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Menopause has little effect on quality of life

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.

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FRAX: Using the new fracture risk assessment tool

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.

Menopause medicine: Exercise and weight gain

Exercise can prevent weight gain during peri- and postmenopause. Although simple in theory, there are physiologic changes that make it particularly challenging.

Menopause medicine: Who should take aspirin as CVD primary preventive?

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.

Bisphosphonates and low-impact femoral fractures: Current evidence on alendronate-fracture risk

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.

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