A new research has revealed the association between menopausal symptoms and bone health. The study at the University of California found that women who experience moderate to severe hot flashes and night sweats during menopause tend to have lower bone mineral density and higher rates of hip fracture than peers who do not have menopausal symptoms.
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Hormone Therapy Timing Hypothesis Gains Ground in ELITE
During six years of follow-up, the rate of increase in carotid IMT among the women who entered the study at least ten years after the start of menopause tracked nearly identically between those on hormone therapy and those on placebo, with a difference between the two arms that was not statistically significant.
UCSF to Study Early Menopause vs. Preventive Cancer Surgery Risks
Cavalheiro is one of about 100 Bay Area women between 35 and 50 years old with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations who are participating in a clinical trial that is examining changes in cardiovascular health, bone density, sexual function, quality of life and other effects on women who go into early menopause.
Dry Eyes Can Be Normal During Menopause
Most women think of hot flashes, moodiness, vaginal dryness and night sweats when they think of menopause; however, dry eyes are another symptom women commonly experience during this period of life.
Being Around Young Children May Reduce Menopausal Symptoms
Researchers at the Kinsey Institute and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have found that the timeless, multicultural tradition of grandmothering might have an unexpected benefit: helping some women temper their hot flashes and night sweats during menopause.
Change of Term for Vulvovaginal Atrophy
International women’s health specialists have agreed to replace the term vulvovaginal atrophy with the term genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM)
Does Celiac Disease Increase Risk of Fertility Problems in Women?
The question of whether celiac disease impairs a woman’s fertility is discussed in a new study published in the journal Gastroenterology. Nutritional deficiencies (eg, zinc, iron, folate, selenium), lower levels of ghrelin and leptin, and a shortened reproductive period (delayed menarche, early menopause) have all been linked to potential fertility problems in women with celiac disease, but there is no conclusive evidence that these factors truly impact fertility.
Chemotherapy Can Cause Premature Menopause, Infertility
Women are increasingly freezing their eggs and embryos before cancer treatment begins, because the treatment can cause premature menopause and infertility. Women are increasingly freezing their eggs and embryos before cancer treatment begins, because the treatment can cause premature menopause and infertility.
Sound of Actual Ticking Clock Can Speed Up Women’s Attitudes on Reproductive Timing
The metaphor of a ticking clock is often used to refer to a woman’s growing urge – from puberty onwards to menopause – to conceive before her childbearing years are over. New research in Springer’s journal Human Nature shows that there’s more truth to this phrase than you might think. The subtle sound of a ticking clock can quite literally speed up a woman’s reproductive timing.
Cancer Linked to Menopause Drug in New Report
Popular menopause drugs made in part from estrogen found in the urine of pregnant horses have caused breast cancer in thousands of Canadian women, according to allegations in a new report by the Canadian Cancer Society’s top epidemiologist.