Dr. Adriana Spellman

"Staying educated alleviates a lot of the anxiety," said gynecologist Adriana Spellman of Condell Medical Center, who practices in Libertyville.
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Dr. Spellman said she gets occasional patients who are sent in by their husbands.

"They say, 'My husband told me to come in because he can't live with me anymore and that you have to treat my mood swings,'" Spellman said.But, she pointed out, many couples have marital problems before menopause starts.
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Spellman said she tries to treat her patients' insomnia, a common menopausal symptom, since research shows treating sleep deprivation can improve other symptoms.

"If you don't sleep, you're going to be kind of cranky, too," she said.

The 2002 findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study that taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) might contribute to the incidence of breast cancer threw everyone for a loop, said gynecologist Adriana Spellman.

The 2002 findings from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study that taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) might contribute to the incidence of breast cancer threw everyone for a loop, said gynecologist Adriana Spellman.

"We used to suggest HRT for women who had no symptoms, even, because we thought it was so beneficial," said Dr. Spellman, who practices with Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.
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Anything you can do to keep feeling good about yourself during this time of change is helpful, Spellman said.

"Menopausal women work, they take on second careers, they have very productive lives," she said.