April 05, 2021
A prospective observational study found that hormone therapy resulted in a significant reduction in nocturia prevalence and bother in postmenopausal women with two nocturnal voids.
February 23, 2021
Fractional microblative CO2 laser therapy was found both effective and safe in treating vulvovaginal atrophy short term, according to a study in the journal Menopause.
February 22, 2021
“Women show an accelerated loss of muscle mass around menopause, possibly related to the decline in estrogen,” wrote the authors.
February 18, 2021
The study provides preliminary evidence of improvements in sexual function in breast cancer survivors who receive laser therapy.
February 17, 2021
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause is often overlooked by providers.
February 11, 2021
The challenge of diagnosis occurs in distinguishing “normal” from “abnormal” in a time of rapid and dynamic change.
February 04, 2021
A prospective study from the People’s Republic of China has concluded that menopausal symptoms in women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) were significantly higher than in women with natural menopause.
January 19, 2021
Women with HIV are no more vulnerable to menopause-related cognitive declines compared to other women, according to a longitudinal cohort study in the journal Menopause.
December 30, 2020
A study in the journal Vascular Health and Risk Management has found significant differences in the metabolite profiling of altered amino acid and lipoprotein metabolism in participants with atherosclerosis and osteoporosis, compared with those in healthy menopausal women.
December 03, 2020
It has yet to be fully elucidated why postmenopausal women have a higher prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV); however, the sudden decrease in estrogen during menopause can cause a rapid decrease in estrogen receptors, which may disturb otoconial metabolism and thus, increase the prevalence of BPPV.
December 03, 2020
Postmenopausal women with elevated hypertension who participated in the high-intensity team sport of floorball, a form of indoor hockey, achieved a significant decrease in their blood pressure.
October 05, 2020
The compounded bioidentical hormone industry needs major changes in oversight to keep consumers safe.
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
August 27, 2020
A new study finds that dairy products do not prevent age-related bone loss or fractures in menopausal women.