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Last Updated: Sep 8, 2007 - 1:21:03 PM |
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Menstruation Disturbances
Hot flashes have a genetic component
Many women in the menopausal transition experience hot flashes: unpredictable, sometimes disruptive, periods of intense heat in the upper torso, neck and face. Although generations of physicians have prescribed hormones to reduce these symptoms, very little research has focused on the underlying causes of hot flashes.
Apr 25, 2007 - 12:43:03 AM
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Treatment with hormones improves visual memory of postmenopausal women
Many women experience declines in their memory during and after menopause, a change thought to be due, in part, to the rapid hormonal changes they weather during that time. Now, research from the University of Michigan Health System suggests that hormone therapy might help women retain certain memory functions. In a study in the new issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, they report that a group of postmenopausal women showed more brain activity during a visual memory test than did women who were not taking the hormone therapy.
Nov 17, 2006 - 1:38:00 PM
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Ultra low-dose estrogen shown safe for post-menopausal women
A study led by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center has shown that extremely low doses of estrogen had no ill effects on the cognitive abilities or general health of older women over the course of two years.
Jul 17, 2006 - 8:18:00 PM
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Gabapentin as effective as estrogen in treating hot flashes
University of Rochester researchers, who have been investigating new therapies for hot flashes for several years, report in the July Obstetrics and Gynecology journal that the seizure drug gabapentin is as effective as estrogen, which used to be the gold standard treatment for menopause symptoms.
Jul 3, 2006 - 10:51:00 PM
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To what extent can hot flashes in midlife women be considered a cause of chronic insomnia?
Millions of women experience menopause each year, and many find themselves having to cope with a plethora of unpleasant symptoms. Hot flashes, headaches and mood swings all come with the territory and, for some women, so does insomnia. Maurice Ohayon, MD, PhD, DSc, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of sleep epidemiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine, recently sought to determine the factors that contribute to insomnia among these midlife women. Below is a snapshot of his research findings, which will appear in the July 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Jun 27, 2006 - 7:19:00 PM
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Dry eye in women related to menopause
Women suffer from dry eye more than men and the change in hormone levels due to menopause could be one reason for it, according to a new survey.
Apr 23, 2006 - 6:28:00 PM
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Early Transition To Menopause May Increase Risk For First Onset Of Depression
In a study, Lee S. Cohen, M.D., from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and colleagues from the Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles examined the association between the menopausal transition and onset of first lifetime episode of depression among women with no history of mood disturbance. The Harvard Study of Moods and Cycles is a study of premenopausal women with and without a lifetime history of major depression.
Apr 5, 2006 - 7:28:00 PM
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Transition To Menopause Associated With New Onset Of Depressive Symptoms
Women with no history of depression may be at an increased risk of new onset depressive symptoms and disorders as they transition to menopause, according to two studies in the April issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Apr 5, 2006 - 7:26:00 PM
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Women approaching menopause may face depression
Women approaching menopause are likely to face depression, says a study that suggests that such women should go for aggressive treatment.
Apr 5, 2006 - 1:42:00 PM
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Exploring memory problems at menopause
Women who feel that they become more forgetful as menopause approaches shouldn't just "fuhgetabout it": There may be something to their own widespread reports that they're more likely to forget things as menopause approaches, say scientists who reported results from a small study today at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society in Boston.
Feb 4, 2006 - 10:03:00 PM
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Premenstrual Syndrome
Diet rich in calcium, vitamin D may lower risk premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
A diet rich in calcium and vitamin D may lower the risk of developing premenstrual syndrome (PMS), according to a study in the June 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Jun 14, 2005 - 3:32:00 AM
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