New Attitudes Towards Menopause
New Attitudes Towards Menopause by Sheryl Weinstein Imagine a cocktail party conversation in 1966 turning to menopause . It would have been as Supplements Reviews unlikely as a female high school student yearning to be a soccer star. But times have changed. Just as participating in sports has now become significant to many young women so has being open and even activist about menopause become equally important to their mothers. The first women of the post-World War II generation known as baby boomers are reaching the age of 50, one year away from the average age of menopause among U.S. women. By the end of this century, more women than ever before will be experiencing the sometimes uncomfortable symptoms that accompany the end of menstruation and natural childbearing capacity. For many years, U.S. doctors knew little about and paid little attention to menopause. "About 20 years ago, medical attitudes started changing," says Isaac Schiff, M.D., chief of obstetrics and gynec...