The number of patients prescribed hormonal therapy plummeted after 2002, due to findings experts have since questioned. With better understanding, more and more people are using these treatments.
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Before menopause, women’s hearts tend to be protected by their circulating hormones. In midlife, they may well get a shock when a doctor outlines their health risks.
Here’s what the evidence says.
A one-off trip to a day spa is unlikely to transform your mental health. But these expert tips might help you cut yourself some slack.
Menopause can be a key factor in some women’s decision to retire early. But with the right interventions, workplaces can enable women to manage their symptoms and remain in the workforce.
Critics of the latest menopause guidelines say they could scare women away from using HRT.
Our mammal ancestors evolved to compete with dinosaurs but may have lost something in the process.
Dryness, irritation, or pain during sex can be managed. But not everyone has these symptoms or is bothered by them.
Menopause is technically the single day 12 months after your last period. But perimenopause can last years. Here’s what to look for.
Sweating is the normal way the body cools itself off. But waking up every night with sweat-drenched sheets is not – especially if you have other symptoms too.
Many women choose alternative medicines over hormone therapy because they have a higher risk of breast cancer. Should they give black cohosh a try?
Around 7,000 women were on waiting lists for menopause treatment in England earlier this year, one report found.
Workplace initiatives for women to discuss health and wellbeing can be formal or informal but they should focus on individual needs to be sustainable.
Two recommendations for making menopause work for women at work.
Tracking the many physical and emotional symptoms of menopause with a website, app or diary can help women better monitor their health.
Women are increasingly seeking testosterone therapy to treat fatigue and brain fog. But there’s no evidence it improves symptoms of menopause.
Experts examine the five questions they commonly hear from women and girls about their hormones and ADHD symptoms.
For women ages 18 to 49, migraines are the leading cause of disability throughout the world.
As participation levels rise, TV viewing figures increase and sponsorship income improves year on year, what’s left to achieve for women in football?
Three scholars who are writing a book about menopause and the law suggest ways to protect women experiencing it.
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