Menopausal Women Don't Get Enough Guidance on Treatment Options
Before opting to use herbal therapies to treat their menopausal symptoms only few women are consulting their doctors.
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Hormone Therapy Does Not Help Quality of Life
The quality of life for postmenopausal women is not improved by combination hormone therapy.
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Maintain Bone Density After Stopping Hormone Therapy
Many medical experts advise taking combination hormone therapy only for short term relief of the symptoms of menopause.
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Transition To Menopause Associated with New Onset of Depressive Symptoms
As they transition to menopause, women with no history of depression may be at an increased risk of new onset depressive symptoms and disorders.
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Study Suggests MPA is Effective Treatment for Hot Flashes
A single dose of depomedroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) more effectively reduces hot flashes than does the antidepressant venlafaxine.
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Exercise Can Help Combat Many Symptoms of Menopause
Regular physical activity and a balanced diet can help manage many symptoms and health concerns associated with menopause.
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Hormones Not Needed by Most Women for Menopausal Symptoms
Medicines containing the female hormones estrogen and progestin are highly effective at reducing the symptoms of menopause, but risks outweigh the benefits for most women.
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Joint Pain and Estrogen Deprivation
Asian women undergoing menopause have lower estradiol levels and seem to be more vulnerable to a syndrome of "menopausal arthritis."
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Testosterone Therapy Improves Sexual Function in Post Menopausal Women
The addition of testosterone to hormone therapy in women after menopause enhances their sexual function.
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Menopausal Symptoms Challenge Female Baby Boomers in The Workplace
While some women experience no menopausal symptoms, others suffer severe symptoms that require treatment.
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Coping With The Symptoms of Menopause Naturally
To help relieve menopause symptoms, eat more foods high in phytoestrogens. Exercise is another great way of coping with the symptoms of menopause.
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NHLBI Offers Comprehensive Guidance for Women on Understanding Menopausal Hormone Therapy
September is National Menopause Awareness Month. Alleviate menopause symptoms with these menopause hormone therapy guidelines.
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Consumption of Soy May Reduce Risk of Fracture in Postmenopausal Women
Women experience accelerated bone loss at a rate of three to five percent per year for about five to seven years after menopause.
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Women Report Various Symptoms After Stopping Menopause Hormone Therapy
Over half of women who began menopausal hormone therapy because of symptoms such as hot flashes or night sweats experience those symptoms when they discontinue hormone therapy.
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Hormone Patch May Provide Some Increase In Sexual Desire In Menopausal Women
Diminished sexual desire has been reported by 30 to 50 percent of women who undergo surgical menopause, menopause induced by the surgical removal of both ovaries.
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Balance of Essential Fats May Prevent Bone Loss After Menopause
The study helps the researchers to assess drugs or nutraceuticals that may reduce the bone loss that sets in with menopause.
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Postmenopause and Periodontal Disease: What Women Need to Know
Estrogen deficiency after menopause and consequent loss of bone mineral density have been shown to be associated with increased rate of tooth loss.
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Low Dose Estrogen Prevents Bone Loss at Menopause in Most Women
Even in low doses estrogen prevents bone loss at menopause in the vast majority of women.
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Menopause Symptoms May Come Back After Stopping Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Some women who use a combination of estrogen and progestin to control the symptoms of menopause might find symptoms return when they stop the hormones.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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