Tag Archives: menopause

Latest evidence on using hormone replacement therapy for treating menopausal symptoms

The review highlights that menopausal symptoms, including hot flushes and night sweats are common, affecting around 70% of women for an average of 5 years but may continue for many years in about 10% of women. Every woman experiences the menopause differently; some experience one or two symptoms mildly while others have more severe symptoms. …

For the first time, proof of what hormone replacement therapy does to genes involved in breast cancer — ScienceDaily

source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140502172035.htm

Hysterectomized women may benefit from testosterone

New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) has found that testosterone administration in women with low testosterone levels, whom previously had undergone hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy, was associated with improvements in sexual function, muscle mass and physical function. This research appears in the November 27, 2013 online issue of Menopause…