Menopause

Menopause education and resources vary across OB/GYN residency programs in the U.S., with most lacking a dedicated menopause curriculum, according to survey results published in Menopause.

Early menopause and vascular processes may synergistically contribute to increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease in women, according to a poster presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Severe maternal morbidity rates increased across nearly every racial and ethnic group between 2008 and 2018, according to a study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Menopausal women experience multiple vulvovaginal symptoms with variations in quantity, severity and frequency, which cause significant interference in daily life, according to a post hoc analysis published in Menopause.

Past or current use of menopausal hormone therapy is significantly associated with GERD among postmenopausal women, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Among premenopausal Korean women, those reporting more bothersome perimenopausal symptoms had significantly higher prevalence of poor CV health metrics compared with women without symptoms, researchers reported.

Informed by topics most relevant to cardiometabolic health providers, medical education leader Cardiometabolic Health Congress has announced another iteration of its Women’s Cardiometabolic Health and Wellness Masterclass.

For premenopausal women with endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia, use of conservative treatment with progestin increased and hysterectomy declined from 2008 to 2020, researchers reported.

Despite no history of CVD and normal BMI, maintaining a healthy lifestyle involving diet, low alcohol intake, no smoking and physical activity may be important for postmenopausal women in preventing a first CVD event, researchers reported.

Early menopause may be associated with increased insulin resistance, but researchers found no effects on other cardiovascular risk factors, according to a cross-sectional and longitudinal study published in Menopause.