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Figuring Out the Best Menopause Treatment

If you walked up to a menopausal woman and said "hey, i've got a pill that will make it all go away" she'll take it without asking questions. Alternatives to the "magic pill" do exist. Over the last three decades or so, science has developed quite a few ways to help ease the pain and stress women feel as they go through menopause. There are also quite a few natural and herbal remedies that help women deal with their symptoms. Here are some of the popular menopause treatment options that are available today.

Work on your pelvic floor to make it stronger. Because much of the discomfort and physical symptoms a woman deals with emanate from her pelvic area, having a strong pelvic floor can go a long way to helping you assuage your symptoms. Your doctor will probably make you do a specific amount of kegel exercises every day, the same exercises you had to do when you got ready to give birth. Doing these pelvic exercises can also help relieve the symptoms associated with incontinence. You want to ensure that your muscles "down there" are in good shape because that will help you make sure that your pelvic area is as healthy as it can be.

Yoga, believe it or not, has also been proven to be an incredibly effective treatment for menopause. Studies have proven that regular yoga helps release the amount of hot flashes a woman experiences. The intensity of a woman's hot flashes won't be as intense as the hot flashes of people who don't do yoga. Perhaps the main reason that doctors and health professionals think yoga is a great menopause treatment is that, in addition to helping the body get healthy, it raises a woman's spirits.

There are no conclusive results as to the effectiveness of black cohosh although there are those who swear by it. Using black cohosh during initial menopause stages is said to decrease drastically the intensity of menopause symptoms.

Taken for long periods of time black cohosh does have some major side effects such as nausea, headaches, dizziness and heart problems. Before beginning use of black cohosh consult a physcian. If you experience any of the aforementioned side effects discontinue use immediately and consult a physcian.

Your health depends on the decisions you make, make smart ones. Buying a bunch of supplements and herbal remedies without first talking to your doctor will cost you alot of money. Most people don't realize that their doctor should be their first contact when considering menopause treatment. Loneliness is a symptom of menopause don't let it get you down.

You aren't the only woman who will go through this change sometime. Talk to your girlfriends they will understand even if they cannot relate. The best medicine is often a dry shoulder to cry on.




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