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Is There a Connection Between Your Age at Menopause and Later Depression?

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A study reported in JAMA Psychiatry suggests that the older a women is when she reaches menopause, the lower the risk of depression later in life. Eleni Th Petridou, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, and coauthors included 14 studies in a meta-analysis that represented nearly 68,000 women. The study …

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DHEA Suppository Eases Vaginal Dryness in Small Study

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For women suffering from painful sex due to estrogen plummeting during perimenopause and menopause, listen up, there might be a new option on the horizon soon! A new DHEA vaginal suppository for treating vaginal dryness may be one step closer to government approval! For postmenopausal women, suppositories containing the hormone DHEA may reduce vaginal dryness, …

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Two Large U.S. Studies Evaluate the Impact of the Timing of Surgery and Treatment on Breast Cancer Survival Rates

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Survival rates are better for women with breast cancer who get their surgery and chemo more quickly, as reported in JAMA Oncology: Time to Surgery and Breast Cancer Survival in the United States   Delayed Initiation of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Among Patients With Breast Cancer Timeliness in Breast Cancer Treatment—The Sooner, the Better Approximately 100,000 women were …

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Physical Activity has Greater Impact on Body Composition in Postmenopausal Women

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Regardless of your age, exercise is important! At the 2015 annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) a new study was presented which came out of the University of Massachusetts Amherst which shows that some types of physical activity have a greater impact on body composition in postmenopausal compared to premenopausal women. The …

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More Menopause-Focused Education Required for Doctors- YES PLEASE!

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Despite the fact that nearly two million women every year reach menopause (that’s equivalent to 6,000 women each day), many experts agree that OB/GYN residents are not being properly prepared to address menopause-related health issues. A new study published online in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), however, demonstrates how adding a …

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