Menopause

Cleveland Clinic has launched a holistic health center focused exclusively on caring for midlife women, addressing a wide range of needs from osteoporosis and breast health to CVD prevention and the menopause transition.

Pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis incidence was greater than previously reported, suggesting potentially overlooked patients, with vertebral fracture the most common type of premenopausal osteoporosis, researchers reported.

Fezolinetant was associated with significant improvements in patient-reported vasomotor symptom frequency and menopause-specific quality of life, according to an analysis published in Menopause.

Menopause symptoms and their severity level appeared to differ among racial and ethnic groups regardless of socioeconomic status, according to study results published in Menopause.

BOSTON — Midlife women reporting bothersome hot flashes are more likely to receive a diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease regardless of hormone therapy use, according to a speaker.

A daily vitamin D intake of 600 IU, as recommended by the National Academy of Medicine, is sufficient for most adults, and only a few groups may see benefits from higher levels, according to a presentation at ENDO 2024.

Regardless of socioeconomic status, menopause symptom severity was associated with race and ethnicity, highlighting differences in symptom experiences, according to study results published in Menopause.

BOSTON — Menopause is a neurologic transition involving metabolic and immune systems of the brain, and timely estrogen therapy could reduce the risk for developing dementias and other neurogenerative diseases, according to a speaker.

In this Healio video exclusive, a speaker at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions discusses opportunities for heart disease prevention in women at the time of menopause transition.