Q: What are Vicki’s Flash Pops?

Q: What is in the Flash Pop that eases hot flashes?
A: Vicki’s Flash Pops are made with a special herbal menopause formula which has been well established in easing women’s hot flashes.

Q: What is Perimenopause?
A: Perimenopause is the transitional stage leading up to menopause - typically lasts approximately three to five years, but may be longer or shorter.

Q: What is Menopause?
A: Menopause is the time when ovaries cease functioning and menstrual periods stop. A woman is officially in menopause when she has stopped having monthly periods for 12 consecutive months. Menopause marks the end of the reproductive years.

Q: What is Postmenopause?
A: Postmenopause are the years that follow menopause.

Q: What is Surgical Menopause?
A: This is the menopause brought on by the surgical removal of a woman’s ovaries or by medical means (radiation therapy or chemotherapy). If a woman has not experienced natural menopause when she has this surgery, radiation or chemotherapy, she will go immediately into menopause and will skip the perimenopause stage.

Q: How does menopause affect our system?
A: Menopause results in a significant decrease in estrogen, which can cause side effects and increase the risk of:

Osteoporosis - leads to hip, wrist and spine fractures. Number of serious osteoporosis-related fractures per year: 210,000.

Cardiovascular disease — the number one killer of women.

Urinary incontinence - As the tissues of your vagina and urethra lose their elasticity, you may experience a frequent, sudden, strong urge to urinate (urge incontinence) or incontinence with coughing, laughing or lifting (stress incontinence).

Additional Menopause Tidbits:

• The median age for onset of perimenopause is 48 years.
• The average age of US women at menopause is 51.
• In rare instances, menopause can occur as early as the 30’s or as late as the 60’s.
• Smoking, poor nutrition and/or pre-existing medical conditions have all been identified as causes of early menopause.
• Several generations ago, few women lived beyond menopause. Today, most women will spend 1/3 to 1/2 of their life in post menopause.
• A majority of American women who are approaching or currently going through menopause (53%) consider themselves only "somewhat informed" about the subject.
• While 55 percent of women consider menopause to be "no big deal," nearly 90 percent voice concern about at least one condition associated with menopause, when asked.
• Their top concerns include: osteoporosis (37%); emotional symptoms such as mood swings (37%); and hot flashes (31%).
• Although it’s associated with hormonal, physical and psychosocial changes in your life, menopause isn’t the end of your youth or of your sexuality.

Visit other sites that focus on Women’s Health during the menopause years.
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www.minniepauz.com