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The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) revealed today in The Journal of Women’s Health, the results of their expert, international roundtable on Menopausal Hormone Therapy (HT), illuminating the controversies and misrepresentations that have impeded women’s abilities to make choices about their own healthcare. Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) revealed today in The Journal of Women’s Health, the results of their expert,...

The desire for holistic health care solutions to treat menopausal symptoms has been on the increase for many years. Women’s Excellence in Menopause is answering that call by offering a variety of holistic therapies to effectively and safely treat the common menopausal symptoms most women experience. Lake Orion, Michigan (PRWEB) March 20, 2013 The desire for holistic health care solutions to treat menopausal symptoms has been on the increase for many years. Women’s Excellence in...

Dr. Shored Ershadi, from the ANTIAGING Institute of California, now discusses the effectiveness of natural supplements for relieving menopause symptoms. Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) March 19, 2013 Menopause symptoms can often begin in a woman’s 40s, and although menopause itself is a very normal, natural process, the symptoms can vary widely and range from mild to quite severe. These symptoms are generally caused directly or indirectly by the wildly fluctuating hormone levels that...

Study also finds osteoporosis associated with early menopause Chinese women are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease if they have their first menstrual cycle or enter menopause later than their peers, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). The study also found earlier onset of menopause was associated with a higher risk of developing osteoporosis. The risk was significantly lower...

Society for Women's Health Research's Expert Panel Builds Consensus on HT Guidelines WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) today announced results of a recent scientific roundtable addressing hormone therapy (HT) in peri-menopausal, menopausal and post-menopausal women that has the potential for practice-changing outcomes. The HT Scientific Roundtable, composed of international researchers, explored the concerns and...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Tired of feeling those hot flashes that come as a result of menopause? There is one remedy you may just be ecstatic to find out about. A study at Linköping University and Linköping University Hospital shows that women who learn to relax can reduce their menopause symptoms by half. The researchers found that seven out of every ten women going through menopause have at some point experienced problems with hot flashes and...

Without any increased risk of cancer, deep vein thrombosis or stroke HRT therapy has been subject to much discussion due to both positive effects (reduced risk of cardiovascular disease) and negative effects (increased risk of breast cancer). A paper published in the BMJ Group's Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare back in January cast doubt on the "unreliable" Million Women Study which associated HRT with an increased risk of breast cancer. Conflicting results have...

Johns Hopkins study shows risk is same across ethnic groups Women who go into early menopause are twice as likely to suffer from coronary heart disease and stroke, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests. The association holds true in patients from a variety of different ethnic backgrounds, the study found, and is independent of traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors, the scientists say. "If physicians know a patient has entered menopause before her 46th birthday, they can...

The Menopause Map, an online tool, helps women navigate treatment options The Endocrine Society commissioned Lake Research Partners to conduct a national survey of 424 internal medicine, family practice and OB/GYN physicians about their attitudes and experiences related to treating menopausal symptoms. According to the survey, physicians say the primary barrier to women receiving hormone therapy is patients' fears about the risks and their unwillingness to discuss the option. This new...

The hot flashes and night sweats that most women experience early in menopause are not linked to increased levels of cardiovascular disease risk markers unless the symptoms persist or start many years after menopause begins. These new study results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. "Our study provides reassurance that the common experience of menopausal symptoms in early menopause is not associated with increases in blood pressure or...