Sometimes I feel like a prune.  Everything seems to be drying up and wrinkling. The skin on my upper chest and back constantly itches. Honestly, I have a back scratcher in a desk drawer at home and one at work. My scalp has started itching. No amount of hand cream helps my hands. I feel like I have the creepy-crawlies. What's going... Read moreChevron
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posted 02/23/2009, comments (0)

Menopause Is About To Get Sexy!

Can there be a woman on Earth (or at least in this Hemisphere) who hasn't seen an episode or a season of the TV show, Sex and the City? I was never a fan of the show starring Sarah Jessica Parker, but friends dragged me to the film when it came out and I have to admit, it was fun. If you haven't seen it, it chronicles how these women with... Read moreChevron
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Watch this video about menopause and menstruation, a normal, natural shedding process of the uterine lining that occurs monthly in all healthy adult women after puberty.

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