by The North American Menopause Society Credit: CC0 Public Domain As women age, they are more susceptible to vaginal dryness and pain during intercourse because of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA). A new study suggests that ospemifene and systemic hormone therapy both result in improving VVA symptoms and likely improve the vaginal microbiome by reducing potentially harmful...
by The North American Menopause Society Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The menopause transition is often accompanied by a number of symptoms that can affect a woman’s overall quality of life, including hot flashes, sleep disturbances, and depression. A new study suggests that women may already experience some of these symptoms several years before menopause, during...
By REBECCA WHITTAKER FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 06:03 EST, 29 December 2022 | UPDATED: 07:38 EST, 29 December 2022 Women who think they have long Covid could actually be going through the menopause, experts say. Doctors warn the symptoms for both — such as fatigue, muscle aches and brain fog — are very similar. The majority of long...
by Ciara McCabe, The Conversation Women use HRT to manage a variety of menopause symptoms. Credit: Fr/ Shutterstock A growing number of women are turning to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to alleviate distressing symptoms of the menopause—including hot flushes, bladder weakness, vaginal dryness, joint pain, brain fog, sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression. For many women, HRT can...
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE WASHINGTON—A new study, published by the North American Menopause Society in the journal Menopause, found that a diet intervention is about as effective (88%) as hormone replacement therapy (70%-90%) for reducing menopausal hot flashes, without the associated health risks. The WAVS trial—the Women’s Study for the Alleviation of Vasomotor Symptoms—found that a plant-based diet rich in...
by King’s College London Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Altering diet can reduce unfavorable health changes associated with menopause such as blood sugar control and cholesterol levels. The research, published in eBioMedicine, is from PREDICT which is the largest study of its kind and explores menopause affects day-to-day metabolism. The study involved scientists from King’s, the personalized nutrition company ZOE,...
by University of Jyväskylä Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The estrogen deficiency following menopause is thought to impair women’s ability to use fat as an energy source. A study published in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseasesand conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences of the University of Jyväskylä shows that menopausal state or blood estrogen...
Bone mineral density at the femoral neck bone in postmenopausal women decreased by an average of 10% during a 25-year follow-up, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. Being the world’s hitherto longest follow-up of changes in bone mineral density in postmenopausal women, the study shows that bone loss after menopause...
by University of Pittsburgh Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As women near menopause, their menstrual cycle length often becomes longer. The timing of these changes could provide clues about a person’s risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers. Published today in Menopause, the study characterizes cycle length changes over the menopause transition and found...
by Kelsie Smith Hayduk, University of Rochester Medical Center Figure 1. Multilevel latent profile analysis in perimenopausal women. DH, dominant hand; NDH, non-dominant hand; RAVLT, Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test. Credit: DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2021.1892626 Menopause can mess with your memory, and a new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center has identified four profiles of cognitive...
