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Original Source: The Effects of Perceived Stress and Attitudes Toward Menopause and Aging on Symptoms of Menopause.
INTRODUCTION: As part of a longitudinal study of midlife women, the aim of this investigation was to describe the intensity of menopausal symptoms in relation to the level of perceived stress in a woman's life and her attitudes toward menopause and aging. METHODS: Data were collected on 347 women between 40 and 50 years of age in Northern California who began the study while premenopausal. Women self-identified as African American, European American, or Mexican/Central American. Data collected over three ti...
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The menopause is a natural event for all women; the ovaries no longer produce estrogen and progesterone. This can be due to natural aging (usual age of onset is 51 years), or through chemotherapy an...
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Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the body. As with other autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks the body’s cells and tissue resulting in inflammation...
It is estimated that about 100 million cases of infection by Dengue virus occur each year and that nearly half the world’s population is at risk of Dengue virus infection. At present, no vacci...
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) consist of a diverse group of industrial chemicals and pharmacological agents. Evidence is accumulating that environmental chemicals (ECs) including endo...
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Researchers zero in on cognitive difficulties associated with menopause
(University of Rochester Medical Center) The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be most acute during...
Menopause Partnering 2007-2012
The Menopause Partnering 2007-2012 provides understanding and access to the menopause partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies. The report provides an...
Cognitive difficulties associated with menopause described
The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be most acute during the early period of post menopause.
Mother's Menopause May Influence Her Daughter's Fertility
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A mother's age at menopause may predict her daughter's fertility in terms of eggs remaining in her ovaries, a new study suggests. For the study, researchers divi...
Menopause does not cause weight gain, but increases belly fat, major review finds
A comprehensive review by the International Menopause Society has found that going through the menopause does not cause a woman to gain weight. However, the hormonal changes at the menopause are assoc...
How mum's menopause can affect your fertility
“Fertility predicted by mother’s age at menopause,” proclaims BBC News. This headline is based on a study in which 527 women aged 20-40 were asked how old their mothers were when they went throu...
Early menopause tied to higher cardiovascular disease risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who go through menopause before age 46 are twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as women who hit menopause later, according to a new study.
Hot flashes can come back after SSRI
(The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)) Hot flashes and night sweats can return after women stop using escitalopram -- an antidepressant -- to treat these menopause symptoms, according to a stud...
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The Effects of Perceived Stress and Attitudes Toward Menopause and Aging on Symptoms of Menopause.
INTRODUCTION: As part of a longitudinal study of midlife women, the aim of this investigation was to describe the intensity of menopausal symptoms in relation to the level of perceived stress in a wom...
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between age at menarche and age at menopause among Brazilian women. METHODS: This study is based on cross-sectional data obtained in 1999 from technical and a...
Focused teaching in menopause: the time is now.
OBJECTIVE:: Menopause is associated with increased cardiovascular risk factors. We designed this study to compare common carotid artery intima media thickness (IMT) and homocysteine level between wome...
In search of a middle ground: hormone therapy and its role in modern menopause management.
