Menopause News

Exposure to heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium and mercury, was associated with lower anti-Müllerian hormone concentrations and/or increased decline during the menopause transition, researchers reported.

Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, talks with Elizabeth Ward, MS, RDN, and Hillary Wright, MEd, RDN, LDN, about women’s nutrition and exercise needs as they age.

Following positive topline data for moderate to severe vasomotor symptom treatment, a phase 2 study of elinzanetant is underway to assess its safety and efficacy on sleep disturbances associated with menopause, Bayer said in a news release.

Fezolinetant 45 mg once daily was statistically significantly more effective in reducing moderate to severe vasomotor symptom frequency compared with other nonhormonal — but not hormone-based — therapies in the U.S., researchers reported.

Statin therapy could lower the odds of blood clot formation conferred by hormone therapy in perimenopausal women, according to a case-control study published in JAMA Network Open.

Perceived stress and certain gastrointestinal factors were linked to menopausal symptoms, with reproductive stages, physical activity, BMI and previously diagnosed depression or anxiety affecting symptom severity, researchers reported.

Women with metabolic syndrome are more likely to have increased risk for atherosclerotic changes than women without metabolic syndrome, regardless of whether they also have obesity, according to study findings published in Menopause.

An oral herbal supplement with glucosinolates, phytosterols and citrus flavonoids was associated with some improved menopausal symptoms short term compared with estrogen plus progestogen therapy, researchers reported in Menopause.

Among menopausal women, therapeutic touch and music therapy were associated with improved sleep quality, quality of life, and somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms of menopause after 4 weeks, researchers reported.

Stressful life experiences, such as adverse childhood experiences, were not associated with age at natural menopause despite a negative impact of stress on the health of midlife women, researchers reported in Menopause.