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British Agency Backs Hormone Therapy First Over Talk Therapy for Menopause
Last year, the same agency got fierce criticism for saying menopausal woman should get talk therapy
The Menopause Treatment Messaging Conundrum
A deep dive on the queen of menopause, Dr. Mary Claire Haver, and her push to get more women treatment for menopause symptoms.
The Forties are For…Injuries?
Eliza Barclay has a reported essay on her experience with several muscle injuries in her 40s
Menopause At Work? There’s a Plan for That.
How the physician leading the Menopause Society went from thinking “that asking for additional provisions for women would fuel more gender discrimination — if women required special treatment, employers would have more reason to not hire or promote them” to building a plan.
Lack of Education Behind Exceeding Low Hormone Therapy?
Digging in to the exceedingly low hormone replacement therapy numbers among American women aged 50-59, with less than four percent using the treatment.
What It’ll Take to Change Menopause Care in America
An overview of where things stand in menopause care in America.
Hormone Therapy Rates for Women Drop Under 2 Percent in 2023
Hormone therapy has dropped significantly since 2007 across all age groups of potentially menopausal women, according to research presented at the Menopause Society’s annual meeting in Chicago.
Delaying Menopause Is Not Just About Fertility
What rapamycin could do for millions of women.
Menopause May Cause Vaginal Lining Breakdown
STIs among older adults are on the rise.
How One Well Meaning Study Led to Substandard Care
The Washington Post’s Leana Wen takes on the menopause study that led to millions of menopausal women getting little to no medical treatment for their symptoms.
The Menopause Doc with Four Million Followers
Mary Claire Haver is an OB-GYN with four million (!!!) followers across social media platforms that she gained by talking about everything menopause.
Menopause’s Doctor Problem
Digging into menopause, and specifically how “the medical field is failing menopausal women.”
What to Expect When You’re (Over 40)
I think that most women remember, and may even still have that book on their shelves, What to Expect When You’re Expecting. …Well, there’s no equivalent of that for women over 40. I wrote this book saying to myself, how about what to expect when you expect to live past 40?
Cleveland Clinic Launches Center for Women in Midlife
The Cleveland Clinic launched a “Women’s Comprehensive Health and Research Center,” which aims to help women in midlife get the care they need.
Menopause: Stop Treating Hormones Like They Are All Equivalent
Hormone replacement therapy for menopause has been a two-decade long saga, thanks to a 2002 trial that had its results “extrapolated to all estrogen products, all menopausal women, and all delivery mechanisms.”
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What Is Perimenopause (And What Should You Know About It?)
You can still get pregnant, because your ovaries are going haywire.