Menopause
Excessive menstrual bleeding may worsen fatigue during menopause transition
Midlife women with repeated episodes of heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding over 6 months were 40% to 60% more likely to report feeling fatigued, underscoring the clinical importance of menstrual history during the menopause transition.
Hormone therapy use, duration not tied to brain tumor risk for menopausal women
Among menopausal women, hormone therapy use and duration were not associated with brain malignancy risk, although researchers cautioned that more research is needed, according to findings published in Menopause.
Childhood, adult trauma tied to worse sleep continuity, quality for midlife women
Trauma from childhood and adulthood were associated with worse measured uninterrupted sleep and worse self-reported sleep quality for midlife women, researchers reported in Menopause.
VIDEO: Hormone therapy protects bone, heart, brain health during menopause
In this Healio Video Exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, speaks with Donna Shoupe, MD, about the health benefits of menopausal hormone therapy for women.
Elevated BP in early postmenopause tied to higher white matter lesion risk
Recently postmenopausal women with elevated blood pressure but no other CVD risk factors were more likely to develop white matter lesions 14 years later, regardless of short-term hormone therapy use, data show.
Menopausal hormone therapy may increase risks for lupus, systemic sclerosis
The odds of developing systemic lupus erythematosus or systemic sclerosis appear to significantly increase with the use of menopausal hormone therapy, according to data published in Rheumatology.
Hormone therapy use higher among midlife active-duty servicewomen, but gaps remain
Use of menopausal hormone therapy among midlife active-duty servicewomen in the U.S. is twice as high as the general population but lower than women veterans, suggesting those who may derive the most benefit from HT are not receiving it.
More focus needed on Black, low-income women to identify, treat common midlife conditions
More than 45% of midlife women are diagnosed with several common conditions in addition to menopausal symptoms and data show Black women and those living in high deprivation areas are disproportionately affected, researchers reported.
Link between fatty liver disease, hot flash severity ‘hard to tease apart’
Midlife women with a metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease diagnosis were more likely to report severe or very severe hot flashes, though researchers found no direct link between the two conditions, data show.
LGBTQ+ women veterans report fewer midlife sexual dysfunction symptoms
Heterosexual midlife women veterans reported more sexual dysfunction and impact from vaginal symptoms and were less likely to be sexually active compared with sexual minority counterparts, according to findings published in Menopause.