Women in midlife commonly come to Beverly Tchang, MD, with concerns about gaining weight, even though their diet and exercise routines have not changed. The patients are frequently frustrated about ...

Finding the right diet and exercise plan can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack—overwhelming and often discouraging. That’s especially true during perimenopause, when constantly-shifting ...

Menopausal weight gain is common, driven by hormonal changes and decreased muscle mass and energy expenditure. Hormone therapy is weight neutral and should not be used for weight loss; it may help ...

Whether you deal with constant bloating or you tend to feel heavier during your period, seeing seemingly unexplainable weight gain on the scale can be frustrating. However, weight fluctuation is a ...

There's no guide for menopause, no single type of "menopause doctor" you call to get answers when it shows up. And yet, menopause is a time that can be rife with new challenges and anxieties, and ...

Social media loves to blame cortisol for menopause weight gain. But though Cortisol levels rise during perimenopause, the stress hormone isn't the sole culprit behind your changing body. Reduced ...

Women who experience significant weight gain after the age of 20 and either have their first child after the age of 30 or don’t have children are almost three times more likely to develop breast ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Seven percent of women reported discontinuing oral contraceptives due to weight gain. Women with overweight or ...

The GLP-1/GIP dual-receptor agonist tirzepatide led to at least 15% loss of total body fat in premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal women, but postmenopausal women taking menopausal ...

Around two-thirds (68%) of pregnancies have weight gain that is more or less than recommended and that is associated with complications such as preterm birth, large birth weight, and admission to ...