Estrogen

Women in China may be at greater risk for stroke events following menopause, according to a study published in Neurology.

Postmenopausal women with hypertension taking estrogen alone or combined with progesterone had a statistically significant increase in systolic blood pressure compare with placebo, according to an analysis of WHI data.

The estrogen estetrol was associated with decreased frequency and severity of vasomotor symptoms for postmenopausal women, study findings presented at the NAMS Annual Meeting showed.

Low levels of serum estrogen and progesterone in middle-aged women were linked to a higher risk for obstructive sleep apnea symptoms, according to a population-based study published in PLOS ONE.

Receiving hormone replacement therapy within 6 months of a COVID-19 diagnosis was associated with a reduction in mortality, according to researchers.

SAN DIEGO — In this video exclusive, Saleh Aldasouqi, MD, FACE, ECNU, discusses the false high or false low results of certain hormone tests for people who take high doses of biotin in beauty and energy supplements, for example.

During the past 2 decades, Endocrine Today has reported on the latest developments in hormone therapy for symptoms associated with menopause. For its 20th year, the publication is taking a look back.

Younger or older age at menarche, younger age at first birth, and hysterectomy — all of which affect lifetime exposure to endogenous estrogen — were associated with a higher risk for dementia in women, researchers found.

In this video, Sara Hurvitz, MD, discussed recent developments in oral selective estrogen degraders reviewed at 39th Miami Breast Cancer Conference.

The Endocrine Society has teamed up with other organizations to ask the FDA to strengthen its limits on bisphenol A in adhesives and coatings after new findings showed a lower level of exposure to the chemical can cause health risks.