Health
Symptoms of menopause can make it harder to work: Here's what employers could be doing to help
How menopause affects women's working lives has been shrouded by stigma for decades.
Jan 23, 2024
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News tagged with menopausal women
Health
Fracture risk up with prediabetes before menopause transition
For women in midlife, prediabetes before the menopause transition (MT) is associated with increased risk of incident fracture during and after the transition, according to a study published online May 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Jan 11, 2024
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Early menopause and HRT among hormonal factors linked to heightened rheumatoid arthritis risk
Early menopause—before the age of 45—taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and having four or more children are among several hormonal and reproductive factors linked to a heightened risk of rheumatoid arthritis in ...
Jan 9, 2024
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Health
What happens to your vagina as you age?
The vagina is an internal organ with a complex ecosystem, influenced by circulating hormone levels which change during the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, breastfeeding and menopause.
Dec 20, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood hormone levels identify which post-menopausal women will benefit most from a medication to prevent breast cancer
Research led by Queen Mary University of London's Wolfson Institute of Population Health has found that hormone levels, measured through blood tests, are an important indicator of whether women will benefit from recently ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Age at menopause could determine risk for decline in muscle mass and strength
A shorter reproductive life span, which is determined by a woman's age at menarche and menopause, has been associated with a number of adverse health effects, including cardiovascular disease and mortality. A new study suggests ...
Nov 29, 2023
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Medications
Breast cancer prevention drug approved for post-menopausal women in the UK. Here's how it works
A drug that can halve the risk of developing breast cancer in post-menopausal women has been approved for use in the UK. This drug, called anastrozole, could benefit an estimated 289,000 women in the UK who are at increased ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Simple womb cancer test could reduce need for invasive diagnostic procedures
A new test to detect womb cancer could prevent 87% of women who do not have cancer from needing invasive diagnostic procedures, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Innsbruck.
Nov 8, 2023
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Health
Updated menopause toolkit offers improved assessment and treatment
Care for women with menopausal health issues should improve globally following the release of an updated Monash University-led toolkit that guides health professionals around the world in assessing and treating them.
Oct 30, 2023
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Sleep disorders
Combination of therapeutic touch and music key to a better night's sleep during menopause, says study
If you're sleep deprived because of transitioning through menopause, there are probably few things you wouldn't try to get a good night's sleep. A new study, however, suggests better sleep could be as easy to achieve as listening ...
Oct 25, 2023
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