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Long Periods of Estrogen Deprivation Jeopardizes Brain Receptors, Stroke Protection
August 2, 2011 — Prolonged estrogen deprivation in aging rats dramatically reduces the number of brain receptors for the hormone as well as its ability to prevent strokes, researchers report. However the damage is ... > full story -
Breast Density Tied to Specific Types of Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
July 27, 2011 — Women with breasts that appear dense on mammograms are at a higher risk of breast cancer and their tumors are more likely to have certain aggressive characteristics than women with less dense ... > full story -
Does Menopause Matter When It Comes to Diabetes?
July 26, 2011 — Menopause has little to no impact on whether women become more susceptible to diabetes, according to a one-of-a-kind study that provides good news for older women. Postmenopausal women had no higher ... > full story -
Therapy Appears to Reduce Rate of Chemotherapy-Induced Early Menopause for Women With Breast Cancer
July 19, 2011 — Temporarily suppressing ovarian function with use of the hormone analogue triptorelin reduced the occurrence of early menopause induced by chemotherapy among women with breast cancer, according to a ... > full story -
Gradual Bone Reduction Seen in Some Birth Control Pill Users
July 19, 2011 — Birth control pills may reduce a woman's bone density, according to a new study. Impacts on bone were small, depended on the woman's age and the pill's hormone dose, and did not appear until about ... > full story -
Menopausal Women Don't Need 'Fixing', Psychotherapist Argues
July 12, 2011 — Menopause shouldn't be seen as a medical problem that needs fixing but as a life-affirming and normal process that women go through. This is one of the findings by psychotherapist Sue Brayne, who is ... > full story -
Self-Paced Walking Test Useful for Evaluating Progress in Lifestyle Intervention Programs
July 6, 2011 — The self-paced walking test, known as the 400-meter walk test, is effective in measuring improved physical function in postmenopausal women who have lost weight through healthy physical activity and ... > full story -
Socioeconomic Class and Smoking Linked to Premature Menopause
July 6, 2011 — Women from the lowest social class are almost three times as likely to have premature ovarian failure as those from the highest social class, researchers ... > full story -
Simple Test Gives Accurate Prediction of Ovulation to Help Women Become Pregnant
July 5, 2011 — Using a widely available ovulation test is a more reliable method of predicting when a woman will be at her most fertile than the commonly used calendar method. Researchers said that the ovulation ... > full story -
Hormone Test Helps Predict Success in IVF
June 9, 2011 — In a new study, women with high levels of the hormone AMH produced more eggs for in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, and pregnancies were more likely to occur than in women with low levels. The ... > full story
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