Menopause

Similar to younger women, midlife women’s dissatisfaction with their body was linked to eating disorder pathology, according to the findings of a small study published in Menopause.

Hormone therapy may promote better memory and cognitive function and larger brain volumes among women carrying APOE4, a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease.

Despite the availability of effective prescription therapies for menopausal symptoms, many women delayed seeking treatment, often using nonprescription options instead or no treatment at all, according to researchers.

Spanish-speaking women in the late reproductive stage reported eight menopause symptoms at the same frequency as those already transitioning through menopause, according to a cross-sectional analysis published in Menopause.

Two studies published in Menopause demonstrated hormone therapy and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors as generally effective therapies for menopausal symptoms.

Menopausal status was associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, with postmenopausal women having more than double the odds compared with premenopausal women, researchers reported.

Among patients with breast cancer in China, those who underwent adjuvant endocrine therapy had more prevalent and more severe menopausal symptoms, according to data published in Menopause.

This year, women’s health care providers have faced challenges that developed throughout the year, from the lingering COVID-19 pandemic to a changing legal landscape.

Among postmenopausal women living in Brazil, lower appendicular lean mass was independently associated with low bone mass, according to findings of a cross-sectional study published in Menopause.

Women younger than 40 years had limited knowledge of menopause, results from an online survey showed. The results also showed that women in different age groups had different approaches to learning about menopause.