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A prospective study of generally healthy perimenopausal women has concluded that low bone mineral density (BMD) is significantly linked with periodontal disease in women over 58 years old, and independent of tobacco consumption or oral hygiene.

Low BMD linked to periodontitis in perimenopausal women

Read about the impact when long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) was offered to teenage mothers prior to hospital discharge.

Study of LARC use in teen mothers prompts state policy change

Ben Schwartz is Associate Editor, Contemporary OB/GYN.

A peak in hot fl ash reports was observed in July, while January had a trough in hot fl ash reports.

Menopause symptoms through the seasons

The authors noted that, although recent guidelines embrace using history of menopause before age 40 to refine atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk assessments in middle-aged women, “robust data on cardio-vascular disease risk in this population is lacking.”

Early menopause and cardiovascular disease

New research indicates that women may be able to reduce menopausal symptoms by increasing their intake of fruits and vegetables (FV). 

Can a healthier diet reduce menopause symptoms?

Australian researchers believe that PD-L1 may have potential as an indicator of potential response to chemotherapy in women with metastatic breast cancer. That was based on results of a randomized trial, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology in Lugano, Switzerland.

PD-L1 CNA as a biomarker in metastatic breast cancer

Accelerated biological aging was seen in women who had severe menopausal vasomotor symptoms (VMS) on enrollment in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study (WHI-OS), or late-occurring VMS (at enrollment but not at/during their reported menopause transition, according to a study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Vasomotor symptoms and faster epigenetic aging

The timing of postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) significantly impacts coronary risk and overall benefit-to-risk profile, according to an overview of Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) results in the journal Menopause.

Lessons learned from postmenopausal hormone therapy

Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) use among sexually active female adolescents in Rochester, New York, rose from about 4% before a local community intervention to roughly 24% after the initiative.

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