Hormone Replacement Therapy Safe for Women with Menopause and Cancer Survivors
Short term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is appropriate for peri and postmenopausal women.
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Dietary Supplements: Defense in Treatment of Menopause Symptoms
Experts recommens over the counter dietary supplements among the first lines of defense in the treatment of the symptoms of menopause.
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Women Who Have Had Hysterectomy Have More CVD Risk Factors
Women who have had hysterectomies have more cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, making them more prone to heart disease and stroke than women who have not had their uterus removed.
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Stroke Awareness Low Among Women, Especially Minorities
Knowledge of stroke warning signs remains low among U.S. women, particularly among racial and ethnic minorities.
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NCCTG Study Compares Venlafaxine and Progestational Agents in Reducing Hot Flashes: A Menopause Symptom
The trial demonstrated that a single dose of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), alleviated hot flashes (menopause symptom) more than did the daily use of the oral antidepressant venlafaxine (Effexor).
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Study Finds Black Cohosh No Better Than Placebo in Treating Hot Flashes
The findings should help to look for other methods that can help control the common symptoms of menopause.
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Estrogen Not Recommended to Prevent Disease in Postmenopausal Women
The Task Force did not examine the combined estrogen and progestin for the treatment of menopausal symptoms, only for the prevention of chronic disease.
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Young Women at Greater Risk of ACL Tears
Women are anywhere between two and eight times more commonly injured in regards to their ACL than males are.
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Postmenopause Weight Gain and Increase in Bad Cholesterol May Contribute to Artery Damage
The expanding waistline and increasing cholesterol levels many women face after menopause may be a factor in the stiffening of their arteries.
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Exercise Benefits Women During and After Menopause
An exercise program during and after menopause should include weight bearing and resistance exercise to help increase or maintain bone density and prevent osteoporosis.
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Enlarged Waist and Elevated Triglycerides Equals Heart, Stroke Risks for Women
A tape measure and a simple blood test may be the best way to gauge cardiovascular risk for postmenopausal women.
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Women Treated More Aggressively for Hypertension, Yet Results Similar to Men
Women have a greater burden of hypertension than their male counterparts and they receive more aggressive treatment for it.
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After Bypass Surgery, Women Have Worse Quality Of Life Than Men
Women do not derive the same long term quality of life benefits as men following coronary artery bypass surgery.
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Menopausal Symptoms: No Real Answers
Women not experiencing severe symptoms of menopause should simply wait out their bodily changes without the help of hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
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What Should You Know About Menopause
Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstrual periods that occurs naturally around age 52. Many women have few or no symptoms of Menopause.
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Research Directions for Treatment of Menopause-Related Symptoms
The future research direction for the treatment of menopausal symptoms is multifaceted. Cross national studies of menopause symptoms and their management are welcome additions to U.S. data.
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Considerations in Managing Menopause-Related Symptoms
Decisionmaking for women regarding treatment of menopausal symptoms requires balancing of potential benefits against potential risks.
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Menopause Relief Interventions and Benefits/Harms
What are the commonly used interventions for relief of menopause related symptoms? A variety of treatments have been studied for relief of menopausal symptoms.
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When Do Menopausal Symptoms Sppear
Menopausal symptoms vary among women at each stage of the menopausal transition and also vary for each woman over time as she goes through these stages.
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Menopause Symptoms and Ovarian Aging and Senescence?
Because women age as they progress from premenopause to postmenopause, it is difficult to determine which symptoms arising during this time are due to ovarian aging specifically and which are due to general aging and/or life changes commonly experienced in midlife.
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Introduction on Menopause
Menopause is a natural process in women's lives as they age. Many women go through the menopausal transition with few or no symptoms, while some have significant or even disabling symptoms.
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Panel Calls for "Demedicalization" of Menopause
Many women move through the menopausal transition with few disabling symptoms, and that it is important that menopause not be viewed as a disease.
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Women's Lifestyles Increase Cancer Risk
The research shows that less than a third of women are doing the recommended levels of exercise, despite the fact that almost half of women know that taking regular exercise can reduce their risk of some cancers.
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Easing Menopausal Symptoms With Soy
Millions of American women have managed the symptoms of menopause with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). To be most effective in easing the symptoms of menopause and contributing to a longer and healthier life, adding soy to your diet should be accompanied by other beneficial lifestyle changes.
