Top menopause stories of 2022

Foot massages were found to decrease sleep disturbances, fatigue and anxiety symptoms during menopause, according to a study published in Menopause earlier this year.

Another study found that lifestyle changes made during perimenopause could have a strong impact on postmenopausal symptoms.

Read these and more top stories about menopause below:

Foot massages provide health benefits to postmenopausal women

A recent study found that foot massage during menopause can lengthen daily sleep duration by a median of 1 hour and lower fatigue and anxiety, according to a press release from NAMS. Read more.

Perimenopause may be best time to prevent poor body composition, metabolic outcomes

Lifestyle intervention may be most effective in perimenopause, as women experience the onset of poor body composition and metabolism associated with menopause, according to a study. Read more.

Vasomotor symptoms linked to midlife brain health

Women who experienced vasomotor symptoms had elevated whole brain volume of white matter hyperintensities, which can affect brain health, data presented at the NAMS Annual Meeting showed. Read more.

Study identifies variables associated with heart palpitations in menopause

Certain factors were associated with heart palpitations in menopause, according to findings of a scoping literature review in Women’s Health. Read more.

Severity of menopausal symptoms impacts cognitive performance

The cognitive performance of women was sensitive to the severity of their menopausal symptoms, particularly depression and sexual dysfunction, according to a cross-sectional study published in Menopause. Read more.

Fezolinetant improves vasomotor symptom severity, associated sleep disturbances

Women taking fezolinetant for moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms experienced a reduction in symptom severity and sleep disturbances, according to data presented at the NAMS Annual Meeting. Read more.

Female pattern hair loss common in postmenopausal women

Female pattern hair loss was common in postmenopausal women and was significantly associated with BMI, researchers found. Read more.

Temporomandibular disorder, menopausal symptoms linked

The intensity of temporomandibular disorder-induced pain was linked to menopausal symptom intensity, with the strongest correlation observed in the late menopausal transition, according to a cross-sectional study in Menopause. Read more.

Music therapy reduces depression, menopausal symptoms

Women who participated in music therapy had lower levels of depression and reduced menopausal symptoms compared with those who did not, according to findings in Menopause. Read more.

Shorter menstrual cycle length predicts more severe menopause symptoms

Findings from a study published in Menopause suggested that the length of menstrual cycles during reproductive years may predict the severity of menopause symptoms. Read more.