Women’s Health News

CHICAGO — For menopausal women experiencing disruptive, bothersome hot flashes, some relief may come from visiting a snowy landscape by slipping on a virtual reality headset, according to a speaker.

Mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis lead to very similar outcomes, so shared-decision making is important for breast cancer screening, according to an expert.

Ovarian cancer care costs are considerable, varying by care phase, age and geographic region, with the highest costs observed at initiation of and end-of-life care, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The number of congenital syphilis-related stillbirths increased annually from 2016 to 2022 in the U.S. while the proportion of cases resulting in stillbirth remained stable, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

False-positive mammography results discouraged women to return for further screenings, results from an observational cohort study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine showed.

CHICAGO — Menopausal women who participated in weekly cognitive behavioral therapy sessions reported improvements in sexual function and depression and anxiety symptoms, researchers reported at the Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society.

Exposure to air pollution over a half-decade increased the risk for infertility in men, the results of a nationwide cohort study published in BMJ showed.

CHICAGO — Hormone therapy use among menopausal women has fallen to just 1.8% as of 2023, data show, despite evidence and clinical guidance suggesting HT is safe and effective for most women for bothersome menopausal symptoms.

CHICAGO — Female pattern hair loss is a common condition for menopausal women, but options to reverse and regrow hair are available if patients are diagnosed and treated, according to a speaker at the Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society.

CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, Susan D. Reed, MD, MPH, MS, past president of The Menopause Society, highlights a new pilot program created to improve funding for research in menopause health, with up to four awards of $25,000 each.