Menopause News

During the transition to menopause many women may experience adverse changes to multiple cardiovascular risk factors, according to a North American Menopause Society Practice Pearl published in Menopause.

The Healio Editors compiled news on menopause in women’s health for National Women’s Health Week.

Risk for type 2 diabetes with use of menopausal hormone therapy varied by type of HT, according to a retrospective cohort study of women in South Korea published in Menopause.

The FDA announced it has approved fezolinetant for the treatment of moderate to severe hot flashes due to menopause.

Study results demonstrated no associations between SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and hospital admission or visit for postmenopausal bleeding and no association with premenopausal menstrual disturbance or bleeding.

Menopause symptoms can negatively affect work outcomes, highlighting the need for improved medical therapies and a more supportive workplace environment, according to researchers involved in a large cross-sectional Mayo Clinic study.

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.

Estradiol cream applied to the vulvar vestibule plus precoital silicone lubricant may offer an alternative to vaginal therapy for women with dyspareunia, according to a randomized pilot trial published in Menopause.

Among postmenopausal women, consuming more dietary antioxidants was associated with decreased likelihood of osteoporosis, according to a population-based study published in Menopause.

Being younger at menopause onset and initiating hormone therapy after more than 5 years were both linked to increased tau vulnerability among women, according to a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Neurology.