Menopause-Like Symptoms May Strike Before the Menopause Transition New study suggests that women in the late-reproductive stage may experience multiple symptoms often associated with menopause that may impair overall quality of life CLEVELAND, Ohio (Jan. 11, 2023)—The menopause transition is ...

Weight gain is a common complaint of midlife women, with more than two-thirds of midlife US women being over the ideal weight threshold. Aging-related metabolic changes promote weight gain in both sexes, but women face additional challenges because of menopause. ...

Women With Diabetes at an Early Age Likely to Enter Menopause Early Persons living with diabetes are at greater risk of a number of health conditions including eye and foot problems, heart attacks and strokes, and kidney and nerve damage. A ...

More Women Turning to Medical Cannabis for Relief of Menopause Symptoms New study finds that a growing number of primarily perimenopausal women are using medical cannabis to treat menopause symptoms such as sleep disturbance and mood/anxiety. For more information: https://www.menopause.org/docs/default-source/press-release/cannabis-use-increasing-for-meno-symptoms.pdf

New position statement confirms that hormone therapy remains most effective treatment for hot flashes and other menopause symptoms and has been shown to prevent bone loss and fracture CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 7, 2022)—In the 20 years since the Women’s Health ...

It has been 20 years since The Women’s Health Initiative suggested a link between hormone therapy (HT) and increased risks for breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke. Although much has been learned since 2002, many women still suffer needlessly with ...

New study suggests that some of the same genetic variants that help to predict reproductive aging are associated with frequency and severity of hot flashes CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 28, 2021)—Hot flashes are a hallmark of the menopause transition. Yet, they ...

Can Genetics Predict Bothersome Hot Flashes? New study suggests that some of the same genetic variants that help to predict reproductive aging are associated with frequency and severity of hot flashes CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 28, 2021)—Hot flashes are a hallmark ...

Karen Giblin and colleagues at 2017 NAMS Annual Meeting  

CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 20, 2017)-A new position statement on the use of hormone therapy (HT) for menopausal and postmenopausal women from The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) has been published online today in the Society’s journal, Menopause. “The use of ...