News and Features Related to Menopause

1. Menopause and Sleep
   

   Betty came to visit me last winter. She was a funny patient with a serious problem. "When I wake up at night with one of my 'power surges,' I feel like I could heat a small country. And I am having a hard time sleeping because my husband's teeth are chattering so loudly from my keeping the window op

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2. Hormone May Predict Age at Menopause
   

   April 30, 2008 -- A hormone that is used to help assess the potential for pregnancy in assisted reproduction might prove to be an accurate predictor of a woman's age at menopause, a study shows. If early findings are confirmed, researchers say anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels may predict age at m

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3. Worst Menopause Symptom? Lack of Sleep
   

   April 22, 2008 -- New research shows that women in early menopause report that lack of sleep is their biggest problem. Researchers interviewed 110 women. All were healthy white women between the ages of 43 and 55 with an average age of 49. They all had experienced their last menstrual period within

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4. After HRT, Some Health Risks Remain
   

   March 4, 2008 -- For postmenopausal women who stop their hormone replacement therapy (HRT), there is good news, bad news, and surprising news from a new study that followed women for about two and a half years after they stopped the regimen. On the plus side, some risks associated with the use of th

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5. The Surgery You (Probably) Don't Need: Alternatives to Hysterectomies
   

   By Janis Graham Every year, 600,000 women have hysterectomies. More than two-thirds could be cured with simpler, less risky procedures — or even pills. As a busy mom, business analyst, and occasional golfer, Amy Mills, 46, of Lancaster, OH, had a hard time coping with her long, increasingly heavy pe

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6. FDA Goes After 'Natural' HRT Claims
   

   Jan. 9, 2008 -- Federal regulators warned several pharmacy companies Wednesday to stop marketing so-called "natural" hormone replacement therapy, calling their sales to women "false and misleading." The FDA took aim at seven compounding pharmacy companies that it says use a product called estriol in

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7. Women May Walk Off Menopause Stress
   

   Jan. 3, 2008 -- Chalk up another perk from physical activity: less stress for women as they transition to menopause. Here are the highlights from a new study on stress and physical activity in women before, during, and after menopause: Physically active women report less stress than inactive women.

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8. Menopause Symptoms May Hamper Sex
   

   Oct. 5, 2007 -- Menopausal symptoms dim the sex lives of many women, according to a new online survey. Murray Freedman, MD, and colleagues from the Medical College of Georgia evaluated the survey, which was conducted by Harris Interactive in late June and early July. They presented their findings ye

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9. Hot flashes? What to Do Right Now
   

   By Joan Raymond Hormones aren’t the only option. Try these 6 tricks. Your body’s on fire? Hormonal ups and downs are probably causing the blaze. Nearly 4 of 10 women get hot flashes and night sweats during perimenopause, which can start in your late 30s. And more than 80 percent of menopausal women

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10. Sex Boost From Late Hormone Therapy
    

    Sept. 24, 2007 -- Hormone therapy begun years after menopause doesn't improve mental function, but it does boost sexual interest, researchers find. Forgetfulness is more of a problem for women during and after menopause than it is before menopause. Does this mean the hormonal changes of menopause ca

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