Menopause
Expert Commentary
Did long-term follow-up of WHI participants reveal any mortality increase among women who received HT?
No. Cumulative 18-year follow-up data from 2 randomized WHI clinical trials between 1993 and 1998 (followed through December 2014...
Conference Coverage
Beyond the Kegel: the who, why, and how of pelvic floor PT
PT referrals are an option for pelvic floor dysfunction after menopause.
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Morphology index guides adnexal mass workup in postmenopausal women
The first international consensus report on adnexal masses notes the significantly higher surgery rates in the United States, compared with Europe...
From the Journals
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: Is ‘less is more’ the right approach?
Expert questions whether current guidance favoring total thyroidectomy goes too far.
Expert Commentary
Clinical pearls from NAMS 2017
Take the fear out of hormone therapy, says Dr. Kaunitz. Listen to this pearl and other meeting takeaways from the Program Chair of the 2017 North...
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VIDEO: Expert roundtable on hormone therapy
Some of the experts who crafted the 2017 NAMS position statement on hormone therapy discuss the new messages for clinicians and the evidence to...
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VIDEO: Dr. Andrew Kaunitz’s top lessons from NAMS 2017
PHILADELPHIA – Dr. Kaunitz shares what he learned about migraines, breast imaging, and the connection between type 2 diabetes and the risk for...
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VIDEO: Does genitourinary syndrome of menopause capture all the symptoms?
PHILADELPHIA - Preliminary research shows GSM doesn’t always match up with women’s symptoms.
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CBT for insomnia and hot flashes lifts mood in midlife
PHILADELPHIA – The intervention was effective even for women with the highest depression scores.
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Oral bioidentical combo improves quality of life, vasomotor symptoms
PHILADELPHIA – If approved, the new formulation could offer an option for women currently using compounded bioidenticals.
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Time to take the fear out of the hormone therapy conversation
PHILADELPHIA – The executive director of the North American Menopause Society says the new message is to use appropriate hormone therapy to meet...