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New dimension in the treatment of female sexual dysfunction

...t often occurring in women who have attained their menopause or whose ovaries had been removed surgically for some reason. Dehydroepiandosterone(DHEA), may serve as an effective treatment in such sexual dysfunction, according to a study released at the 96th annual meeting of the American Urological Associatio...

Vitamin Shields Brittle Bones

...l model that Vitamin E may prevent bone loss after menopause as effectively as estrogen. In this study it is shown that female rats that had their ovaries removed and treated with vitamin E had much higher bone densities after eight weeks than the rats that received no treatment. Vitamin E is an antioxidant, ...

Genetic influence in menopause

Genes generally control menopause in women. Many women will be aware that they probably started their menopause at around the same age as their mother or sister. But the link between the menopause and genetics ha...

Stress can make you overweight

...h appetite and the storage of fat. The approach of menopause puts women even more at risk due to waning sex hormones. Therefore people who near 40's should take care of their diet avoiding avoid refined starches like white bread, pasta, rice and potatoes. A high fibre diet, garins, fruits and vegetables is...

Menopause considerations

Women with a family history of early menopause who put off children until their thirties are risk...ore first-degree relatives with a history of early menopause is liable to experience earlier menopause herself. Led by Dr Jan-Peter de Bruin at the University Me...

Women find difficulty in calling it 'Quits'

...a more difficult time becoming pregnant, and reach menopause on average a year or two younger than women who do not smoke. Most health risks associated with smoking are reduced or eventually eliminated when smoking abstinence is maintained....

Hormone contraceptives lead to bone problems

...ing ovulation, has the same effect on the bones as menopause -- preventing a woman from making new bone fast enough to keep up with the level of bone loss. The most significant dangers linked to DMPA, say other experts, occur when taken by young women whose skeletons are not yet fully formed. Those problems...

Estrogen Does Not Prevent Recurrent Strokes

...ed benefits of hormone replacement are in reducing menopause symptoms, such as hot flashes, and in preserving bone mass....

Early puberty more resistance

...recent study has found that early puberty and late menopause have better chances of surviving a broken hip.Brok...ge when she first has a child and age at which the menopause started, on deaths from hip fractures. They studied 54,000 women over a period of 31 years. Of these...

Early menopause- The cause

...rrors in the alpha gene are the cause of premature menopause which is also known as the premature ovarian failure.It affects about 2% of the total population.// The University of Auckland team say the findings could lead to the development of a genetic test, which would allow women with a family history of th...

Early menopause- The cause

...rrors in the alpha gene are the cause of premature menopause which is also known as the premature ovarian failure.It affects about 2% of the total population. The University of Auckland team say the findings could lead to the development of a genetic test, which would allow women// with a family history of th...

Exercise lowers Risk of Ovarian Cancer

...re not just recently, but from adolescence through menopause and beyond. Being active lowered the risk of ovarian cancer . In fact, women who stayed active throughout their lifetime cut their risk of ovarian cancer by 27 percent. This is good news for all women, and it is one more reason to maintain a regula...

Awakening call for fall prevention

... may wish to opt for hormone replacement after the menopause to stop bone loss, or an alternative drug if they don't want to take hormones. As far as fall prevention is concerned, common sense around the home goes a long way - no slippery rugs or high heels, and consider installing safety grab bars in the b...

Herbs With Estrogen Action Aggravate Cancer Risk

...ty of symptoms, particularly those associated with menopause and the corresponding drop in natural estrogen levels, researchers say women who want to limit estrogen exposure should think twice before using these herbs. The study was an animal experiment using rats that had their ovaries surgically removed. R...

Pregnancy weight linked to breast cancer

...raise their risk of developing breast cancer after menopause by 40%.Excess pregnancy weight gain// doesn't increase breast cancer risk in pre-menopausal women, but it does increase risk for post-menopausal women. The study found that women who gained 40 pounds or more during pregnancy raise their post-menopa...

Osteoporosis could be caused by irregular periods

...cing eggs and reproductive hormones before natural menopause takes place. Most women in the study reported a history of amenorrhea. Amenorrhea occurs when a woman misses her menstrual period for three months or more. When asked, most women did not view a change in their menstrual cycle as an important health...

Back exercises reduces Osteoporosis

...nked fractures.// Osteoporosis is common after the menopause and involves a reduction in bone density, which puts a woman at risk of disabling bone fractures. Doctors at the University of Atlanta, now observ that a programme of back strengthening exercises is very effective in reducing this fracture risk. A ...

Hormone therapy provides no heart benefit

...n assumed that replacing female sex hormones after menopause will protect// a woman from heart disease. For women have far lower rates of heart problems than men - until after menopause. But a new report from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Follow Up Study (HERS II) suggests this is not the case. ...

Depressed women show signs of earlier onset of Perimenopause

...e, defined as the time period immediately prior to menopause beginning with normal, biological, and clinical ch...lier studies have shown that women who experienced menopause before 47 years of age (considered early) were two to three times more likely to have had depression...

Breast Cancer Survivors Worry About Infertility

...vealed that few women in this age group go through menopause because of standard treatment, and some studies even show a zero-percent incidence in patients. Ann H. Partridge, M.D., says this study should serve as a wakeup call for health care providers. "We don't have a great system for educating these women...

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