Menopause News & Features

WebMD looks at when, why, and how to quit hormone replacement therapy for menopause.

Hormone replacement therapy isn't for everyone. Learn about the options from WebMD.

Get ready for today’s modern, more optimistic approach to life during -- and after -- menopause.

If menopause has your sex drive in low gear, rev it up with these tips.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopause is hotly debated. Is it safe? Experts answer common questions.

Menopausal women who have lots of hot flashes could face a higher risk for early-stage heart disease, a new study suggests. WebMD explains.

Can HRT spare you from hot flashes and night sweats? Get the latest treatment info.

WebMD explains what goes on during a woman's menopause -- and how to help your partner.

Tofu, edamame, and soy milk may be healthy foods, but if you are a menopausal woman eating them, they may not do much to prevent hot flashes and night sweats.

Hypnosis is an effective treatment for menopause-related hot flashes and night sweats, new research finds.

Hormone replacement therapy may do more than ease hot flashes and mood swings. A new study suggests that women who start taking hormones during menopause might get some protection against heart disease without seeing increases in other serious risks.

Is it possible to safely take hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? That question is at the heart of a small new study testing whether better timing and refined delivery may help early menopausal women get the benefits of hormones relatively safety and without long-term risks.

Conventional wisdom says weight gain is inevitable with menopause and that losing weight is difficult. But a new study questions this wisdom.

Losing excess weight by eating a low-fat diet filled with vegetables, fruits, and whole grains appears to help reduce or eliminate menopausal symptoms, according to new research.

When will you reach menopause? WebMD explains what factors into your menopause age.

Draft recommendations from the USPSTF say over-50 women should not use hormone therapy to prevent disease after menopause. The recs do not apply to HT treatment of menopausal symptoms.

Taking soy to relieve hot flashes has received mixed reviews over the years. Now, researchers who took another look at 19 published studies find that soy supplements may help, at least over time.

Along with hot flashes and night sweats, memory problems are a common complaint of menopausal women, and now a new study finds evidence that menopause ‘brain fog’ may be real.

As you draw up your New Year's resolutions, new research may provide added incentive to not only lose weight, but to keep it off.

Several recent studies have linked hot flashes to an increased risk for heart disease, and now new research suggests a link between these menopause symptoms and increased cholesterol.

Older women who smoke have higher levels of sex hormones than nonsmoking women, which may increase their risk for breast cancer, diabetes, and other diseases, new research finds.

A new study reported in Archives of Internal Medicine found there was no difference between soy and a placebo in relieving symptoms such as bone loss or vaginal dryness.

Hot flashes making you sweat? Here's how to find relief.

Flaxseed may be no help in fighting hot flashes, according to a new study.

Eating baked or broiled fish regularly may decrease the odds of heart failure in older women, new research suggests. But eating fried fish, even in small amounts, may have the opposite effect.