Menopause and menopause effects - Women's Clinic Ltd. of West Reading, PA

Menopause is a normal, natural event—defined as the final menstrual period. It represents the permanent cessation of menses resulting from loss of ovarian follicular function usually due to aging. Menopause can occur naturally around age 51 or be induced through surgical intervention.

Menopause affects every woman. And, as the large baby-boom generation reaches midlife and beyond, an unprecedented number of women are now postmenopausal. An estimated 6,000 US women reach menopause every day (over 2 million per year).

During the transition from the reproductive years through menopause and beyond, a woman experiences many physical and emotional changes. Fortunately, menopause is now better understood and more openly discussed than ever before. Menopause can be viewed as a sentinel event that presents a unique opportunity for women, working with their healthcare provider, to evaluate and improve personal health.

The collaboration between women and their healthcare providers, characterized by mutual trust and respect, is the goal of menopause counseling. At Women's Clinic, Ltd. our physicians and practitioners provide individualized screening and counseling to enhance the woman's sense of well-being. This is not only true during menopause but for the rest of her life.

For more information on menopause, please visit the following websites:

Menopause.org Website

WebMD - Menopause

Menopause Article from MSN Live

Some information about menopause provided by the NAMS book, 3rd Edition of Menopause Practice, A Clinicians' Guide

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July 1, 2010

» The Fertility Division of Women's Clinic, Ltd. has posted success rates of over 83% for the first half of 2010! We have the highest skilled physicians and staff and also use the latest in technology to acquire these results. Let us help you achieve your dreams!

June 1, 2010

» Neena Agarwala, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.O.G. joined Women's Clinic, Ltd. in June, 2010 to practice Gynecology and Urogynecology. For the past 7 years, she has served as a faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha which she joined as an Assistant Professor in October 2002 and where she was promoted to Associate Professor and Division Director of Urogynecology and Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery. We welcome her back to Pennsylvania!!

April 29, 2010

» Dr. Jean Payer recently traveled to Haiti to assist on a FaithCare mission trip. Her teams mission was highlighted in the newspaper and the daily journal has been posted online. Click here to view the journal.

July 9, 2009

» Dr. Elizabeth Dierking has joined the physician staff at Women's Clinic, Ltd. providing a full range of Obstetrical and Gynecological services. These services include adolescent care, routine gynecology, gynecologic surgery, colposcopy and high-risk obstetrics.

» Dr. John Dougherty performs his first robotic surgery using the da Vinci ® robot in July, 2009. The procedure was executed at the Reading Hospital and Medical Center. Women's Clinic, Ltd. will continue to offer minimally invasive surgical options.

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January 11, 2009

» Women’s Clinic Ltd. observes 20 years of its in vitro fertilization program with a birthday party that draws 37 couples and 68 children. To see the complete article, please click here.

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