March 24th 2023
An analysis of perimenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis indicated that patients receiving exogenous sex hormones more frequently achieved SDAI- and CDAI-defined remission.
March 14th 2023
Genetic factors for reproductive aging and vasomotor symptoms
May 6th 2021Genetic factors predictive of reproductive aging also are linked to vasomotor symptoms (VMS), indicative of VMS having a polygenic architecture, according to an analysis of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Genomic Substudy.
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Gynecologic Care Needs to Improve in Women With Down Syndrome
April 12th 2021A team of investigators has found that women with Down Syndrome received gynecologic care at lower-than-recommended rates and at substantially lower rates than other forms of health care. The investigators have called for efforts to improve gynecologic care for this vulnerable population.
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Menopausal symptoms associated with premature ovarian insufficiency
February 4th 2021A 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.
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Metabolite profiling of osteoporosis and atherosclerosis
December 30th 2020A 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.
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Vertigo risk factors in perimenopausal women
December 3rd 2020It 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.
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Trauma’s relation to poor sleep and health in midlife women
September 29th 2020Poor 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).
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Cannabis for managing menopause symptoms
September 28th 2020This 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.
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Research finds link between prior depression and severity of symptoms during perimenopause
September 18th 2020Perimenopausal 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.
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Variation in outcome reporting and measurement tools among treatment trials for GSM
August 28th 2020Considerable 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.
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Low BMD linked to periodontitis in perimenopausal women
August 10th 2020A 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.
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Subclinical atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women who breastfed
July 27th 2020Postmenopausal 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.
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Early menopause and cardiovascular disease
July 9th 2020The 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.”
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