News tagged with menopause
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Few young women with cancer take steps to preserve fertility during treatments
A new study has found that very few young women with cancer take steps to preserve their fertility while undergoing cancer therapy. Also, certain groups of young women are more likely to do so than others. Published early ...
Cancer
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Non-drug treatments help alleviate symptoms of treatment-induced menopause in breast cancer patients
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 ...
Cancer
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk
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 ...
Cancer
Mar 15, 2012 |
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'Brain fog' of menopause confirmed
The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, according to a study published today in the journal Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society.
Medical research
Mar 14, 2012 |
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Menopausal symptoms negatively affect work ability
(HealthDay) -- Menopausal symptoms negatively affect work ability, according to research published in the March issue of Menopause.
Health
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Research allows doctors to predict menopause symptoms
(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).
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Feb 24, 2012 |
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International experts clarify hormonal changes of menopause
A panel of US and international experts met in September 2011, in Washington, DC, to review the latest scientific data on the hormonal changes that mark reproductive aging in women and to reach consensus on defining the reproductive ...
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Feb 16, 2012 |
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Menopausal women use non-medical approaches to treat their symptoms and want more support
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.
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Feb 15, 2012 |
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44 percent of postmenopausal women with distal radius fracture have low levels of vitamin D
Wrist fractures, also called distal radius fractures (DRF), are among the most common osteoporosis-related fractures occurring on average 15 years earlier than hip fractures. As vitamin D deficiency has recently been linked ...
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Feb 07, 2012 |
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Fighting heart disease in women
Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women, but 80 percent of heart disease is preventable. Although the majority of heart attacks occur in the ten years after menopause, the disease process starts much earlier. If ...
Health
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Women taking indigestion drugs at increased risk of hip fracture after menopause
Post-menopausal women are 35% more likely to suffer hip fracture if they take indigestion drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a figure which increases to 50% if they are also current or former smokers, suggests ...
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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Gene research sheds light on timing of menopause
(Medical Xpress) -- An international team of researchers has discovered 13 new regions of the genome associated with the timing of menopause.
Genetics
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Comparison of effects of red wine versus white wine on hormones related to breast cancer risk
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) prevent the conversion of androgens to estrogens, and could play a role in the development of breast cancer. This study of 36 pre-menopausal women consisted of a cross-over intervention trial to ...
Cancer
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Study faults research linking hormone therapy to cancer
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.
Cancer
Jan 17, 2012 |
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70 percent of Europeans suffer from low vitamin D levels
A group of experts has prepared a report on vitamin D supplementation for menopausal women after it was revealed that Europeans have suffered an alarming decrease in their levels of this vitamin. In their ...
Health
Jan 10, 2012 |
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