There’s new research that may help take some confusion out of the hormone replacement therapy debate for women entering or in the middle of menopause.
The new Women’s Health Initiative study looked at younger women, around age 50.
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Women's Health | admin January 27, 2006 | 
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A healthy dose of calcium and exercise before you touch 25 can go a long way in combatting menopause.Bone mass loss is one of the major manifestations of menopause. Postmenopausal women comprise about 80 per cent of the population suffering from osteoporosis. Such persons are vulnerable to fracturing their bones, especially the hip bone, the vertebral column and the wrist.
Menopause often is viewed as something to survive, not embrace. Oh, the hot flashes. The weight gain. The mood swings that can turn even a power broker into an adolescent. But one woman’s affliction can be another’s opportunity. Just ask Susan Bilheimer and Susan Mintz.
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Bone mineral density (BMD) in premenopausal women with type1 diabetes, also referred to as juvenile, diabetes, is 3 percent to 8 percent lower than in women without diabetes, investigators at the University of Pittsburgh report.
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While controversy on the safety of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) continues, a new study suggests that when a woman begins the therapy may be key to whether or not it will protect her from heart disease.
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Bioidentical Hormones, Menopause Articles | admin January 24, 2006 |
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Millions of menopausal women are turning to a new trend in hormone therapy. They’re switching from one-size-fits all medications to custom made mixtures. But in this Healthy Living report learn why some experts are warning against the made-to-order medicine.
Menopause Articles, Women's Health | admin January 21, 2006 |
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Doctors in primary care fields often hear their patients complain of night sweats. Night sweats refer to any excess sweating occurring during the night. However, if your bedroom is unusually hot or you are using too many bedclothes, you may begin to sweat during sleep–and this is normal. In order to distinguish night sweats that arise from medical causes from those that occur because one’s surroundings are too warm, doctors generally refer to true night sweats as severe hot flashes occurring at night that can drench sleepwear and sheets, which are not related to an overheated environment.
Perimenopause is the ten to fifteen years before menopause occurs. Menopause officially occurs when you have not had a period for one year. The average age women experience menopause is fifty-one; however, this is only an average which means many women experience menopause several years earlier and later. The best way to determine when you might experience menopause is to know when your own mother went through menopause (unless she had surgically induced menopause due to hysterectomy.)
The risk factors for heart disease that women need to be concerned about are not exactly the same as for men. Here’s a quiz especially for women on cardiac risk factors.
