http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Menopause/Article/list/44701 Clinical information, articles, medical news and research concerning Menopause. Information includes decision support tools for formulary and ICD-9 codes. 2009-11-21T20:11:31Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Estrogens-Found-to-Modestly-Increase-Breast-Densit/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641011?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, the use of conjugated equine estrogens may lead to a small increase in mammographic density maintained over 24-months, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011/WHI048.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Therapy-and-Breast-Cancer-Precursor-Link-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640326?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 A decline in the use of postmenopausal hormone treatment in the past decade may be a factor in the decreased incidence of atypical ductal hyperplasia, a suspected precursor of some breast cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640326/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640326null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Therapy-May-Lower-Mortality-in-Younger-Wom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640099?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Younger postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy may have a lower risk of mortality than women undergoing no treatment, according to the results of a Bayesian meta-analysis published in the November issue of the American Journal of Medicine. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640099/happy_adults.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/640099null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Examines-How-Estrogen-Protects-Against-Strok/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639967?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Estrogen can protect the brain against stroke damage by free radicals, but only if present before the stroke, which may shed light on why women are more susceptible to stroke damage after menopause, according to a study in the Nov. 4 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639967/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639967null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Primary-Care-Physician-Use-of-Pap-Testing-Examined/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/638900?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Primary care physicians' recommendations for Papanicolaou testing are less likely to be in line with cervical cancer screening guidelines, according to a cross-sectional survey published in the Nov. 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/638900null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Sex-Hormones-Link-to-Diabetes-in-Older-Women-Exami/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637644?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Adiposity and insulin resistance to varying degrees may explain the association of endogenous bioavailable testosterone with type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women, but these factors do not completely explain the associations of estradiol and sex hormone binding globulin with the condition, according to the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637644/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637644null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Risks-Associated-With-Thyroid-Surgery-in-the-Elder/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636219?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Compared with more youthful patients, thyroid surgery presents few additional risks when performed in elderly patients, according to a study in the October issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636219/thyroid.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636219null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/iCYP2D6i-Variants-Linked-With-Tamoxifen-Response/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632035?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In patients with early-stage breast cancer undergoing adjuvant tamoxifen treatment, an association may exist between the polymorphic cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) enzyme and clinical outcomes, according to a retrospective analysis published in the Oct. 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632035/genetics_59175.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632035null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Endocrinology/Natural-vs-surgical-menopause-and-cognition/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637978?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Natural menopause and surgical menopause might have different effects on cognitive function, according to the results of animal research published in the September issue of Endocrinology. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637978null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Menopause-has-little-effect-on-quality-of-life/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637979?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 The menopausal transition has relatively little effect on quality of life after adjusting for menopausal symptoms, medical conditions and stress, according to a study in the September/October issue of Menopause. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637979null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Endocrine-Guidelines-Developed-for-Transsexuals/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629314?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 A new clinical practice guideline offers advice for the endocrine treatment of transsexuals, according to a special article published in the September Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2009-09-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629314/sex_symbols.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/629314null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-Cancer-Prevention-Drugs-and-Cognition-Studi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628323?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 The selective estrogen receptor modulators tamoxifen and raloxifene, used for breast cancer prevention in postmenopausal women, have similar effects on cognition, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628323/46083.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628323null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Hot-Flush-Severity-Linked-to-Estrogen-Effects-on-V/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628499?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Oral estrogen treatment of recently postmenopausal women has adverse effects on vasculature in women with relatively mild hot flushes, suggesting that hot-flush severity should be taken into account when assessing hormone therapy, according to a study in the October issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628499/46083.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628499null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Replacement-Linked-to-Lung-Cancer-Deaths/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627989?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Treatment with estrogen plus progestin in postmenopausal women is associated with higher death rates from lung cancer, according to a study published early online Sept. 20 in The Lancet to coincide with the European Cancer Organisation meeting in Berlin. In a related study published the same day in the The Lancet, researchers found that pemetrexed is effective maintenance therapy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. 