Research News on Menopause
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Antidepressant May Help Ease Hot Flashes
New research suggests that the antidepressant medicine Celexa (chemical name: citalopram) can lower the number and severity of hot flashes in post-menopausal women.
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Society Releases New Guidelines on Hormone Replacement Therapy
The North American Menopause Society has developed new guidelines for using hormone replacement therapy that recommend a bone mineral density test after stopping long-term HRT.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy May Up Risk of Lung Cancer
A large study suggests that women who use combination HRT are much more likely to develop lung cancer than women who never used HRT or used estrogen-only HRT.
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Should Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Avoid Vaginal Rings, Tablets with Estradiol? Risks Not Clear
A very small study found that vaginal rings or tablets that contain estradiol (a hormone related to estrogen) can increase blood levels of estradiol in post-menopausal women being treated for early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
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Nerve Block Helps Ease Hot Flashes, Night Sweats
A very small study suggests that nerve blocking may ease hot flashes and night sweats in post-menopausal women being treated for hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
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Urban Women with Higher Incomes Have Larger Drops in Breast Cancer Rates
Women with higher incomes and women who live in urban areas have had larger drops in breast cancer rates since 2002 compared to women with lower incomes who live in suburban or rural areas.
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More Australian Women Using Unapproved HRT Alternatives
A new study shows that while overall use of HRT dropped dramatically among Australian women over 50, women who are using HRT are increasingly using unapproved, alternative forms of HRT.
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First 2 to 3 Years of Using Hormone Replacement Therapy Seem to Increase Breast Cancer Risk Most
A new large study conducted by the American Cancer Society strongly suggests that combination HRT increases breast cancer risk more than estrogen-only HRT and that this increase is greatest in the first few years of taking combination HRT.
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Increased Risk Lowers After Combination Hormone Replacement Therapy is Stopped
New information from the Women's Health Initiative shows that breast cancer risk goes back down 1 to 2 years after combination hormone replacement therapy is stopped.
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Antidepressants and Ambien May Ease Sleep Problems
A very small study suggests that a combination of an antidepressant medicine and Ambien, a sleep medicine, may ease sleep problems caused by hot flashes more effectively than just taking an antidepressant.
