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      <image:title>Symptom Guide: Night Sweats During Menopause</image:title>
      <image:caption>It may not be possible to stave off the sweats altogether, but your lifestyle can increase — and decrease — the odds you’ll wake up soaked. (Shea Deveraux/Pexels)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>What Helps With Digestive Problems During Menopause?</image:title>
      <image:caption>Digestion issues in menopause are a real thing. Photo by Engin Akyurt - </image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Menopause isn&apos;t always easy to talk about. Here are tips on how to have an effective conversation with your doctor. (Photo credit: Pexels)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dryness and thinning of the vaginal tissues is the most common cause of discomfort and painful sex in midlife. Photo credit: Tetyana Kovyrina/Pexels)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ever pee when you sneeze? Urinary issues are a common indicator that you’re entering or in menopause. Photo credit: Pexels</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Understanding the process can take the anxiety out of menopause can help you take charge of your body as you approach your reproductive system’s second act. Photo credit: Pexels</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dry skin is one of the most common indicators that you’re beginning your transition into menopause. (Ivan Samkov/Pexels)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When you enter menopause, your sex hormones start to deplete, which can also put your libido on snooze. Photo: Pexels/Anete Lusina </image:caption>
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      <image:title>Top 5 Myths About Menopause</image:title>
      <image:caption>Not sure where you got your information about menopause? It&apos;s time to ditch the myths and get the facts. (Photo credit: Unsplash) </image:caption>
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      <image:title>Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): An Intro Guide</image:title>
      <image:caption>In the last two decades there’s been a lot of confusion about HRT, scaring off patients and their health care providers. Image/CreativeCommons</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Symptom Guide: Menopause and Anxiety</image:title>
      <image:caption>Lots of factors can contribute to menopause anxiety, from your fluctuating hormones to the physical ways in which they manifest. (Natalie Dupin/Unsplash)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>HRT and Heart Health: Everything You Need to Know</image:title>
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      <image:title>Symptom Guide: Menopause Headaches</image:title>
      <image:caption>For more than 30 percent of women, headaches get worse during the menopause transition. Pexels/Liza Sumner</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>You’re not crazy. Perimenopause and menopause can cause biological changes that may affect your mental health. </image:caption>
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      <image:title>Symptom Guide: Breast Pain During Menopause</image:title>
      <image:caption>Ow! Breast tenderness or soreness can get intense during perimenopause. (Photo credit: Pexels)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Symptom Guide: Irregular Periods During Perimenopause</image:title>
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    <loc>https://stripesbeauty.myshopify.com/blogs/skin/osteoporosis</loc>
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      <image:title>Symptom Guide: Menopause and Osteoporosis</image:title>
      <image:caption>Osteoporosis is tktktk (Photo credit: Miriam Alonso/Pexels)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Menopause and Gut Health 101</image:title>
      <image:caption>Studies have found that lower estrogen levels during and after menopause can alter the gut microbiome, basically throwing off the gut bacteria we need for healthy functioning. Photo: Pexels/Amy Lane</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Symptom Guide: Weight Gain</image:title>
      <image:caption>According to the World Health Organization (WHO) women have the toughest time maintaining their weight from the ages of 45 to 60.  (Diana Polekhina/Unsplash)</image:caption>
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