September 29th 2023
Benefits of exogenous hormone use, as well as data indicating no association with increased breast cancer risk, were discussed at The Menopause Society 2023 Annual Meeting.
September 29th 2023
September 29th 2023
23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East
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Clinical ConsultationsTM: Focusing on Fabry Disease in Females: Individualizing Diagnostic and Counseling Plans to Improve Long-Term Outcomes
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5th Annual Precision Medicine Symposium: An Illustrated Tumor Board
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7th Annual New York Cardio-Endo-Renal Collaborative (NY CERC)
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Clinical Conversations With the Cancer Care Team: Discussing the Impact of Social Inequities on Treatment Outcomes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Incorporating the Patient Journey into HS Diagnosis and Management Practices
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Patient, Provider, & Caregiver Connection: Individualizing Care in Multiple Sclerosis – Understanding Patient Challenges and the Role of Innovative Treatment
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Targeting Immune Cells to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
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Community Practice Connections™: 14th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies
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4th Annual International Congress on the Future of Women’s Health™
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Advances In Treating Migraine in Your OB/GYN Practice: Navigating Treatment Paradigms to Improve Patient Care
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Sleep apnea may worsen joint pain, fatigue in postmenopausal women
March 25th 2022A study published in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), investigated the association between sleep apnea and the various physical and psychological symptoms that occur during menopause.
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Cognitive performance and severity of menopausal symptoms
January 28th 2022Women with severe menopausal symptoms are likely to experience significantly greater cognitive decline than their counterparts with mild menopausal symptoms, according to a cross-sectional study in the journal Menopause.
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Are race, ethnicity, and menopausal status associated with GI symptoms?
January 6th 2022Being Non-Hispanic (N-H) Asian is a significant influencing factor for the number of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and the severity scores of GI symptoms, according to a study of 4 major racial/ethnic groups of midlife women in the United States.
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Menstrual cycle length affects future vascular health
December 28th 2021According to a recent study, women who experience stable menstrual cycles during the menopause transition have a significantly higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk later in life than those who have a late increase in cycle length.
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Premenopausal ovaries removal and subsequent cognitive performance
December 14th 2021A study in JAMA Network Open has concluded that women who undergo bilateral oophorectomy before menopause are significantly more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment and poorer performance on cognitive tests about 30 years later compared to women who do not have the procedure.
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Certain postmenopausal patients with breast cancer can avoid chemotherapy, study shows
December 13th 2021Certain post-menopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer may be able to only undergo endocrine therapy after surgery – sparing themselves from the chemotherapy side effects.
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Laser for postmenopausal vaginal symptoms
December 2nd 2021For women with postmenopausal vaginal symptoms, fractional carbon dioxide laser versus sham treatment fails to significantly improve vaginal symptoms after 12 months, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial in JAMA.
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Midlife vision impairment and depressive symptoms
December 2nd 2021Midlife women with early-stage vision impairment are significantly more likely to develop depressive symptoms, according to a study in the journal Menopause, which used data from the Michigan site of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN).
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Menopause preparedness for patient, provider, and policymaker
October 27th 2021A more standardized approach to menopause preparedness, including educating both patients and providers, is needed to improve care and quality of life for individuals during and after menopause, according to a study in the journal Menopause.
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Menstrual cycle length changes linked to increased risk of atherosclerosis
October 19th 2021In an analysis of SWAN data, investigators found changes in menstrual cycle length within the 5 years preceding a woman's final menstrual period was associated with changes in carotid intima-media thickness and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity.
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Nurse Barb Dehn: Vaccine hesitancy, S-equol, and women’s health in rural Africa
October 15th 2021Barb Dehn, NP, discusses vaccine hesitancy, soy and estrogen receptors, and a hospital in Tanzania dedicated to improving women's health through quality health care and education in under-resourced communities.
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Gene-editing technology: potential to usher in a new age in medicine
September 24th 2021CRISPR gene-editing technology holds the potential to usher in a new age in medicine, according to a featured speaker at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting, being held this week in Washington, D.C.
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The truth about aspirin and statin prescription for CVD prevention
September 24th 2021Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of morbidity for women in the United States. Prior to the update in 2020, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, there had been no formal guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) specifically addressing CVD in women since 2011.
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How to treat weight gain in menopause
September 22nd 2021Many women gain weight during menopause. Aging and lifestyle are the main factors, and women generally become less active as they go through midlife. At any age, it is known that burning fewer calories increases weight and fat mass. But what can providers do?
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