Menopausal syndrome varies markedly among women.  The most common symptoms include hot flushes (often called hot flashes, but the disorder involves red "flushing" of the skin), dryness and thinning of skin and vaginal wall, mood swings and depression, and insomnia.  In addition, there is often a gradual weakening of the bones (reduction of bone density) known as osteoporosis that eventually leads to easy fracture.  All of these symptoms are the result of declining levels of sex...more