Menopause

Foot massages were found to decrease sleep disturbances, fatigue and anxiety symptoms during menopause, according to a study published in Menopause earlier this year.

Short-term time-restricted eating resulted in no changes in sex steroid levels but was associated with a decrease in dehydroepiandrosterone for premenopausal and postmenopausal women with obesity, according to study data.

A pilot study published in Menopause highlighted racial disparities in the acceptance of systemic and local hormone therapy in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Postmenopausal women with moderate to severe genitourinary syndrome experienced small but significant increases in serum estradiol after using vaginal estradiol tablets for 12 weeks, according to a post hoc analysis in JAMA Network Open.

Levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and other serum components that indicate CVD risk increased for women in Japan who underwent menopause in the past 15 years, according to longitudinal data published in Menopause.

The placebo effect may play a role in the results of randomized controlled trials investigating medications for vasomotor symptoms, according to a meta-analysis published in Menopause.

Breast arterial calcification identified during routine mammography was associated with greater risks for coronary artery disease and stroke within 10 years, data published in Menopause show.

The Healio editors have compiled the most read news from the NAMS annual meeting in October.

Lesbian, bisexual and pansexual perimenopausal and postmenopausal women reported being sexually active more often than heterosexual women and had better sexual function, according to data presented at the NAMS Annual Meeting.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released two final recommendations on the use of hormone therapy for the primary prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal people.