Menopause News

Cleveland Clinic has launched a holistic health center focused exclusively on caring for midlife women, addressing a wide range of needs from osteoporosis and breast health to CVD prevention and the menopause transition.

Hormone replacement therapy was associated with improved disease symptoms, measured by the physician global assessment score, in a cohort of postmenopausal women with inflammatory bowel disease, according to data.

Fezolinetant was associated with significant improvements in patient-reported vasomotor symptom frequency and menopause-specific quality of life, according to an analysis published in Menopause.

BOSTON — Midlife women reporting bothersome hot flashes are more likely to receive a diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease regardless of hormone therapy use, according to a speaker.

Hormone replacement therapy may render the skin of postmenopausal women both more prone to inflammation and more capable of repairing itself, according to a study.

PHILADELPHIA — Consistently missed periods brought on by intense exercise, disordered eating or stress in young women can lead to multiple consequences, including endothelial dysfunction and increased CVD risk, according to a speaker.

BOSTON — People with primary ovarian insufficiency have higher risk for breast cancer and borderline increased risk for ovarian cancer compared with the general population, and risks for some cancers extend to their relatives, data show.

Women who use contraceptive pills may be at a higher risk for frontal fibrosing alopecia, according to a study.

Regardless of socioeconomic status, menopause symptom severity was associated with race and ethnicity, highlighting differences in symptom experiences, according to study results published in Menopause.

BOSTON — Menopause is a neurologic transition involving metabolic and immune systems of the brain, and timely estrogen therapy could reduce the risk for developing dementias and other neurogenerative diseases, according to a speaker.