Menopause

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Women with celiac disease had statistically higher odds of experiencing ovarian dysfunction, irregular menstruation, infertility and other women’s health disorders, according to a presenter.

Those who were exposed to low levels of nuclear radiation were more likely to develop diabetes, according to recent findings.

Both long-term and short-term heat exposure were linked to an increased risk for maternal morbidity in pregnant women, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — Medical and recreational cannabis use by midlife women may be “relatively common,” with 6% of those who report use saying they use the drug to address symptoms of menopause, according to a speaker.

In the first years of use, women prescribed conjugated estrogens/bazedoxifene vs. estrogen/progestin for menopausal symptoms may have higher rates of endometrial cancer and endometrial hyperplasia but lower breast cancer rates.

PHILADELPHIA — Nonhormone therapy options for vasomotor symptoms are important considerations for women who are not good candidates for or may not want to initiate hormone therapy, according to a speaker.

PHILADELPHIA — The short-term effects of postmenopausal hormone therapies on the vascular system and the brain may differ from long-term effects and could be influenced by HT formulation and administration route, according to a speaker.

PHILADELPHIA — At 10 years of follow-up, women who had been assigned menopausal hormone therapy in the KEEPS study had cognitive function scores similar to those of women assigned placebo, according to a speaker.

PHILADELPHIA — The number of women aged at least 50 years prescribed hormone therapy for menopause symptoms remains low, particularly for Hispanic women, despite good efficacy and safety, according to a presenter.

PHILADELPHIA — In a small study, more women with obesity reported vasomotor, genitourinary, mood and libido symptoms associated with menopause than their peers without obesity, according to a presenter.