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Menopause has 'gone off the radar'
A large Australian study found that the hot flashes that occur in women aged 60-65 years are mostly occasional and mild, but for some, they remain really troublesome. Sexual symptoms also remain a problem for more than half these older women.
Hot flashes can last up to seven years
Hot flashes and night sweats lasted for more than seven years during the transition to menopause for more than half of the women in a large USstudy.
Early menopause link with CFS
An analysis for the US Centres for Disease Control have found a link between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and early menopause. This may help explain why CFS is two to four times more common in women than in men and is most prevalent in women in their 40s.
Alternatives to hysterectomy are underused
A University of Michigan-led study of nearly 3,400 women shows that one in five who underwent a hysterectomy for benign conditions may not have needed it.
Hormone level change degrades cholesterol carriers
As hormone levels change during menopause, the quality of a woman’s cholesterol carriers degrades, leaving her at greater risk for heart disease. Medical News...
Hormone level change degrades cholesterol carriers
As hormone levels change during menopause, the quality of a woman’s cholesterol carriers degrades, leaving her at greater risk for heart disease. Medical News...
Antidepressants – an effective treatment of hot flashes
A low dose of antidepressant may be almost as effective as oestrogen at reducing the number of hot flashes menopausal women have to endure....