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...
by Thor Christensen Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Early menopause could mean an increased risk of stroke caused by blocked blood vessels, according to a new study. Yet for each year of menopause delay, stroke risk fell by 2%. Stroke is the second-leading cause of death worldwide, and women have a 4% higher lifetime stroke risk than men....
THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) CLEVELAND, Ohio (Jan. 20, 2021)–Hot flashes, insomnia, and vaginal dryness are commonly reported symptoms that accompany the menopause transition. A new study suggests that such symptoms–especially psychological and sexual problems–are worse for women who have premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) than for women undergoing natural menopause. Study results are published...
by American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain The menopause transition, the years leading up to menopause, is a time of increasing heart disease risk for women. Monitoring women’s health and lifestyle, while integrating early intervention strategies for good cardiovascular health, are important, especially during midlife and during menopause to help prevent heart disease, according to...
New study identifies frequency of hormone therapy use and predictors of its use in women who underwent preventive oophorectomy as a result of carrying the BRCA gene THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) CLEVELAND, Ohio (August 12, 2020)–Removal of the ovaries before natural menopause (surgical menopause) often exacerbates menopause symptoms and places women at increased...
New study based on Women’s Health Initiative data documents that overweight postmenopausal women are more likely to be taking antidepressants, beta-blockers, and/or insulin to treat various health problems. THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 15, 2020)–Abdominal weight gain, which is common during the postmenopause period, is associated with an array of health...
Researchers suggest that lifestyle interventions can be effective in helping women with metabolic syndrome prevent diabetes and heart disease THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY (NAMS) CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 1, 2020)–Perimenopause is a time when women become more vulnerable to a number of health problems. A new study based on data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study...