2009-09-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/627989/lungcancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/627989null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/HT-may-lower-colorectal-cancer-risk/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625021?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Postmenopausal women receiving hormone therapy reduce their risk of developing colorectal cancer by more than half, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/625021null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Quality-of-Life-Little-Affected-by-Menopausal-Tran/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/625287?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 The menopausal transition has relatively little effect on quality of life after adjusting for menopausal symptoms, medical conditions and stress, according to a study in the September/October issue of Menopause. 2009-09-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625287/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/625287null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Should-women-take-aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascula/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624508?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Who should take aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease is the subject of this expert update from the North American Menopause Society. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624508null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Surgical-Gradual-Menopause-Effects-on-Cognition-Co/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623481?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Natural menopause and surgical menopause might have different effects on cognitive function, according to the results of animal research published in the September issue of Endocrinology. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623481/brownrat.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623481null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Replacement-May-Lower-Colorectal-Cancer-Ri/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621692?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy reduce their risk of developing colorectal cancer by more than half, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-08-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621692/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621692null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Time-for-change-Topical-arsenal-narrows-for-menopa/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/616249?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Vitamins A and C have become the frontline treatments for menopausal skin. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/dermatologytimes/322009/616249null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Resolving-the-menopausal-HT-and-CHD-dilemma-Playin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/617074?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Could menopausal hormone therapy protect some women's hearts, after all, as once thought? The new KEEPS trial aims to clarify that lingering question. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/322009/617074null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Depression/Depression-during-menopause-a-greater-risk/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/533545?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Depression during the menopausal transition: experts discuss diagnosing and treating it, explore the link between estrogen and depression, and give practical advice. 2009-08-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/322008/533545null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Hormone-Replacement-Therapy-Linked-to-Ovarian-Canc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/611195?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Women on hormone replacement therapy may have a significantly increased risk of ovarian cancer, according to a study published in the July 15 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-07-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611195/seniorsmeds_40125.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/611195null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/FRAX-Using-the-new-fracture-risk-assessment-tool/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/610632?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 FRAX, a more precise way to estimate the probability of an osteoporotic fracture, offers patients easy-to-understand percentages that can help them decide the best course of action. 2009-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/292009/610632/obgyn0709_FRAX_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Obesity-Hikes-Young-Womens-Risk-of-Endometrial-Can/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/605824?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Obese and overweight women younger than 55 have an elevated risk for endometrial cancer, especially if they stop menstruating at an early age, according to a study in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/605824/weight_18256.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/605824null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Bone-Disease-Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Connection-Compl/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/605197?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis, hip bone mineral density appears to be associated with focal erosions, but the relationship is not significant after controlling for other variables. However, the relationship appears to be stronger in certain subgroups of patients, according to a study published in the June issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-06-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/605197/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/605197null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Menopause-medicine-Exercise-and-weight-gain/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/601875?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Exercise can prevent weight gain during peri- and postmenopause. Although simple in theory, there are physiologic changes that make it particularly challenging. 2009-06-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/geriatrics/232009/601875null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Medications-Reduce-Postmenopausal-Fracture-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/602002?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, teriparatide and raloxifene may significantly reduce the risk of vertebral fractures, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. 2009-06-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/602002/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/602002null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Transdermal-E2-gel-offers-efficacy-flexibilit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602984?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Compared with placebo, all three doses of transdermal E2 gel significantly reduced from baseline the frequency and severity of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602984null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Equol-supplement-improves-menopausal-mood/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602864?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 An S-equol supplement significantly improved mood-related symptoms associated with pre-, peri-, and postmenopause. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602864null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/ACOG-Clinicians-Appear-Accepting-of-Black-Cohosh/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/597044?