Hormone therapy called best to ease menopause symptoms
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Hormone therapy for postmenopausal women comes with clear risks but remains the most effective treatment for hot flashes and night sweats, say recommendations issued yesterday.
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The antidepressant venlafaxine (Effexor) appears to be effective in treating postmenopausal hot flashes in otherwise healthy women, according to a report in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.    "This represents essentially a new era for leptin," said Dr...
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Here's the very latest information about hormone therapy and its effect on different groups of women. What's rightâand what's wrongâfor you.
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As if there weren&#39;t enough reasons to reconsider hormone replacement therapy, a new study highlights yet another negative health effect of taking estrogen plus progestin to combat the symptoms of menopause.
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Younger women who start taking estrogen as soon as they enter menopause may be protected from heart disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
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The estrogen component of oral hormone replacement therapy around the time of menopause is associated with ovarian cancer risk, findings from a Danish study show.
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Sydney scientists say a Chinese herbal preparation could alleviate the symptoms of menopause and improve bone mineralisation. Complementary medicine researchers from the University of Western Sydney are about
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NEW YORK  - Women who experience headaches, irritability and mood swings as menopause nears will likely see these symptoms diminish as menopause progresses, new research suggests.
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A class of hormone-blocking drugs called aromatase inhibitors was more effective in preventing breast cancer recurrence in women past menopause than was tamoxifen, a medication now prescribed
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NEW YORK  - A regular brisk walk may help women going through menopause improve their mental well-being, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Premenopausal women who suffer  from breast pain may find relief with a drug called goserelin,  or Zoladex, which blocks the female hormone estrogen, UK  researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - When added to conventional  hormone replacement therapy (HRT), testosterone may reduce the  risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, results of a  small study suggest.
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Women who swap hormone replacement therapy for alternative therapies to treat menopause symptoms risk harming themselves, doctors say.
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A drop in breast cancer cases may due to women eschewing Hormone Replacement Therapy, a study suggests.
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BOSTON - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.   "This represents essentially a new era for leptin," said Dr...
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with an ultralow-dose  of the hormone estradiol, administered as a patch, reduces the  rate of bone loss in older women without promoting the build-up  of cells in the uterine lining, which is associated with an  increased risk of cancer, according to a new report.