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21 November 2023
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During the postmenopausal stage women often display adverse lipid profiles; however, evidence is insufficient regarding the association between lipids and reproductive aging in Korean women. Bearing this in mind, Park et al. [1] aimed to characterize lipid changes in...
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Dr Sharon BoberSenior psychologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and associate professor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She is also the founding director of the Dana-Farber Sexual Health Program.
Dr Bober discusses changes in sexual health...
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Dr Sharon BoberSenior psychologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and associate professor in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She is also the founding director of the Dana-Farber Sexual Health Program.
Dr Bober reviews sexual health during and...
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Dr Erin Michos, is associate professor of medicine within the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She also is the director of women's cardiovascular health and...
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September 18th, 2023
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There has been an increase in the use of non-hormonal options to treat hot flashes among many menopausal women, basically due to the potential risks of long-term systemic estrogen therapy. Physiologic studies have shown that nitric oxide is pivotal in mediating...
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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women. Adverse pregnancy outcomes, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus, preterm delivery, and low birth weight—affecting up to 30% of pregnant women—increase the risk of CVD. Early menarche and...
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By Dr Sylvia Rosevear
As I write this, we are coming up to remarkable record of 600 delegates at the 26th Annual Australasian Menopause Congress in Queenstown, New Zealand 1-3 September, 2023 at The Millennium Hotel, with a view of ‘The Remarkables’, named because they are in a straight line from...
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24 July 2023
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The vagina has traditionally been conceived as a passive female reproductive organ that serves basically as a passageway for menstrual blood, sexual intercourse and childbirth. However, recent research, as revised by Cipriani et al. [1], has provided insights on the role of...
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10 July 2023
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Recently, Muka et al. [1] carried out a prospective cohort study that aimed at examining the association between the age at natural menopause and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. For this, 3,639 postmenopausal women of the Rotterdam population based study were included. Age of...
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26 June 2023
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Reports indicate that the visceral adiposity index (VAI) is useful to predict cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Despite this, long-term studies that analyze the efficacy of the VAI in the prediction of CVD risk are limited and the association...
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12 June 2023
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Hysterectomy, oophorectomy, and tubal ligation are common surgical procedures; however, reports linking cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk after these surgeries have basically focused on oophorectomy with limited research on hysterectomy or tubal ligation. Recently, Farland et...
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30 May 2023:
In Australia, all doses of Climara are being deleted from the market and there will be a reduction in supply until supply is exhausted.
Product
Composition
Date of deletion
Climara 25
25mcg oestradiol transdermal patch
31 Dec 2023
Climara 50
50mcg oestradiol transdermal patch
15 Nov...
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Sleep deprivation, especially common during postmenopause, has been linked with a number of health problems, including hyperuricemia (elevated serum uric acid), which can often lead to gout and other life-threatening conditions such as heart disease. This study suggests that weekend catch-up sleep...
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As the population continues to age, there is greater focus on bone health and minimizing fractures to maintain mobility. A new study suggests that various types of hormone therapies not only increase lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women but also protect against bone...
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22 May 2023
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Vasomotor symptoms (VMS) are common, bothersome, and can persist for years before and after menopause. Recently, Johnson et al. [1] published the results of SKYLIGHT 2, a phase 3 double-blind placebo controlled RCT aimed at assessing the efficacy and safety of fezolinetant for...
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19 May 2023
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Rhythm-centered music making (RMM) has shown to improve physical, psychological and social health. Yap et al. [1] carried out a pilot randomized controlled trial with cross over aimed to explore the effects of RMM on quality of life, depressive mood, sleep quality and social...
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One of the most common symptoms that women experience during menopause is sleep disruption. Although this change is thought to be associated with depression, hot flashes, and fluctuating hormone levels, few studies have investigated whether they actually influence sleep. In a new study, published...
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When women suffer migraine attacks, it is often just before or during their monthly period. A team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has now identified a possible explanation. According to their study, published in the journal Neurology,* women who experience migraines have...
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13 March 2023
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Postmenopausal women are significantly more likely to suffer from vitamin D deficiency and obesity. It is common for postmenopausal women to have lower back pain (LBP), impaired muscle strength, and poor muscle function due to 25(OH)D deficiency. Obesity may also have a...
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Dr Dawn Mussallem, is a board-certified lifestyle medicine breast specialist at the Robert and Monica Jacoby Center for Breast Health; a consultant in the division of hematology oncology at Mayo Clinic; assistant professor of medicine; and medical director for Mayo Clinic Florida Humanities in...
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