Menopause

Stand firm with science

October 05, 2020

The compounded bioidentical hormone industry needs major changes in oversight to keep consumers safe.

Vasomotor symptom severity not linked to any clinical event in menopause

October 01, 2020

A secondary analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI)-Calcium and Vitamin D (CaD) clinical trial has concluded that vasomotor symptom severity is not linked to any clinical event.

Highlights from NAMS 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting

September 29, 2020

In this video, Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Nanette Santoro, MD, Chair of the 2020 Scientific Program Committee for the Virtual Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

Trauma’s relation to poor sleep and health in midlife women

September 29, 2020

Poor sleep occurs frequently among midlife women, which is significantly linked to childhood and adult trauma, according to a prospective study presented at the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

Cannabis for managing menopause symptoms

September 28, 2020

This article is based on information presented at the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). According to NAMS, all presentations have been pre-recorded and now are available for on-demand viewing beginning Sept. 28 through Sept. 21, 2021.

Postmenopausal women more likely to experience metabolic syndrome

September 22, 2020

Postmenopausal women are significantly more likely to meet criteria for metabolic syndrome than are premenopausal women, according to a cross-sectional analysis of women aged 45 to 85.

Research finds link between prior depression and severity of symptoms during perimenopause

September 18, 2020

Perimenopausal women with prior depression exhibit significantly more depressive symptoms, more menopausal symptoms, and more sleep disturbances than perimenopausal women without prior depression, according to a study from Switzerland.

Variation in outcome reporting and measurement tools among treatment trials for GSM

August 28, 2020

Considerable heterogeneity exists in reported outcomes and measures used in clinical trials of treatments for genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), which impacts between 40% and 60% of postmenopausal women, according to a systematic review in the journal Menopause.

Milk may not do a menopausal body good

August 27, 2020

A new study finds that dairy products do not prevent age-related bone loss or fractures in menopausal women.

Vasomotor symptoms, cortisol awakening response in perimenopause

August 11, 2020

Women who were in the top third of hot flash severity showed a 67% increase in cortisol, whereas those in the bottom third of hot flash severity showed only a 30% increase.