Contributed by by Brooke Faulkner- Guest Contributor Scene: A woman sits in the waiting room of a women’s health clinic. The chairs are dusty pink with overly shellacked armrests. She tries to rest her elbow on the armrest but it slides ...

Re-inventing the wheel: HT improves hot flushes at any age In a presentation at the recent NAMS Congress, an analysis by Pinkerton and colleagues highlighted the effect of hormone therapy (HT) on hot flushes in women, regardless of their age ...

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Low-dose Estrogen Therapy Shown to be Very Effective on Vasomotor Symptoms CLEVELAND, Ohio (Tuesday, October 25, 2016)—For early postmenopausal women concerned about the effectiveness of low-dose estrogen therapy for alleviating menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, and irritability, data ...

Praise for “Menopause Confidential: A Doctor Reveals the Secrets to Thriving Through Midlife”, written by Tara Allmen, MD, Harper Collins Publisher, 2016 Yay! A new book just came off the press called “Menopause Confidential: A Doctor Reveals the Secrets to ...

Contributed by Brooke Faulkner- Guest Contributor Animal lovers, myself included, have spent the last several years blowing up the internet with the good news. Scientific research has finally caught up with what we’ve known all along: our pets are good for our ...

Contributed by James Jones- Guest Contributor Substance use not only affects millions of people on a daily basis, it also has repercussions on their family members and friends. Adverse effects of substance use in women Both alcohol and drug use ...

October 18th is the day that the International Menopause Society (IMS), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has designated to focus on menopause, from hot flashes to heart health, and all things menopausal. The IMS is the first ...

North American Menopause Society 28th Annual Meeting The North American Menopause Society 28th Annual Meeting 5–8 October 2016 Gaylord Palms, Orlando, FL, USA Contact: 440-442-7550/info@menopause.org

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