Menopause
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Primary Care Physicians Underutilize Nonantibiotic Prophylaxis for Recurrent UTIs
“There’s an opportunity for further education on, and even awareness of, methenamine hippurate and D-mannose as an option that has data behind it...
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FDA OKs New Drug for Urinary Tract Infections
The drug is a new oral treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women who have limited options for effective antibiotic therapy.
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Innovative Biomaterial May Treat Common Vaginal Changes and Discomfort in Menopausal Women
The material seems to work by interacting with immune cells to carry the healing material deeper into the vaginal tissues, potentially explaining...
From the Journals
Is BMI Underestimating Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women?
Researchers conducted a case-control study including 1,033 breast cancer cases and 1,143 postmenopausal population controls; both BMI and body fat...
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Hypothyroidism Treatment Does Not Affect Cognitive Decline in Menopausal Women
There was no significant effect of levothyroxine-treated hypothyroidism on working memory or episodic memory, although an annual decline in...
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Ospemifene, an oral SERM for dyspareunia of menopause: Is it being underutilized?
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Dealing with Hot Flashes? Try Hypnosis
Hypnosis can address the “perfect storm” of mental and physical issues that come with menopause symptoms.
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Elinzanetant Shows Significant Improvement in Menopausal Vasomotor and Sleep Symptoms
The women who are the best candidates for elinzanetant include those who have had an estrogen-sensitive cancer, such as breast or endometrial...
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Most Women With Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause Do Not Receive Effective Treatment
“Clearly, there is underutilization of low-dose vaginal hormonal therapies, which are known to be safe and effective.”
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Hormone Therapy for Menopause Remains at Historic Lows Despite Effectiveness and Safety Profile
The lack of education among providers is likely the biggest reason for the decline.
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Laser, Radiofrequency Therapies Offer Little Benefit for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
While not surprised to find little evidence of benefit, “we were a little bit surprised that we also didn’t find significant evidence of harms.”...
Commentary
Hot Flashes: Do They Predict CVD and Dementia?
It’s important that we not alarm women about the associations seen in some of these studies because often they are not independent associations....