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Perimenopausal and menopausal women who use Remifemin® black cohosh extract therapy are likely to report support from their health care providers, according to research presented this week at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Annual Clinical Meeting, held from May 2 to 6 in Chicago. 2009-05-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/597044/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/597044null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-Treating-osteoporosis-and-postmenopausal-hai/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/599417?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Bisphosphonate therapy and treating hair loss are the subjects of this expert update from The North American Menopause Society. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/212009/599417null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Products-PJs-help-fight-night-sweats-by-wickin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597485?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Patients suffering from night sweats may be interested in wicking sleepwear to help keep them cool and dry. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597485null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Fewer-Heart-Attacks-After-Drop-in-Hormone-Therapy-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595231?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 The drop in the use of hormone replacement therapy in 2002 has resulted in a noticeable decrease in acute myocardial infarction among women aged 40 to 79 since then, according to a report released online March 23 in advance of publication in the journal Medical Care. 2009-04-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/595231/WHI032.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/595231null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/AACR-HRT-May-Lower-Risk-of-Colorectal-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/594719?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In older women, hormone replacement therapy may help protect against colon cancer, but the mechanism is unclear, according to research presented this week at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research held from April 18 to 22 in Denver. 2009-04-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594719/coloncancer.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594719null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Studies-Support-Menopausal-Breast-Cancer-Risk-Scre/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/587558?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Evidence supports screening postmenopausal women for risk of breast cancer and the consideration of chemoprevention for women at high risk, as well as the use of lifestyle changes for cancer prevention, according to research published in the March 18 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009-03-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/587558/18012.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/587558null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Medication-Relieves-Hot-Flushes-in-Menopause/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/587474?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Menopausal women who experience daily moderate to severe hot flushes can reduce the symptom by daily doses of the serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor desvenlafaxine (desvenlafaxine succinate), according to research published in the March issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2009-03-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/587474/FAC061.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/587474null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Menopause-medicine-Who-should-take-aspirin-as-CVD-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/585383?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In a cardiovascular disease primary prevention setting, the Women's Health Study findings indicate that women aged 65 and older are likely to experience a net benefit from preventive low-dose aspirin therapy and should be considered for such therapy unless contraindicated. There is much less certainty about aspirin for younger women. 2009-03-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/geriatrics/102009/585383null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AAN-Hormone-Exposure-Affects-Parkinsons-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/583505?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, reproductive factors and hormone therapy use may affect the risk of Parkinson's disease, according to research that will be presented April 25-May 2 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in Seattle. 2009-02-25T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583505/parkinsons.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/092009/583505null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASA-Early-Menopause-Linked-to-Ischemic-Stroke/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/582847?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Early menopause may be a risk factor for ischemic stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference held Feb. 17 to 20 in San Diego. 2009-02-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082009/582847/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/082009/582847null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Hormonal-Therapy-Link-to-Breast-Cancer-Explored/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/579698?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 A decline in the use of combined hormone therapy appears responsible for a decreased incidence of breast cancer among women, according to research published Feb. 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-02-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/579698/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/579698null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Bisphosphonates-and-low-impact-femoral-fractures-C/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/575099?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Recent literature suggests a link between femoral fractures and taking the bisphosphonate alendronate for several years, perhaps because oversuppression of bone turnover results in bones that are brittle despite improved bone density. Some bone specialists now recommend stopping alendronate in most patients after 5 years. 2009-01-15T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/geriatrics/032009/575099null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Evidence-Scarce-for-Herbal-Menopause-Remedies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/575415?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Studies examining the use of black cohosh for menopausal symptoms are equivocal, and little evidence supports or refutes the benefits of some other commonly used herbal products, according to a review published in the January Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, a publication of BMJ Journals. 2009-01-14T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/032009/575415/FAC079sm.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/032009/575415null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Hormone-Therapy-Linked-to-Reduced-Brain-Size/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/575177?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Postmenopausal women receiving hormone treatment have reductions in brain volume and cognitive deficits, although there are no significant changes in ischemic brain lesion volume, according to two studies published in the Jan. 13 issue of Neurology. 