Killer whales are one of only three species on the planet to experience menopause, and scientists believe the evolutionary trait is a result of whales' "unusual social structure," in which their adult children never really leave them. (On a side note: what the fuck is day two of a whale period like?)
Hormone replacement therapy is really confusing because experts keep going back and forth about whether or not it eases the symptoms of menopausal women or threatens their health. A new study finds that both are true, which clears nothing up.
Clearly the First Wives Club was onto something. They can't tell us what to do, they can't tell us what to say, but they may have dried us up at 50 because they started going for the young ladies. Cool.
From an evolutionary perspective, human menopause doesn’t make a lot of sense. Searching for an explantion for this somewhat uniquely human process, a group of Canadian researchers used computer models to show that menopause is an unintended outcome of natural selection — and men's sexual preferences might be to blame.
Because of science and technology, we're living much longer than our predecessors—and much longer past menopause. According to one genetics expert, "the change" is no longer necessary, and we will eventually evolve out of it, either by default or design.
If you're anything like me, you've spent the last decade missing outrageous tart Bridget Jones something awful not caring about Bridget Jones like it's a full-time job. I mean, don't get me wrong, our gal Bridge accomplished some serious shit back in the day—it was refreshing, 20 years ago, to see the public embrace a…
There are only a few lucky species of animals that experience the hormonal scrapple that comes with menopause. Humans, for example, experience menopause so that mothers-in-law don't spew
Most women get the "period talk" when they start bleeding once a month, but few receive advice when their periods go away. Or at least that's what Kimberly-Clark is banking on with "Second Talk," a new campaign geared towards women 40 and over who are or will soon be going through menopause.
If your first period signals the official "start" of your usefulness as a baby vessel, then menopause is the long, slow death wail of your fertility. No matter how much money you throw at your uterus, if your ovaries go menopausal it's all systems no on mission pregnancy. Or, at least, it used to be. Everything might be…
A new study finds that postmenopausal women who take estrogen are much more likely to pee their pants than women who have never taken the hormone.
Here's some confusing news: exercising a lot could make you hit menopause earlier. Which is good for your risk of breast cancer, but possibly bad for your heart and bones.
Instead of I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant, last night's season finale of Real Housewives of New York was like an episode of I Didn't Know I Was Menopausal. The fact that Ramona thought—at 55 years old—that missing a period meant that she must be pregnant really speaks to one of two things: How delusional she is about…
Horrible neologism alert: "manopause" has entered the vernacular.
A new study says taking combined estrogen and progestin to combat menopausal symptoms ups not just women's risk of breast cancer, but their risk of dying from it. But some doctors think new, lower-dose therapies may be safer.
• According to a study of 71 women between the ages of 18 and 48, some 87% of ladies use excessive vocals to "manipulate their partners" into coming to an orgasm more quickly. But guess what? Men fake it, too.
A new blood test that could accurately predict when women will enter menopause
According to The Guardian, Dr. Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani of Iran is set to present the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology with a study featuring a blood test that can accurately pinpoint when a woman will hit menopause. [Guardian]
So it's very rare (affecting only 2% of middle-aged men), but there are some symptoms which, when concurrent with lowered testosterone levels, indicate men can have menopausal issues. And that's all the information you need to turn the joke-cracking tables.
Veterinarians believe they've discovered why more dogs are experiencing symptoms like fur loss, swollen vulvas, and abnormally small penises: Hormone creams used by menopausal owners. Luckily, applying creams using gloves and covering the area with clothing eliminates the problem. [PetConnection.com]
According to Angela Lansbury, you can "attract attention as a feminine, sexual person" after menopause by laying on the floor and wiggling sensually in a jumpsuit, rubbing your entire body with lotion, and thinking sexy thoughts in the bathtub. [YouTube]
• Last year, Hannah Burge, then 15, became Britain's youngest Botox user when her mother, the "Human Barbie" and record-holder for most surgically altered, injected her with the toxin. "Appearance is important to me," Burge said. She continued:
• Possibly the most fucked-up headline we've read today: "Women given fetish degrees: A university registrar handed out forged degree certificates to black African women in exchange for spanking sessions to satisfy his kinky sexual desires, a court heard." •
Two articles in Saturday's New York Times — one about premature ejaculation and the other about menopause — shed light on how the pharmaceutical industry treats men and women's sexual "problems."
• Chinese officials are cracking down on an illegal condom factory in the Hunan province, which produces "counterfeit" condoms that offer little to no protection. To make matters worse, the condoms were packaged by shirtless men without any sterilization. •
Writer Dana Jennings writes on the New York Times's "Well blog" about his time "being a woman" — the time in which, while fighting an aggressive prostate cancer, he found himself taking hormone suppressants... at the same time his wife was going through menopause.
New research has found genes that influence the onset of menstruation and menopause — and later menstruation is linked with a lower risk of breast and endometrial cancer. [NewScientist, LiveScience]
The Jack In The Box commercial at left features an older woman, which might be progressive, if it didn't suggest that smoothies prevent menopausal women from getting hot flashes and acting like crazy bitches. [Shakesville]
In this ad, Parke Davis, a pharmaceutical company known for selling cocaine back in the day, offers to help menopausal women avoid "imaginary ailments" and "family scenes." Click to enlarge. [Vintage Ads]
• New evidence released in the Caylee Anthony case: Five days after Caylee's disappearance, Casey Anthony allegedly wrote in her diary: "I have no regrets...I just hope that the end justifies the means." •
• 23-year-old Christina Raines, mother of two and Drew Peterson's newest girlfriend, has just moved in with him. Her family and friends are understandably upset. •
