Treatment
of Symptoms of the Menopause: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Some of the symptoms of menopause can bring about stress, anxiety, and depression.
The effectiveness of Remefemin in relieving
some of the symptoms of menopause is backed by clinical studies.
Not exact matches
It's been known to help manage
symptoms of PMS,
menopause, and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS); decrease levels
of anxiety and depression, and improve prostate health in men.
They also help reduce the risk
of heart disease and certain cancers, improve
menopause symptoms, and keep your bones strong.
The «regulation» in the US consists
of labeling requirements (the pills called «Menopausa» with directions on the side to take one pill twice a day or as needed must not state that the pills will treat
menopause symptoms).
Sore breasts can be a
symptom of menopause and a variety
of health conditions.
It has long been used for a variety
of reproductive issues including
symptoms related to PMS, endometriosis, and
menopause.
It is also used in the prevention
of osteoporosis (thinning
of the bones) after
menopause, some breast and prostate cancer
symptoms, and certain premenopausal conditions.
Breast cancer rates in the United States have since fallen as many women abandoned HRT, although it is still prescribed to combat severe
symptoms of menopause such as hot flushes.
It is estimated that 53 percent
of menopausal women use at least one type
of CAM for the management
of such
menopause - related
symptoms as hot flashes, night sweats, anxiety, depression, stiff or painful joints, back pain, headaches, tiredness, vaginal discharge, leaking urine and palpitations.
But the women who underwent rapid
menopause because
of the surgical removal
of their ovaries showed a dramatic reduction
of symptoms.»
Somers stands by her book, insisting that she has simply written about multiple options for women who suffer from the
symptoms of menopause, and that readers should listen to their own doctors and proceed at their own risk.
MENOPAUSE HEATS UP Sixteen years ago, study results pushed hormone replacement therapy out of favor as a remedy for hot flashes and other menopause
MENOPAUSE HEATS UP Sixteen years ago, study results pushed hormone replacement therapy out
of favor as a remedy for hot flashes and other
menopause menopause symptoms.
Researchers were finally able to tease out the results that applied to «the young women — and I love saying this — young women 50 to 59 who are most apt to present with
symptoms of menopause,» says Cynthia Stuenkel, an internist and endocrinologist at the University
of California, San Diego School
of Medicine in La Jolla.
This new study is one
of the first involving social interaction and
menopause symptoms to control for the age
of the women and also for the type
of relationship — only relationships with young children were considered.
Women using hormone replacement therapy to relieve the
symptoms of menopause faced a lower risk
of death and showed lower levels
of atherosclerosis, or plaque buildup in the heart's arteries, compared to women not using hormone therapy, according to a single - center study scheduled for presentation at the American College
of Cardiology's 66th Annual Scientific Session.
The most investigated
of those are a group
of hormonelike polyphenols called isoflavones, which seem to have effects on everything from kidney and cardiovascular disease and various cancers to hot flashes, bone calcium loss and other
symptoms of menopause.
They found that breast cancer incidence rose 25 percent from the early 1980s to the early 1990s — a period when an increasing number
of women were getting mammograms and also undergoing hormone therapy to control
menopause symptoms and prevent chronic disease.
It's not just about women — a frank conversation acknowledging the link between cognitive
symptoms of menopause and Alzheimer's disease would benefit everyone
«Although oral estrogens are effective for managing
menopause symptoms, not enough is known about the cardiovascular safety
of different oral hormone therapy products relative to each other,» said first author Nicholas L. Smith, PhD.
In addition, «we pruned the list»
of symptoms linked to
menopause, said panelist Lois Verbrugge,
of the University
of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a visiting professor currently at the National University
of Singapore.
What's more, in female rats lacking ovaries — prone to hot flashes, depression, memory problems, and stroke — DHED reversed these nervous system — linked
menopause symptoms without any detectable impacts on the rest
of the body, the scientists report online today in Science Translational Medicine.
Up to 80 percent
of women experience menopausal
symptoms, particularly hot flashes and night sweats, at some point during the
menopause transition, said Rebecca Thurston, Ph.D., professor
of psychiatry, Pitt School
of Medicine.
«
Menopause found to worsen
symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.»
Boosting estrogen levels only in the brain could treat some
symptoms of menopause without causing side effects in the rest
of the body.
«HRT is the most effective treatment for
symptoms of the
menopause and when HRT is individually tailored, women gain maximum advantages and the risks are minimised.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the most effective treatment for menopausal
symptoms, in particular for younger women at the onset
of the
menopause, suggests a new review published today (19 December) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG).
