Research News on Menopause
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Lexapro May Ease Hot Flashes
Research suggests that Lexapro, an antidepressant medicine, can lower the number and severity of hot flashes in some menopausal women.
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Government Experts Release New Osteoporosis Screening Guidelines
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new guidelines that call for more women to be screened for osteoporosis.
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Doctors Continue to Prescribe Standard-Dose Hormone Replacement Therapy
Despite a clear link between standard-dose HRT and breast cancer, many doctors continue to regularly prescribe standard-dose HRT instead of low-dose HRT.
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Study Reinforces Link Between Breast Cancer Risk and Hormone Replacement Therapy
A new analysis of Women's Health Initiative data shows that women who use combination HRT are nearly twice as likely to die from breast cancer compared to women who don't use HRT.
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Arimidex-Testosterone Combo May Ease Menopausal Symptoms
An experimental testosterone/Arimidex pellet implanted under the skin every 90 days may help ease menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors.
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Menopausal Symptoms, Chemo Side Effects Linked to Lower Quality of Life
Lower quality of life during and after breast cancer treatment seems to be closely linked to two factors: menopausal symptoms and chemotherapy side effects.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy: Type and Time Used Linked to Increase in Risk
New research confirms that hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
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FDA Issues Warning on Evamist Spray
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning women who use Evamist that children and pets shouldn't touch the skin where the HRT is sprayed.
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Losing Weight Might Ease Hot Flashes
A very small study suggests hot flashes may be eased by participating in an intensive healthy lifestyle program.
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Doctors Favor Gradually Stopping Hormone Replacement Therapy
Most family medicine, internal medicine, and obstetrician-gynecologist (ob/gyn) doctors recommend gradually stopping HRT over time instead of suddenly stopping it.
