Breast Cancer, Cancer, Early Menopause, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, Premature Menopause
A new article in the New England Journal of Medicine that came out today showed that women who receive radiotherapy for breast cancer have a higher risk of ischemic heart disease. The authors studied 2168 women who had radiotherapy for breast cancer between 1958 and...
Depression, Early Menopause, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Premature Menopause, Sleep
Monday the FDA failed to approve two new medications for hot flashes. The Advisers for the FDA felt the benefits did not sufficiently outweigh the risks. The first medication was for a drug made by Depomed Inc, which failed 12 to 2. The panel also voted 10-4 against...
Early Menopause, General Health, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Painful Sex, Premature Menopause, Sexuality, Stroke, Vaginal Dryness
Tuesday February 26th the FDA approved a new drug for painful sex. It’s called Osphena and it is a selective estrogen receptor modulator or SERM. This medication is similar to other medications iof this type such as Tamoxifen and Raloxifene. SERMs activate some...
Early Menopause, General Health, Menopause, Premature Menopause
A new study found that women who had their ovaries removed by surgery before they were in menopause had an increased loss of both thinking and memory loss. Taking estrogen afterward slowed down the rate of loss. The study included 1837 women who were at least 53 years...
General Health, Menopause, Music, Sexuality
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