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A small survey of U.S. obstetrics and gynecology residents finds that fewer than one in five receives formal training in menopause medicine, and that seven in 10 would like to receive it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-obgyns-menopause.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Wed, 01 May 2013 15:30:13 EST news286640765 Herbal and complementary medicines could be recommended as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for treating postmenopausal symptoms says a new review published today in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (TOG). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-hrt-postmenopausal-symptoms-alternative-hormone.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:01 EST news277055935 (HealthDay)—Consuming soy products doesn't prevent hot flashes and night sweats in most women, a large study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-soy-rich-diets-hot-menopausal-women.html Health Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:20:05 EST news272803294 (Medical Xpress)—A team of investigators led by UC Davis found that eating soy products such as soy milk and tofu did not prevent the onset of hot flashes and night sweats as women entered menopause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-soy-effect-menopausal-hot.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:56:31 EST news270981841 A new analysis of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) trials show that women who had metabolic syndrome before they started hormone therapy had a greatly increased risk of heart attack or dying of heart disease. Women who didn't have metabolic syndrome beforehand showed no increased risk. The study was published this month online in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-metabolic-syndrome-difference-hormone-therapy.html Health Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:21:53 EST news270836481 (HealthDay)—Postmenopausal women should not use hormone replacement therapy to prevent chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-panel-hrt-chronic-disease.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:30:02 EST news270144785 (HealthDay)—Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and physical exercise improve endocrine and urinary symptoms as well as physical functioning in patients with breast cancer treatment-induced menopause, according to research published online Oct. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-interventions-breast-cancer-induced-menopause.html Cancer Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:50:01 EST news269194427 Although many women coping with hot flashes and other distressing symptoms of menopause have turned to black cohosh supplements as a treatment alternative, a new review by the Cochrane Library finds no evidence that the herb is effective. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-evidence-black-cohosh-relieves-menopause.html Health Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:36:02 EST news266826945 Weight loss that occurs in conjunction with a low-fat, high fruit and vegetable diet may help to reduce or eliminate hot flashes and night sweats associated with menopause, according to a Kaiser Permanente Division of Research study that appears in the current issue of Menopause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-weight-loss-resulting-low-fat-diet.html Health Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:45:21 EST news261218715 The Endocrine Society commissioned Lake Research Partners to conduct a national survey of 424 internal medicine, family practice and OB/GYN physicians about their attitudes and experiences related to treating menopausal symptoms. According to the survey, physicians say the primary barrier to women receiving hormone therapy is patients' fears about the risks and their unwillingness to discuss the option. This new survey follows a study conducted in April 2012 among 810 women ages 45 to 60 on the same topic. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-survey-patient-misinformation-impede-treatment.html Other Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:41:30 EST news261139272 After 10 years of debate regarding the risks and benefits of hormone therapy, 15 top medical organizations have come together to issue a statement of agreement regarding the benefits of hormone therapy for symptomatic menopausal women. It was July 9, 2002, when the controversial, highly publicized Women's Health Initiative (WHI) published its assessment of hormone therapy for the prevention of chronic disease and concluded that risks exceeded benefits. The new joint statement, prepared by The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), and The Endocrine Society, concludes that hormone therapy is still an acceptable treatment for menopausal symptoms. This statement has been endorsed by 12 other leading organizations in women's health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-medical-hormone-therapy.html Other Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:50:18 EST news261053358 The hot flashes and night sweats that most women experience early in menopause are not linked to increased levels of cardiovascular disease risk markers unless the symptoms persist or start many years after menopause begins. These new study results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-menopause-symptoms-markers-heart-disease.html Cardiology Mon, 25 Jun 2012 09:10:53 EST news259834218 Researchers from The Netherlands have found that the menopausal symptoms caused by giving chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to younger women with breast cancer can be ameliorated considerably through the use of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and physical exercise (PE). These interventions can be effective in dealing with such distressing symptoms as hot flushes, night sweats, vaginal dryness, weight gain, urinary incontinence and sexual problems, a researcher will tell the 8th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-8) today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-non-drug-treatments-alleviate-symptoms-treatment-induced.html Cancer Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:07:53 EST news251611665 In the past decade, results from large prospective cohort studies and the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) randomized placebo-controlled hormone therapy trials have substantially changed thoughts about how estrogen alone and estrogen plus progestin influence the risk of breast cancer, according to a review published March 15 in the Journal of The National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-menopausal-hormone-therapy-breast-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:00:04 EST news251033137 (HealthDay) -- Menopausal symptoms negatively affect work ability, according to research published in the March issue of Menopause. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-menopausal-symptoms-negatively-affect-ability.html Health Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:50:01 EST news250517848 (Medical Xpress) -- Doctors could soon be able to predict the type and duration of menopausal symptoms an individual woman is likely to experience thanks to new findings from The University of Queensland (UQ). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-doctors-menopause-symptoms.html Other Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:50:01 EST news249284324 Menopausal women prefer non-medical treatment for their symptoms and want more support from their GP and partner, finds a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-menopausal-women-non-medical-approaches-symptoms.html Health Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:30:02 EST news248501635 A landmark investigation which found that hormone treatment for the menopause boosts the risk of breast cancer is riddled with flaws, a new study published on Monday alleges. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-faults-linking-hormone-therapy-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:51:06 EST news246005413 Daily doses of a soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing S-equol significantly improved menopausal symptoms, including significantly reducing hot flash frequency after 12 weeks according to a placebo-controlled study in postmenopausal Japanese women published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Women's Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-fermented-soy-ingredient-s-equol-significantly.html Health Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:16:55 EST news244912607 A decade after millions of women went cold turkey on the hormone pills that controlled their hot flashes, mood swings and other menopausal symptoms, some doctors say the therapy is safe to try again. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-hormone-therapy-comeback-doctors-minimized.html Medications Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:30:03 EST news242492217 Women still have hot flushes and night sweats years after the menopause finds a new study published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-older-women-hot-flushes-night.html Other Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:34:12 EST news238239239 Soy isoflavone tablets do not appear to be associated with a reduction in bone loss or menopausal symptoms in women within the first five years of menopause, according to a report in the August 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-soy-tablets-reduction-bone-loss.html Cancer Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:00:01 EST news232030764 Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations, which are linked to a very high risk of breast and ovarian cancer, can safely take hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) to mitigate menopausal symptoms after surgical removal of their ovaries, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania which will be presented Monday, June 6 during the American Society for Clinical Oncology's annual meeting (Abstract #1501). Results of the prospective study indicated that women with BRCA mutations who had their ovaries removed and took short-term HRT had a decrease in the risk of developing breast cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-women-brca-mutations-hormone-replacement-therapy.html Cancer Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:03:00 EST news226159355