2009-01-13T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/032009/575177/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/032009/575177null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Menopausal-Hormone-Therapy-Tied-to-Less-Colorectal/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/574608?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Hormone therapy during menopause was associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer, particularly estrogen plus progestin use, according to research published in the January issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-01-08T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/574608/33095.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/574608null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/School-Age-Activities-May-Have-Lasting-Bone-Benefi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573965?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Weight-bearing exercise at a young age may offer benefits to bone health 40 years later, according to research published online Jan. 5 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2009-01-06T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573965/tomboy.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/022009/573965null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Higher-Breast-Cancer-Risk-from-Hormone-Therapy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573390?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Long-term use of certain types of hormone replacement therapy is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, according to two studies published in the January issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-12-30T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573390/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012008/573390null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/SABCS-Hormone-Therapy-Linked-to-Cancer-Survival/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/571734?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Among postmenopausal women who develop breast cancer, previous and current hormone therapy use -- particularly estrogen-progestin -- may be associated with a significantly decreased risk of death, according to research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium held Dec. 10 to 14 in San Antonio, Texas. 2008-12-15T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/512008/571734/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/512008/571734null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Yoga-is-better-than-other-forms-of-exercise--/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/571519?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Yoga is better exercise when it comes to treating symptoms associated with the climacteric. 2008-12-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/502008/571519null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-Experts-advice-on-bioidentical-hormones-and-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/564371?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 This analysis from the North American Menopause Society reviews OCs and a controversial form of estrogen/progesterone therapy. 2008-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452008/564371null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vigorous-Exercise-Linked-to-Lower-Breast-Cancer-Ri/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/562614?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Postmenopausal, normal-weight women who undertake regular vigorous exercise such as heavy housework or strenuous sports have a lower risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in Breast Cancer Research. 2008-10-31T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/562614/10225.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/562614null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Serial-Motherhood-Boosts-Odds-of-Knee-Replacement/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/561576?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Women have an increased risk of knee replacement surgery with each childbirth, if they have experienced early menarche and if they use hormone replacement therapy, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2008-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442008/561576/knee_SS36043.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442008/561576null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/North-American-Menopause-Society-Sept-24-27-2008/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/557110?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 2008-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412008/557110null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Hormone-Therapy-Method-Affects-Heart-Attack-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/555686?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Although overall there is no increased risk of myocardial infarction among women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) compared to women who have never used it, there are significant differences in the risk profile for various HRT regimens and delivery methods, according to a report published online Sept. 30 in the European Heart Journal. 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402008/555686/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402008/555686null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Hormone-Therapy-May-Reduce-Breast-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/552626?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Among postmenopausal women who carry the BRCA1 mutation, hormone therapy is not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer and may be associated with a reduced risk, according to a report published online Sept. 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2008-09-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392008/552626/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392008/552626null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Postmenopausal-Hormone-Use-Raises-Risk-of-Reflux/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/548737?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Postmenopausal women who take estrogens, selective estrogen receptor modulators or over-the-counter hormone preparations are more likely to have symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux, according to the results of a study published in the Sept. 8 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2008-09-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372008/548737/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372008/548737null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/New-hormone-replacement-therapy-HRT-statement-from/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/549152?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 The North American Menopause Society recently updated its position on hormone therapy. 2008-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372008/549152null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Different-Risks-Linked-to-Different-Breast-Cancers/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/544698?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Reproductive and hormonal factors may pose more risk for some types of breast cancer than others, according to research published online Aug. 25 in Cancer. 2008-08-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352008/544698/mammogram_40259.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352008/544698null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-Combo-Improves-Symptoms-of-Menopause-in-Anima/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/543863?