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Does menopausal hormone therapy maintain the brain?
Taking menopausal hormone therapy soon after menopause to relieve symptoms may also benefit the brain, according to a study published in the March 21, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "We found that one form of menopausal hormone thera... Read more. -
Stem cell therapy may help reverse effects of premature menopause, restore fertility
Young women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) may be able to use their own bone marrow stem cells to rejuvenate their ovaries and avoid the effects of premature menopause, new research suggests. The preliminary results from the ongoing ROSE clinical trial were presented at ENDO 2018, the 10... Read more. -
Mediterranean diet is linked to higher muscle mass, bone density after menopause
The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet also appears to be good for an older woman's bones and muscles, a new study of postmenopausal women in Brazil finds. The study results will be presented Monday at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society's 100th annual meeting in Chicago, Ill. The researchers reported f... Read more. -
Reducing the number and severity of hot flushes: new class of menopause drugs
A new class of experimental drugs reduces hot flushes in menopausal women by almost three-quarters in just three days. The treatment, tested by scientists at Imperial College London, also reduces the severity of hot flushes by over a third within three days of taking it. The research, funded by th... Read more. -
Menopausal hormone therapy linked to having a healthier heart
Women who use menopausal hormone therapy appear to have a heart structure and function that is linked to a lower risk of heart failure, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London. The effect of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), previously known as hormone replacement therapy, on ca... Read more. -
Cervical screening participation rates - what influences them
The impression that foreign-born women in Sweden more often are excluded from gynecological cancer screening needs to be reconsidered. A study from Sahlgrenska Academy, published in the journal PLOS One, makes it clear that foreign-born women participate to the same extent as women born in Sweden wi... Read more. -
Increased risk of heart disease after hysterectomy
In an effort to reduce the associated increased risk of heart disease after hysterectomy, more surgeons are opting to leave a woman's ovaries intact. However, a study shows that women (especially those aged younger than 35 years) having a hysterectomy with ovarian conservation are still at increased... Read more. -
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard launched
7 December 2017: Women to benefit from first national treatment standard for heavy periods The first nationally agreed standard of care for women experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding says women should be offered less invasive treatments before considering a hysterectomy – a major op... Read more. -
Oestrogen patch update - supply returned
30 November 2017: Novartis has advised that the company has both received and released stock for supply locally of the following lines; ESTALIS CONT 50+140MCG ESTALIS SEQ 50MCG/50+ 140MCG ESTALIS SEQ 50MCG/50+ 250MCG As a result the only remaining HRT line now still u... Read more. -
Women's memory may benefit from hormone replacement therapy
A type of hormone replacement therapy may protect memory for some women, according to an American study. The research findings are the latest to indicate that hormone replacement therapy may have some benefits, deepening scientific discussions about the pros and cons of the menopausal treatment. "... Read more. -
Discontinuing hormone therapy increases risk of cardiac and stroke death
Hormone therapy (HT) continues to be a hotly debated topic. The benefits of estrogen to the heart, however, appear to be universally accepted. A European study demonstrates that the risk of cardiac and stroke death actually increases in the first year after discontinuation of HT. Since publication ... Read more. -
Postmenopausal obesity redefined
BMI may not be valid measure of obesity status in older adults There is no doubt the prevalence of obesity has increased significantly across all age groups, creating greater health risks. What exactly constitutes obesity, however, is subject to debate, especially for postmenopausal women who ... Read more. -
Prasterone (Intrarosa) for Dyspareunia
From the Medical Letter The FDA has approved the steroid prasterone (Intrarosa – Endoceutics) for intravaginal treatment of postmenopausal women with moderate-to-severe dyspareunia due to vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) (Table 1). Also called dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), prasterone is produced in the ... Read more. -
Bioidentical Hormones - risks revisited
The October issue of Endocrine news (1) carries an article that once again tackles the complexity of bioidentical hormones. The freelance US writer highlights the confusion surrounding "bioidentical hormones" and more specifically the compounded formulations that are promoted as "natural". Th... Read more. -
Cognitive Concerns
Dr Victor Henderson Past President, The North American Menopause Society Professor, Health Research and Policy and Neurology and Neurological Sciences Stanford University Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Stanford, CA Dr Hendersen discusses cognitive changes during menopause and when t... Read more. -
Why some women are more likely to feel depressed
Study links duration of estrogen exposure with increased vulnerability to depression: Longer exposure to estrogen shown to provide protection It's no secret that the risk of depression increases for women when their hormones are fluctuating. Especially vulnerable times include the menopause transit... Read more. -
Early menopause is independently linked to an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
Women with early or normal onset menopause are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those with late onset menopause, concludes new research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes). Previous research (by the same authors of this ne... Read more. -
Eating more vegetable protein may protect against early menopause
Study shows modest but significant lower risk Results of a new study from epidemiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggest that long-term, high intake of vegetable protein from such foods as whole grains, soy and tofu, may protect wome... Read more. -
Knowledge and attitudes of health professionals regarding menopausal hormone therapies
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of Australian health professionals (HPs) including general practitioners (GPs), gynecologists and endocrinologists, to menopausal hormone therapy (MHT). Methods: Participants were recruited from medical societies/colleges and a nation... Read more. -
Management of aromatase inhibitor-associated bone loss in postmenopausal women
17 July, 2017: Several guidelines have been reported for bone-directed treatment in women with early breast cancer for averting fractures, particularly during aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy. A systematic literature review identified both several fracture-related risk factors as well as rece... Read more.
