Menopause
Clinical Review
UPDATE ON MENOPAUSE
Our understanding deepens of the benefits and risks of hormone therapy in different formulations and populations
News
Bremelanotide improves female sexual dysfunction
Major finding: Self-administered subcutaneous injections of the novel agent bremelanotide at the top dose tested resulted in quadruple the number...
Cases in Menopause
Your menopausal patient’s breast biopsy reveals atypical hyperplasia
How do you now manage her menopausal symptoms, including bothersome hot flashes?
News for Your Practice
New treatment option for vulvar and vaginal atrophy
Ospemifene has been found to reduce pain with sexual intercourse and increase vaginal mucosal maturation and pH
Commentary
Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis
News
Abdominal, thoracic CT scans reliably detect incidental low lumbar BMD
Major Finding: Conventional abdominal and CT scans performed for various indications were more accurate than DXA at assessing lumbar BMD and...
Conference Coverage
Early surgical menopause linked to cognitive decline
Major finding: Among women who had undergone surgical menopause, early age at menopause was associated with a faster decline in global cognition (...
Conference Coverage
Being postmenopausal doubles hepatic steatosis risk
Major Finding: Postmenopausal women had a significantly greater prevalence of hepatic steatosis (34%) than did premenopausal women (24%). After...
News
FDA panel rejects SSRI's approval as a hot flash treatment
News
FDA panel recommends against gabapentin's approval for hot flashes
Clinical Review
UPDATE ON BREAST HEALTH
A look at findings from the estrogen-alone arm of the WHI, chemoprophylaxis for high-risk women, and fertility preservation for young breast...