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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.
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.
Low BMD linked to periodontitis in perimenopausal women
August 10, 2020
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.