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Early Menopause Can Mean Earlier Retirements for Women

TUESDAY, March 12, 2024 – Early menopause influences how working women feel about their ability to do a good job.  That's the key takeaway from a study of more than 2,600 Finnish women recently ...

Some Women Escape the Mental Health Effects of Menopause: Study

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – Menopause is thought to trigger mood changes among women, with changes in female hormone levels contributing to anxiety, depression and stress. However, a new study says...

Psychosocial Interventions Alleviate Nonphysiological Menopause Symptoms

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – Psychosocial interventions are effective at improving nonphysiological symptoms during menopause, according to a review published online Feb. 15 in the Journal of ...

Try Mindfulness, Talk Therapy to Ease Mood, Memory Issues of Menopause

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy can help ease the mood and sleep problems associated with menopause, a new review says. Women experienced...

Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Improve Depression Symptoms

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) improves depressive symptoms among women seeking specialized menopause care, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in Menopause. ...

Hormone Replacement Therapy Could Ease Depression Around Menopause

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 – Hormone replacement therapy might help women avoid depression as they go through menopause, a new study finds. Women treated with hormone therapy at a menopause clinic in...

Treating Vaginal Dryness Around and After Menopause

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 – Postmenopausal or peri-menopausal women are often hampered by vaginal dryness, which can put the brakes on a healthy sex life. It doesn't have to stay that way, experts...

Combo of Hot Flashes, Migraine Sends Heart Risks Sky High

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 – As if painful migraines, hot flashes and night sweats weren't bad enough, many women in menopause are facing a significantly bigger threat. New research suggests that...

How Art Therapy Can Ease the Transition Through Menopause

MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2023 – Art therapy has the potential to help women deal with menopause, a new study reports. Creative arts therapies combined with nutrition education significantly improved quality...

'Couch Potato' Lifestyle Could Raise Women's Odds for Fibroids

THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – Women in a Chinese study who sat for more than six hours each day faced substantially higher odds of developing uterine fibroids before menopause, a new study has found....

Oral Contraceptives May Protect Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – Oral contraceptive use appears to protect against rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) use may increase the risk for late-onset RA, according...

Managing Your Heart Health Through Menopause

SATURDAY, Nov. 4, 2023 – Women can help protect their heart health as they go through menopause. The American Heart Association (AHA) offers some tips for protecting that most critical organ while...

Therapeutic Touch, Music Before Bed Aid Sleep in Menopausal Women

TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 2023 – Therapeutic touch (TT) and music both help to increase sleep quality and quality of life and reduce menopausal symptoms, according to a study published online Oct. 24...

Estrogen Could Be Key to Women's Brain Health

THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – Being exposed to more estrogen throughout life – or a longer reproductive life span – may be good for the brain, according to new research that found a lower risk of...

Age, Race, Education Most Prevalent Disparities Tied to Menopausal Hormone Therapy Rx

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 27, 2023 – Age, race, and education are the most prevalent disparities associated with menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) prescribing, according to research presented at the annual...

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