Symptoms such as sleep disturbances and hot flashes typically begin three to five years prior to the onset
of menopause, when a woman is in her 40s, according to the Hormone Health Network.
Women who experience hot flashes and night sweats earlier in life are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease (CVD) when compared to women with later onset menopausal
symptoms, according to research from the University
of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine published today in the journal,
Menopause.
«This very practical publication includes key points and recommendations for care on more than 50 important topics, including such key issues as vasomotor
symptoms, osteoporosis and genitourinary syndrome
of menopause,» states Dr. Margery Gass, executive director
of NAMS.
Rejuvenating the ovaries with PRP could provide an alternative way to boost the supply
of youthful hormones, delaying
menopause symptoms.
Since then, however, a more nuanced view has come into focus: the proved benefit
of relieving menopausal
symptoms such as hot flashes is worth the risk for some women, provided they limit treatment to the first several years after
menopause.
A new study has revealed traditional Chinese acupuncture treatments are no better than fake acupuncture for treating
menopause symptoms., But in a surprise finding, both the real and sham treatments showed a 40 per cent improvement in the severity and frequency
of hot flushes at the end
of eight weeks
of treatment.
A study
of 172 women without depression and aged between 45 and 60 has found that a year
of HRT treatment can help stop
symptoms of depression emerging in women who are entering the
menopause or who are in the early stages
of post-
menopause.
A study
of 172 women suggests that HRT treatment is more effective than a placebo at preventing
symptoms of depression from emerging during early
menopause
«Obesity can lead to more severe hot flashes and other
menopause symptoms: Study confirms that a higher body mass index is related to a higher prevalence
of certain
menopause symptoms.»
Dr Mwenza T. Blell
of the University
of Bristol interviewed 257 British Pakistani women aged 39 - 61 living in West Yorkshire and found that the standard checklist approach to studying
menopause symptoms, which ignores women's understanding
of their own experience, leaves researchers and clinicians with gaps in their knowledge
of the «true»
symptoms of menopause.
The research concludes that the
symptom experience
of non-Western groups has not had the opportunity to inform theoretical developments around
menopause symptoms in the same way that the experience
of Western groups has.
For example, the use
of a more open - ended approach highlighted that many
of the study participants mentioned an increase in the size
of the abdomen — which many standard checklists consider to be unrelated to
menopause — as one
of their
symptoms.
The Raes Lab researchers not only identified associations with antibiotics and laxatives, but also with hay fever drugs and hormones used for anticonception or alleviation
of menopause symptoms.
From the late 1970s to the late 1990s retrospective studies led HRT to be recommended to treat the
symptoms of menopause and prevent heart disease in older women.
The pilot study, which was published online last month in
Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), consisted of 40 overweight or obese white and African - American women with hot flashes, which are the most prevalent symptom of m
Menopause, the journal
of The North American
Menopause Society (NAMS), consisted of 40 overweight or obese white and African - American women with hot flashes, which are the most prevalent symptom of m
Menopause Society (NAMS), consisted
of 40 overweight or obese white and African - American women with hot flashes, which are the most prevalent
symptom of menopausemenopause.
The authors analyzed the relationship between the blood levels
of vitamin D and a number
of menopause symptoms, including hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbance, concentration, and forgetfulness in 530 women who participated in the calcium and vitamin D WHI trial.
Lead researcher Professor Gavin Jack said: «What is really important is not the fact
of going through the
menopause in itself, but the frequency and severity
of symptoms which women experience, and how these factors affect their work.
For symptomatic women, hormone therapy started near
menopause improves
menopause symptoms and reduces the risk
of diabetes.»
The authors cautioned that this study doesn't entirely prove that vitamin D levels and
menopause symptoms are not connected because the sample
of women they had with enough data was relatively small and the women, who averaged age 66, were nearly 16 years from
menopause, and only 27 percent
of the women in this group had hot flashes or night sweats.
Hot flashes, undoubtedly the most common
symptom of menopause, are not just uncomfortable and inconvenient, but numerous studies demonstrate they may increase the risk
of serious health problems, including heart disease.
But they did find that if a woman had one
of the major
symptoms associated with the
menopause — for example weakness or fatigue, disturbed sleep or anxiety, then this did influence how they regarded work.
The paper, titled «In People Living with HIV (PLWH),
Menopause (Natural or Surgical) Contributes to the Greater
Symptom Burden in Women: Results from an Online US Survey,» was published in the March 2018 online edition
of Menopause.