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 A combination of bazedoxifene and conjugated estrogens can improve menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, reduced bone mass and increased cholesterol in a rat model, according to the results of a study published online Aug. 14 in Endocrinology. 2008-08-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543863/rat_18109.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543863null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Therapy-Improves-Short-Term-Quality-of-Lif/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/543996?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, combined hormone replacement therapy is associated with some short-term improvements in the quality of life, according to a report published Aug. 21 in BMJ Online First. 2008-08-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543996/seniorsmeds_40125.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543996null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Therapy-Not-Linked-to-Wrinkle-Improvements/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/543104?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Low-dose hormone therapy doesn't offer statistically significant benefits to postmenopausal women with mild to moderate skin aging changes, researchers report in the September issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2008-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543104/wrinkles.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342008/543104null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Joint-Pain-Factors-Identified-in-Postmenopausal-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/542050?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In addition to aromatase inhibitors such as anastrozole, joint pain in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer is associated with factors such as previous hormone replacement therapy, obesity, hormone receptor positivity and previous chemotherapy, according to the results of a study published online Aug. 13 in The Lancet Oncology. 2008-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332008/542050/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332008/542050null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drug-Prevents-Osteoporotic-Fractures-But-Ups-Strok/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/542185?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Tibolone, a drug already approved to treat menopausal symptoms and prevent osteoporosis in many countries, prevents vertebral and other fractures in osteoporotic women but increases the risk of stroke, according to a report in the Aug. 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2008-08-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332008/542185/spine.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332008/542185null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Postmenopausal-Estrogen-May-Increase-Reflux-Sympto/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/531734?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women may slightly increase the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux, according to research published in the July issue of Gastroenterology. 2008-07-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302008/531734/Hch068ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302008/531734null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Longer-Sleep-Linked-to-Higher-Stroke-Risk-in-Older/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/530711?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Sleep duration affects the risk of stroke in postmenopausal women, with a sharply higher risk for women who sleep more than seven hours a night, according to research published online July 17 in Stroke. 2008-07-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292008/530711/seniors_40262.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292008/530711null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Amino-Acids-Not-Beneficial-for-Postmenopausal-Wome/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529501?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, treatment with the amino acid L-isoleucine does not reduce hot flushes, and treatment with L-isoleucine and another amino acid -- L-valine -- either alone or in combination, has no effect on fasting serum homocysteine levels, according to research published in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-07-14T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/529501/Fac075ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/062009/529501null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Oral-Hormone-Therapy-Raises-Risk-of-Gallbladder-Di/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/529287?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Postmenopausal women using hormone replacement therapy are at higher risk of gallbladder disease if they use oral rather than transdermal drugs, according to study findings published July 10 in BMJ Online First. 2008-07-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282008/529287/HRT.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282008/529287null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Therapy-Modifies-Heart-Risk-of-Lipoprotein/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/527606?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 In older women, the relationship between high lipoprotein(a) levels and cardiovascular events is modified by hormone therapy, according to study findings published in the July 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2008-07-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272008/527606/WHI040.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272008/527606null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Treatment+Areas/New-document-clarifies-confusion-over-hormone-ther/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526271?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 A new position statement from NAMS provides the latest science on the risks and benefits of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women. 2008-06-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/262008/526271null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Low-Dose-Estradiol-Spray-Decreases-Hot-Flashes/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/522007?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 A low-dose estradiol spray may significantly decrease hot flashes in healthy postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms, according to a new study published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-06-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/522007/FAC079.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/522007null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Oncology/Hot-Flashes-Reduced-with-Stellate-Ganglion-Block/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/517239?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Performing stellate-ganglion block to interrupt the sympathetic nervous system pathways regulating temperature reduces the frequency of severe hot flashes and sleep disturbances in breast cancer survivors, according to a report published online May 15 in The Lancet Oncology. 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517239/WHI043.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202008/517239null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Features+Article/Menopause-medicine-Resolving-three-treatment-dilem/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/515886?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Should hormone therapy be stopped before surgery? Does low libido in women require testosterone testing? The pelvic exam: At what age should it be discontinued? 