Electronic health record (EHR) documentation seen in primary care does not accurately reflect menopause symptom burden, and many women are not getting the treatment they need, according to a study published online Oct. 1 in Menopause. Mackenzie L. Bevry, Pharm.D., from the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and colleagues evaluated the extent of menopause symptom...
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Women’s Health With Evolve: How to prepare for perimenopause
By Kathryn Gale and Kym Toller Jul 05, 2023 From tracking your symptoms to embracing exercise and addressing any pelvic floor issues, this Women’s Health With Evolve column looks at how you can make your perimenopause journey more positive Have you experienced a hot flush, a panic attack, insomnia or a change in menstrual flow...
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A breakthrough in bacterial vaginosis treatment for women’s health
by Harvard University Characterization of a microfluidic human vagina-on-a-chip model. A A diagram of a two-channel organ chip viewed from above (left) and a higher magnification micrograph through a cross section of a vagina chip showing a stratified human vaginal epithelial cells cultured in the top channel atop a 50-μm thick porous membrane (dashed lines indicate top...
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Study proposes IGF1 gene therapy to delay reproductive senescence and potentially optimize women’s health and lifespan
by Impact Journals IGF1 gene therapy effect on the activation state of microglia. Credit: 2022 Dolcetti et al. A new research paper titled “IGF1 gene therapy in middle-aged female rats delays reproductive senescence through its effects on hypothalamic GnRH and kisspeptin neurons” has been published in Aging. The process of aging is the result of progressive...
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Intimate women’s health expert Dr Shirin Lakhani reveals 7 top tips for looking after your genitals
By ABI TURNER FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED: 10:10 EDT, 7 August 2022 | UPDATED: 10:46 EDT, 7 August 2022 There is a huge market in feminine care out there but you don’t need to use specialised products to clean your vulva and vagina, according to an expert. Dr Shirin Lakhani, founder of Elite Aesthetics in London, explains that vaginas are self-cleaning, and...
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Study identifies factors at midlife associated with decline in women’s health years later
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Imagine going to the doctor’s office at age 55 and, after measuring a set of health variables, the physician predicted your health trajectory for 10 years into the future. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital studied easily obtained variables among women at midlife, variables included health...