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Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) Patch discontinuation and shortages
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 ... Read more. -
Sleep and your risk of hyperuricemia
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 m... Read more. -
Hormone Therapy Increases Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density - Protects Against Bone Loss
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 loss, ... Read more. -
Efficacy and safety of fezolinetant for the treatment of moderate-to-severe menopausal related vasomotor symptoms
22 May 2023 Summary 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 ... Read more. -
Rhythm-centered music making in community living elderly: a randomized pilot study
19 May 2023 Summary 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 is... Read more. -
Study models the causes of insomnia in menopausal women
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 in... Read more. -
Why migraine frequently occurs during menstruation
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 hi... Read more. -
Breast Cancer Prevention: It’s Never Too Late to Make Changes
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 Medic... Read more. -
Lower back pain is worsened by inadequate vitamin D and obesity in postmenopausal women
13 March 2023 Summary 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 relat... Read more. -
Menopausal vasomotor symptoms and white matter hyperintensities in midlife women
13 February 2023 Summary Recently, Thurston et al. [1] investigated whether vasomotor symptoms (VMS), when rigorously assessed using physiologic measures, were associated among midlife women with greater white matter hyperintensity volume (WMHV). The authors considered a range of potenti... Read more. -
Impact of hormone therapy on the bone density of women with premature ovarian insufficiency
31 January 2023 Summary Women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) are exposed to a long period of estrogenic deficiency, which potentially brings higher health risks, especially regarding bone health. Recently Costa et al. [1] performed a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the ... Read more. -
Breaking the silence on Early menopause
The theme of International Women’s Day for 2022 is ‘Breaking the bias’. Researchers at Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, Monash University, have chosen this day to ‘break the silence’ on early menopause, to launch their new evidenced based App for women Ask Early Menopause. Devel... Read more. -
Risk of endometrial polyps, hyperplasia, carcinoma, and uterine cancer after tamoxifen treatment in premenopausal women with breast cancer
23 January 2023 Summary Recently, Rye et al. [1] investigated the association of the use of tamoxifen with the risk of endometrial cancer and other uterine diseases in premenopausal women with breast cancer (BC). For this the authors carried out a nationwide, population-based, retrospective longit... Read more. -
Early and surgical menopause associated with higher Framingham Risk Scores for cardiovascular disease in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
17 January 2023 Summary The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is higher in the postmenopausal period. The effect that the type of menopause, natural versus surgical, or the age at natural onset of menopause has on CVD needs further investigation. This prompted Price et al. [1] to study of the a... Read more. -
Does what you drink affect your risk of urinary incontinence?
Urinary incontinence affects nearly 20% of women aged older than 50 years. Many factors can influence a woman’s risk of urinary incontinence. This study suggests that despite some commonly held misconceptions, the consumption of artificially sweetened beverages does not have a significant effect on ... Read more. -
Disruption of Sleep continuity during the Perimenopause - is there an association with female reproductive hormone?
31 October 2022 Summary Sleep problems are frequently encountered during the menopausal transition, which have been related to various factors and can impair female quality of life [1]; however, direct relation with hormonal changes of the menopausal transition is still unclear. Recently Coborn et... Read more. -
Loss of muscle mass in women with premature ovarian insufficiency as compared with healthy controls
19 December 2022 Summary Estrogen, mediated by both genomic and non-genomic pathways, contributes to the preservation of muscle mass and strength via effects on mitochondrial function, satellite cell regeneration, apoptosis, protein turnover, inflammation and myosin binding [1]. Earlier age at nat... Read more. -
Vaginal laser therapy versus hyaluronic acid suppositories for women with symptoms of urogenital atrophy after treatment for breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial
28 November 2022 Summary Urogenital atrophy affects more than half of women after breast cancer (BC) and in this population there is reluctance to use local estrogen. Therapies free of hormones such as intravaginal laser and hyaluronic acid suppositories have shown to produce symptom relief in wom... Read more. -
Menopause impacts the human brain structure, connectivity, energy metabolism, and amyloid‑beta deposition
21 November 2022 Summary The menopause transition (MT) is a neuro-endocrine process that impacts the aging trajectories of multiple organ and systems including the brain. The MT occurs over time and is characterized by clinically defined stages with specific neurological symptoms. However, the way... Read more. -
The Heart of the Matter
ModeratorDr Chrisandra Shufelt Speakers:Prof Rossella Nappi - Traditional and Female Specific Cardiac Risk FactorsDr Matthew Nudy - Assessing Cardiac Risk in Midlife Women Read more.
