Top in women’s health: Estetrol for menopause; reproductive factors linked to CVD risk
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Researchers found that a daily 15 mg dose of estetrol had estrogenic effects in the vagina and decreased vaginal dryness and dyspareunia.
The findings support previous data that indicated estetrol alleviates vasomotor symptoms.
Estetrol 15 mg “had a beneficial effect on most of the reported endpoints” in a phase 2 study and “is a promising treatment option” for symptoms that are “a major source of distress for many postmenopausal women,” Ulysse Gaspard, MD, PhD, of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Liège in Belgium, and colleagues wrote.
It was the top story in women’s health last week.
Another top story was about study results that suggested relationships between several reproductive factors, like age at menarche and menopause, and CVD risk.
Read these and more top stories in women’s health below:
Estetrol effective in alleviating vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women
Use of the hormone estetrol 15 mg once daily had estrogenic effects in the vagina while decreasing atrophy signs and may be a promising treatment option for menopausal symptoms other than vasomotor symptoms, according to researchers. Read more.
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning showed high performance in diagnosing and classifying polycystic ovary syndrome, according to study data. Read more.
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