Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is known as the leading cause of death among women in developed nations and the lifetime risk of death is 31% in postmenopausal women versus a 3% risk of ...
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) appointed a panel of advisors to assist the NAMS Board of Trustees in developing an evidence-based consensus opinion on the ther- ...
For thousands of years the Chinese and Japanese have eaten soy products. In the last few decades westerners have been trying to understand why these people have less problems with breast, ...
Menopause is a normal, natural event—defined as the final menstrual period and usually confirmed when a woman has missed her periods for 12 consecutive months (in the ...
To provide updated guidelines for health care providers on the management of menopause in asymptomatic healthy women as well as in women presenting with vasomotor symptoms or with ...
It is a common myth that as women enter the meno- pausal years, it is “normal” to feel depressed. Serious depression, however, should never be viewed as a “nor- ...
Does menopause affect bladder control? Yes. Some women have bladder control problems after they stop having periods (menopause or change of life). If you are going ...
Conflicting research and advice on the safety of hormones has been rife for a decade. This report incor- porates the latest evidence to help you make sense of an often confusing topic. ...
Menopause is a stage in a women’s life. It starts when a woman stops having monthly periods for 12 months in a row. Estrogen is a hormone made by the ovaries. For several months ...
Women share unique physiological processes and lifecycle transitions related to their hormonal systems and physical bodies. Women suffer from many of the same diseases as men, and some ...