Estrogen alone and estrogen/progestin have opposite effects on breast cancer risk; adding progestin may lead to a lifetime of increased risk. Medscape Medical News
Related topics: Hormones, Estrogen, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Oncology
Post-menopausal killer whale grandmothers improve the chances of survival for their grand-calves, new research has found.
Related topics: Medical Research
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2019 -- For women going through menopause, type 1 diabetes is associated with higher coronary artery calcium (CAC) volume and accelerated progression of CAC over time, according to a study published in the December issue of...
Related topics: Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes, Medical Research
As we covered in Parts I and II of this series, during perimenopause and menopause women can experience a complex web of physical, psychological, and social symptoms.
The treatment usually prescribed by doctors, hormone therapy (HT), is...
Related topics: Psychology, Hormones
Menopause before age 40 increased the risk for coronary artery disease, heart failure, blood clots and heart valve problems.
Related topics: Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure
Menopausal women who didn’t get enough sleep were at increased risk of osteoporosis.
Related topics: Osteoporosis
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 -- It's not uncommon for a woman's sex life to slow down with age, but hormones aren't the only reason she might not be in the mood, a new study suggests.
Postmenopausal issues, such as vaginal dryness or pain during sex,...
Related topics: Hormones, Medical Research
Endometrial thickness can change throughout a person’s life and in different situations, for example during pregnancy or the menopause. Learn what is normal and how to measure endometrial thickness here.
P&G has launched Kindra, a new direct-to-consumer brand geared at helping women navigate menopause.
Kindra is the first brand to come out of Launchpad, the innovation studio formed by P&G Ventures and venture firm M13 to build new...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2019 -- Women with HIV experience menopause years sooner than other women -- about three years earlier, on average, a new study finds.
Treatment advances are keeping people with the virus alive longer, and those who adhere to...
Related topics: HIV, Virus, Medical Research, Virology
Analysis of data from 15 worldwide studies suggests a greater problem with nonfatal cardiovascular diseases, such as angina, heart attacks or strokes.
Related topics: Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology, Stroke, Angina Pectoris
CoolRevolution pajamas are designed by two moms who gained "extra time" when their kids left the nest. They're helping women going through menopause.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2019 -- Longer use of estrogen hormone therapy is associated with higher cognitive status in late life, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in Menopause.
Joshua M. Matyi, from Utah State University in Logan, and...
Related topics: Estrogen, Hormones, Medical Research
From Hecate: I’ve been complaining for a while about the toll menopause is taking on me. I’ve got my progesterone prescription and my mental exercises to grapple with it. But taking off the weight has been rough. When I started perimenopause, my...
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 -- Menopause before age 50 puts women at increased risk of nonfatal heart conditions, and the earlier menopause occurs, the greater the risk, new research suggests.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 300,000 women who...
Related topics: Medical Research
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 -- For menopausal women with significant vaginal atrophy symptoms, fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) vaginal laser therapy results in similar improvement to that seen with vaginal estrogen treatment, according to a study...
Related topics: Carbon Dioxide, Estrogen, Medical Research
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2019 -- The addition of abemaciclib to fulvestrant provides a statistically significant and clinically meaningful gain in median overall survival, regardless of menopausal status, for women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive,...
Related topics: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Oncology, Hormones
-- Hot flashes are often felt by women who are going through menopause and perimenopause, says Cleveland Clinic. More than two-thirds of menopausal women in North America have hot flashes, the clinic says.
To relieve hot flashes, Cleveland Clinic...
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THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2019 -- A new risk prediction calculator can make health risk predictions for several outcomes simultaneously in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online Sept. 16 in Menopause.
Haley Hedlin, Ph.D., from the...
Related topics: Medical Research
Nearly 50% of menopausal women complain of vaginal dryness, itching, and burning, among other commonly reported menopause symptoms. Laser therapy is one of the newer techniques for addressing these problems. A new study suggests that it is as...
Related topics: Medical Research