News tagged with postmenopausal women
Study shows hormone replacement therapy decreases mortality in younger postmenopausal woman
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat menopausal estrogen deficiency has been in widespread use for over 60 years. Several observational studies over the years showed that HRT use by younger postmenopausal women was ...
Sexually satisfied women have better general well-being and more vitality
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Pre- and post-menopausal women who self-rated themselves as being sexually satisfied had a higher overall psychological well-being score and scores for "positive well-being" and "vitality," compared with sexually dissatisfied ...
Switching early breast cancer patients to exemestane improves long-term survival
Sep 21, 2009 |
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New research has found that switching post-menopausal women with early breast cancer to the drug exemestane (Aromasin) after two or three years of tamoxifen rather than keeping them on tamoxifen for five years improves the ...
Postmenopausal women benefit from endurance training as much as younger women
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After menopause, decreased estrogen and changes in body composition affect women's metabolism. But does this affect women's response to exercise? A new UC Berkeley study shows that postmenopausal ...
Optimism appears to lower women's risk of death, heart disease
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Optimistic women have a lower risk of developing heart disease or dying from any cause compared to pessimistic women, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Asian spice could reduce breast cancer risk in women exposed to hormone replacement therapy
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Previous studies have found that postmenopausal women who have taken a combined estrogen and progestin hormone replacement therapy have increased their risk of developing progestin-accelerated breast tumors. Now, University ...
Scientists link elevated insulin to increased breast cancer risk
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Elevated insulin levels in the blood appear to raise the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Their findings are published in ...
Link between migraines and reduced breast cancer risk confirmed in follow-up study
Jul 09, 2009 |
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The relationship between migraine headaches in women and a significant reduction in breast cancer risk has been confirmed in a follow-on study to landmark research published last year and conducted by scientists at Fred Hutchinson ...
Two dietary oils, two sets of benefits for older women with diabetes
Jul 07, 2009 |
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A study comparing how two common dietary oil supplements affect body composition suggests that both oils, by themselves, can lower body fat in obese postmenopausal women with Type 2 diabetes.
Monitoring bone density in older women is unnecessary and potentially misleading
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Monitoring bone mineral density in postmenopausal women taking osteoporosis drugs (bisphosphonates) is unnecessary and potentially misleading, concludes a study published on BMJ.com today.
What Causes Irritability In Menopause?
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Irritability is frequently the main presenting complaint of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women; yet, studies specifically researching on irritability in this population are lacking.
Ballerinas and female athletes share quadruple health threats
May 30, 2009 |
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A study led by sports medicine researcher Anne Hoch, D.O., at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee has revealed that young female professional dancers face the same health risks as young female athletes ...
HRT-breast cancer risk stays same, regardless of family history
May 19, 2009 |
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The risk of developing breast cancer due to taking hormone replacement therapy appears to be the same for women with a family history of the disease and without a family history, a University of Rochester Medical Center study ...
Large study documents how p53 mutations link to high-grade breast cancer, poor outcomes
Apr 19, 2009 |
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In what is believed to be the largest study of its kind in the US, researchers have found that almost 26 percent of women studied who have breast cancer have mutations in a gene important in controlling cell growth and death, ...
New study suggests Rx estrogen delivery through the skin may show safety benefits as opposed to oral delivery
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Transdermal delivery of estrogen therapy available by prescription "seems not to alter" the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clotting, in postmenopausal patients when compared to oral delivery, a new study suggests. ...