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Is The Heat On? Maybe You Are Having A Hot Flash
Hot flashes are the body's reaction to a decreased supply of estrogen. Typically this occurs when a women approaches menopause.
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Study Says Women Don't Experience Pain, Anxiety During Mammograms
The assumption that women avoid mammograms for fear of pain is challenged in a study, which finds that women undergoing screening mammography report minimal levels of distress.
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Acupuncture Reduces Nausea and Vomiting, Pain After Major Breast Surgery
About 70 percent of women who undergo major breast surgery requiring general anesthesia suffer from this complication. Researchers found that acupuncture is more effective at reducing nausea and vomiting after major breast surgery than the leading medication.
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"Marital Strain" Increases Women's Risk of Death, Heart Disease
Married women who avoid conflict with their spouses have an increased risk of dying from any cause, researchers report today at the Second International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke.
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Bone Density Appears to Recover After Adolescents Discontinue Injected Contraceptive
Lower bone density appears to recover in adolescent females once they stop using the injected contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). This study shows that after adolescents stop using DMPA, their bone density can increase to levels comparable to those of other women in their age group.
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Moving Through Menopause - The Facts You Need To Know
When a woman reaches menopause her risk of developing osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease increases. There are now safe and effective natural alternatives women can choose to alleviate menopausal symptoms.
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More Data Needed on What's Effective for Hot Flashes
Expert on menopause says a new study that indicates placebos work as well as antidepressant drugs to help hot flashes shows how much more research is needed.
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When It Comes to Menopause You Are What You Eat
One of the most commonly complained about symptoms of menopause these days is the weight gain. Altering your diet in small ways can have the greatest positive effect on your body as it transitions to menopause.
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Benzocaine Spray
Benzocaine spray is a topical local anesthetic (pain relieving) spray used for the temporary relief of pain and itching associated with an episiotomy (an incision made between the vagina and anus) or hemorrhoids.
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A Woman's Guide To Health
When you have a chronic illness, your immune system is shot and you have to go back to basics of diet, simplifying your diet, going on a cleansing diet, like brown rice and vegetables for a short time. You are going to do a lot of cleansing. Build up your immune system through vitamins and herbs. Women also have to educate their doctors as well as choosing their own alternatives.
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Hormone Therapy: Frequently Asked Questions
Hormone therapy (HT) is a treatment program in which a woman who has a uterus takes estrogen and progestin (a synthetic form of progesterone) to relieve menopause symptoms and to reduce the risk of osteoporosis, which becomes more common after menopause. Studies are being done to determine how long a woman needs to take HT to reduce these risks.
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Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual Cramps)
Dysmenorrhea is the medical term for menstrual cramps. There are two types of dysmenorrhea: "primary" dysmenorrhea and "secondary" dysmenorrhea. Primary dysmenorrhea is common menstrual cramps. Cramps usually begin one to two years after a woman starts getting her period. Pain is usually felt in the lower abdomen or back and can be mild to severe. Common menstrual cramps usually become less painful as a woman ages and may stop entirely if the woman has a baby.
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What You Need to Know About Menopause
Menopause is a stage in life when a woman stops having her monthly period. It is a normal part of aging and marks the end of a woman's reproductive years. Menopause typically occurs in a woman's late 40s to early 50s. However, women who have their ovaries surgically removed undergo "sudden" menopause.
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Soymilk Can Soothe the Symptoms of Menopause
More female baby boomers are feeling the symptoms of menopause and its precursor, perimenopause. Studies show that the frequency of one symptom of menopause, hot flashes, can be reduced when drinking soymilk.
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Women Wait Longer for Emergency Heart Treatment: Study Finds
In a heart attack, the saying goes, "Time is muscle." The faster a person gets treated, the better his or her chances of survival and recovery. But a new study finds that women who have heart attacks wait longer than men to receive an emergency procedure that can re-open clogged blood vessels and restore blood flow to the heart muscle.
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Bladder Infection (Cystitis)
A bladder infection, also called cystitis, is a type of urinary tract infection. The inner lining of the bladder becomes inflamed (red and swollen) and the urine is full of bacteria. Bacteria usually cause the infection.
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