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Menopause
According to Swedish researchers – early menopause linked to fracture risk
Researchers in Sweden have reported that undergoing the menopause before the age of 47 can result in an increased risk of both mortality and fractures at the age of 77. They followed 390 women who had their bone mineral density … finish reading According to Swedish researchers – early menopause linked to fracture risk
Does your lifestyle cause a change in the effect of alcohol on bone density at menopause?
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have been looking at the research about lifestyle choices around such factors as healthy eating, smoking and physical activity and considering whether this has an impact on the way that alcohol affects the bone … finish reading Does your lifestyle cause a change in the effect of alcohol on bone density at menopause?
Insomnia and the Menopause – Oestrogen Decline and Mineral Deficiency
Insomnia is a well known effect of the menopause and it often related to those symptoms that can keep you uncomfortable at night. These include things like night-sweats, hot flushes, excessive tiredness (probably because you aren’t sleeping …!) and anxiety. … finish reading Insomnia and the Menopause – Oestrogen Decline and Mineral Deficiency
Osteoporosis could be reduced if more women were aware of the risk factors
Earlier this month the president of the European Foundation of Women and Health, told a meeting of clinicians who work with osteoporosis patients in Dublin that the number of cases of osteoporosis could be reduced if more women were aware … finish reading Osteoporosis could be reduced if more women were aware of the risk factors
Conservation of the ovaries doesn’t prevent premature menopause after hysterectomy
Researchers at Duke University have reported in the December 2011 issue of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Journal that even when the ovaries are conserved in a partial hysterectomy, that this will not prevent a woman from experiencing a premature menopause, in … finish reading Conservation of the ovaries doesn’t prevent premature menopause after hysterectomy
DHEA Hormone may help to ease menopause symptoms and improve sex lives
A small study that took place in Italy by researchers at the University of Pisa may be indicating that supplementation with artificial versions of the hormone DHEA (a steroid hormone naturally produced by the body’s adrenal gland and used in the … finish reading DHEA Hormone may help to ease menopause symptoms and improve sex lives
Removing the ovaries may increase the risk of dementia
There has been a long debate about the role that HRT may play in the prevention of dementia in later life, this is because it is felt that oestrogen may be key to it’s development in women. Researchers who studied … finish reading Removing the ovaries may increase the risk of dementia
Is Menopause a Risk Factor for Developing Diabetes?
Levels of diabetes are increasing and so are levels of pre-diabetes/glucose intolerance. Some research has suggested that the menopause may be a factor, particularly the high levels of testosterone that some women can develop post menopause. These high levels can … finish reading Is Menopause a Risk Factor for Developing Diabetes?
