Menopause
Conference Coverage
Switching nonadherent to denosumab improved bone density
Major finding: Bone density increased at 1 year by 2.3% and 2% in the hip, 1.7% and 1.5% at the femoral neck, and 4% and 3.5% at the spine on...
Conference Coverage
Studies speak volumes about brain changes and cognition in women
Major finding: Postmenopausal women with subjective cognitive complaints had significantly larger volumes of some brain regions, compared with...
Expert Commentary
Is there a link between impaired mobility and urinary incontinence in elderly, community-dwelling women?
Yes. In this population, impaired mobility is associated with urge but not stress incontinence, according to an observational, cross-sectional...
Commentary
Crisco is an effective vaginal lubricant
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News
Analysis: Estrogen therapy after hysterectomy may have saved lives
Major finding: A minimum of 18,600 and as many as 91,600 excess deaths occurred between 2002 and 2011 among hysterectomized women aged 50-59 years...
News
Fracture risk varied by renal function equations
Major finding: Fracture risk doubled in women with mild renal dysfunction as assessed by the Cockroft-Gault equation but not when renal function...
Conference Coverage
Slight cognition benefit found for testosterone gel after menopause
Major finding: After 6 months of daily testosterone gel, women scored 1.57 points better on the 48-point International Shopping List Task test....
Conference Coverage
When prescribed by mail, vitamin D compliance is low
Major finding: Roughly half of 338 osteopenic women completed a 6-month vitamin D protocol, and just over half of those who did hit the target of...
News
Low-dose paroxetine approved for hot flashes
From the Editor
When estrogen isn't an option, here is how I treat menopausal symptoms
Your patient's oncologist forbade the use of estrogen or progestins for her insomnia, hot flashes, and dry vagina. What effective treatment can...
News
HT yields no cognitive harm or benefit
Major finding: Women who had taken hormone therapy for a mean of 7 years showed "essentially the same" global cognitive function a decade later as...