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192008/515886null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Feature+Articles/Current-and-emerging-treatment-options-for-postmen/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/514840?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Treatment options for osteoporosis include calcium, vitamin D, estrogen plus progesterone, calcitonin, and bisphosphonates. 2008-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/formulary/192008/514840/osteoporosis_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Insights/News-Daidzein-rich-isoflavones-reduce-menopausal-h/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510094?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Daidzein-rich isoflavones improve hot flash frequency and severity. 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/162008/510094null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Insights/News-Moisturizer-maintains-symptom-relief-in-women/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510090?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 A safe and inexpensive moisturizing cream can relieve symptoms induced by topical corticosteroids in women with vulvar lichen sclerosus (LS). 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/162008/510090null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/GERIATRICS/Hypovitaminosis-D-A-widespread-epidemic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/510629?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Vitamin D deficiency is widespread; It is particularly prevalent in the elderly. Vitamin D supplements are suggested; oral cholecalciferol supplementation (2000 IU) is safe, inexpensive, and effective 2008-04-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/geriatrics/162008/510629/dep_web_flash.gif XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Menopause-Alone-Doesnt-Worsen-Urinary-Incontinence/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/499996?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Contrary to common belief, worsening urinary incontinence in middle-aged women is not attributable to the menopausal transition but is strongly associated with weight gain and changes in weight distribution, according to the results of a study published in the March issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2008-03-03T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/499996/overweight_woman.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/499996null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+News/Compounding-association-urges-womens-health-groups/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/492098?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists charges that the North American Menopause Society and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists receive funding from Wyeth. 2008-02-15T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/072008/492098null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Feature+Articles/FDAs-crackdown-on-bio-identical-hormones-sparks-co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/489152?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Pharmacists are up in arms over the warning FDA has issued to seven compounding pharmacies about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. 2008-02-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/drugtopics/062008/489152/Rx_Care_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Insights/Pueraria-mirifica-improves-vaginal-health/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483450?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 It seems a Thai herb that is a relative of the soybean causes estrogen-like effects on vaginal tissue, including alleviating vaginal dryness and dyspareunia, improving vaginal atrophy, and restoring the atrophic vaginal epithelium in healthy postmenopausal women. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483450null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Clinical+Insights/Long-term-benefitsrisks-of-HT/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/483452?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Women who start or restart combined hormone therapy (HT) or estrogen therapy alone about 15 years after menopause are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease and venous thromboembolism, at least during the first few years of treatment. 2008-01-01T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/022008/483452null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Menopause/CustomizableHandout/Article/detail/554955?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Menopause is the transition period in a woman's life when her ovaries stop producing eggs, her body produces less estrogen and progesterone, and menstruation becomes less frequent, eventually stopping altogether. 2007-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/customizablehandout/modernmedicine/402008/554955null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endometrial+Cancer/NAMS-Notes-An-expert-approach-to-common-menopause-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/470525?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Three authorities offer advice on diagnosing and treating postmenopausal bleeding, symptomatic fibroids in perimenopausal women, and dry eye. 2007-11-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/452007/470525null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Screening-for-Osteoporosis-American-College-of-Phy/CME/Article/detail/638954?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 2007-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/452009/638954null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Menopause-ComplementaryAlternative-Medicine-Americ/CME/Article/detail/638951?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 This activity has been developed for primary care physicians to facilitate the highest quality professional work in clinical applications, teaching, consultation, or research. 2007-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/452009/638951null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Menopause-and-Hormone-Therapy-American-College-of-/CME/Article/detail/639302?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 2007-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/452009/639302null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/CME+Showcase/Endometrial-Cancer-American-College-of-Physicians-/CME/Article/detail/638949?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 2007-07-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/cme/modernmedicine/452009/638949null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Estrogen/Highlights-of-a-new-position-statement-on-hormone-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/426595?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 from The North American Menopause Society: The position statement evaluates the risk-benefit ratio of peri- and postmenopausal estrogen therapy and estrogen-progestogen therapy for both treatment of menopause-related symptoms and disease prevention. 2007-05-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202007/426595null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Unopposed-Estrogen-Therapy-OK-for-Some-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/573525?contextCategoryId=44701&ref=25 Estrogen therapy without a progestational agent may be an option for some postmenopausal women, according to results from two randomized trials presented in the March 1 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2007-03-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/573525/33095.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/012009/573525null XML