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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.

Postmenopausal women more likely to experience metabolic syndrome

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.

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

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. 

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

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

Milk may not do a menopausal body good

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. 

Vasomotor symptoms, cortisol awakening response in perimenopause

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

A study from the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project (LIBCSP) investigated the association between menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and mortality outcomes among breast cancer survivors.

Menopausal hormone therapy and mortality in breast cancer survivors

Postmenopausal women who breastfed for at least 6 months cumulatively have a significantly lower incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis compared to postmenopausal women who breastfeed for a shorter duration, according to a cross-sectional study in the journal Gynecological Endocrinology. 

Subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women who breastfed

Lack of patient knowledge about the natural process of menopause and lifestyle interventions are two major challenges to symptom control. 

Healthcare usage and prevalence of menopause symptoms

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.

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