Menopause
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VIDEO: Stem cells may reverse premature menopause, restore fertility
CHICAGO – In addition to bringing estrogen levels closer to normal, the treatment diminishes other menopause symptoms.
From the Journals
Menopause accelerates RA functional decline
Findings were based on surveys of over 8,000 women.
From the Journals
Don’t choose hormones to protect postmenopausal women
The USPSTF has issued a recommendation against using estrogen or estrogen plus progestin to prevent chronic conditions in postmenopausal women.
Opinion
Strategies to evaluate postmenopausal bleeding
Pros and cons of blind and targeted sampling.
From the Journals
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: Is ‘less is more’ the right approach?
Expert questions whether current guidance favoring total thyroidectomy goes too far.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Expert roundtable on hormone therapy
Some of the experts who crafted the 2017 NAMS position statement on hormone therapy discuss the new messages for clinicians and the evidence to...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Dr. Andrew Kaunitz’s top lessons from NAMS 2017
PHILADELPHIA – Dr. Kaunitz shares what he learned about migraines, breast imaging, and the connection between type 2 diabetes and the risk for...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Does genitourinary syndrome of menopause capture all the symptoms?
PHILADELPHIA - Preliminary research shows GSM doesn’t always match up with women’s symptoms.
Conference Coverage
CBT for insomnia and hot flashes lifts mood in midlife
PHILADELPHIA – The intervention was effective even for women with the highest depression scores.
Conference Coverage
Oral bioidentical combo improves quality of life, vasomotor symptoms
PHILADELPHIA – If approved, the new formulation could offer an option for women currently using compounded bioidenticals.
Conference Coverage
Time to take the fear out of the hormone therapy conversation
PHILADELPHIA – The executive director of the North American Menopause Society says the new message is to use appropriate hormone therapy to meet...