Menopause News

Current and prior heavy alcohol, tobacco, marijuana or opioid use were all independently associated with vasomotor, mood or musculoskeletal symptoms experienced during menopause, researchers reported.

Menopause onset before age 40 years appears to negate a longevity benefit women typically have over men, particularly among women who also undergo hormone therapy, researchers reported.

Among postmenopausal women in China, a longer reproductive lifespan was associated with a lower prevalence of experiencing multimorbidity, according to findings published in Menopause.

Compared with anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms have a stronger association with both psychological and somatic menopause symptoms, according to study results published in Menopause.

Once-daily oral elinzanetant was well tolerated and improved moderate to severe vasomotor symptom frequency and severity, sleep disturbances and menopause-related quality of life, according to results of two studies published in JAMA.

At 12 weeks, vaginal hyaluronic acid and vaginal estrogen were associated with similar benefits in the treatment of atrophic vaginitis, known as genitourinary syndrome of menopause, according to results of a pilot trial.

Severe menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes and depressive mood, were associated with mild cognitive impairment for postmenopausal women, researchers reported in Menopause.

Currently, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is the gold standard treatment for sleep disturbances associated with menopause, and research is underway to better target neurons responsible for sleep disturbances.

For midlife women, better cognitive function — specifically ability, attention, processing speed and executive function — was associated with a lower likelihood of lower urinary tract symptoms, researchers reported in Menopause.

Clinics with vs. without Menopause Society Certified Practitioners were more likely to adhere to guidelines and not advertise compounded or bioidentical hormones, hormones for youthful appearance or weight loss or recommend hormone testing.