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Living With Menopause
Menopause does not have to be an unwelcome intrusion into your life. The following suggestions can help minimize the impact of menopause:
- Stay informed, follow a well-balanced diet and exercise regularly.
- Keep your mind occupied by interacting with other, reading and studying.
- Reach out to others with visits, letters and prayers.
- Take the vitamins and minerals you need and consider hormonal replacement therapy.
In addition, be sure to schedule the following:
- Regular physical examinations and Pap tests.
- A mammogram every one to two years between age 40 and 50, and yearly thereafter.
- A screening for colon cancer every three to five years after two normal yearly exams.
- A check of cholesterol and lipids every three years and thyroid function every five years.
- Some doctors recommend an ultrasound scan of the pelvis to evaluate the ovaries every one or two years. Bone density can be measured with ultrasound techniques, which is especially useful when women are trying to decide if they will take hormones.
There is much confusion about menopause and the perimenopause, and the lay literature is saturated with agendas that distort or falsely report information. Share your questions and concern with your health care provider and construct a plan that is customized to your needs.
Remember that these can be the best years of your life, the years of a beautiful, mature woman.
It can be done. But maintenance is crucial to your health.
Background Information
Agency Adoptions
When it is time to evaluate adoption agencies, consider these pros and cons.
Where Have All the Babies Gone?
The top reasons fewer babies are available to the growing number of couples who want to adopt.
Adopting on Your Own
This advice can help single parents who want to adopt children.
Causes and Characteristics of Attachment Disorder
For adoptive parents, attachment issues can be a huge concern.
Independent Adoption
These are the risks and rewards of adopting without the help of an agency.
Questions and Answers
Are adopted children more likely to be rebellious than children raised by biological parents?
Answer
How would you go about telling a child he or she is adopted, and when should that disclosure occur?
Answer
Review Frequently Asked Questions
Stories
Reflections on Bonding With an Adopted Child
Bonding with an adopted child can take time — and great patience.
A Second Chance at Life
Two adopted children arrived from the most unlikely of sources.
Adoption as Grace
How does enlarging your family reflect God's love?
An Act of Grace
In the midst of ethical ambiguity, one infertility treatment is a welcome development.
Climbing the Hills
A father tells his story of adopting his daughter from Russia.
If you've been through a experience related to this topic, we invite you to share your story with others.Share Your Story
Other Things to Consider
Where is God in the Midst of All My Troubles?
So many cry out to Him in times of need, but is God really listening? And, more important, does He care?
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