News tagged with perimenopausal

Researchers investigate estrogen to prevent depression and cardiovascular disease

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have launched a new clinical trial to determine if estrogen replacement therapy may help prevent depression and cardiovascular illness in women between the ages ...

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created Jan 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

What Causes Irritability In Menopause?

Irritability is frequently the main presenting complaint of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women; yet, studies specifically researching on irritability in this population are lacking.

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created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Menopause transition may cause trouble learning

The largest study of its kind to date shows that women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause compared to other stages in life. The research is published in the May 26, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

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created May 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Exposure to chemicals in environment associated with onset of early menopause

A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that higher levels of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) in the body are associated with increased odds o ...

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created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Painful hip fractures strike breast cancer survivors

A hip fracture is not common in a 54-year-old woman, unless she is a 54-year-old breast cancer survivor, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. Researchers found that a combination of early menopause due to breast ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hot flushes are linked with a significant reduction in breast cancer risk

Women who have experienced hot flushes and other symptoms of menopause may have a 50 percent lower risk of developing the most common forms of breast cancer than postmenopausal women who have never had such symptoms, according ...

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created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hormone therapy may prevent -- or contribute to -- dementia risk

Hormone therapy appears to affect the brain differently depending on the age of the woman when she receives it, researchers reported Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research looks at cooling off hot flashes

If you've ever watched a woman go from perfectly calm, cool and collected one minute to uncomfortable, red-faced and fanning herself frantically the next, then you've likely witnessed a hot flash. Now imagine ...

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created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antidepressant can help treat major depression during perimenopause, menopause, VCU study shows

An antidepressant can alleviate symptoms of major depression in women experiencing or about to experience menopause, according to a study released today led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain estrogen shows promise as schizophrenia treatment

An estrogenic drug that influences neurotransmitter and neuronal systems in the brain is showing promise as an effective therapy for women who suffer from schizophrenia.

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created Mar 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Multicenter study finds little effect of soy isoflavones on bone loss in postmenopausal women

A previous six-month study by Iowa State University researchers had indicated that consuming modest amounts of soy protein, rich in isoflavones, lessened lumbar spine bone loss in midlife, perimenopausal women. But now an ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Omega-3s ease depressive symptoms related to menopause

Omega-3s ease psychological distress and depressive symptoms often suffered by menopausal and perimenopausal women, according to researchers at Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine. Their study, published in the ...

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created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Is rapid transition through menopause linked to earlier onset of heart disease?

An evaluation of 203 women as part of the multifaceted Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study (LAAS) found that those who transitioned more quickly through menopause were at increased risk for a higher rate of progression of "preclinical ...

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created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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