:: June 2009

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Highlighted Article

Iron and menopause: Does increased iron affect the health of postmenopausal women? (Antioxid Redox Signal. 2009)

Clinical Guidelines

AHRQ - Management of Menopause-Related Symptoms: Evidence Report (2005)

AHRQ - Management of Menopause-Related Symptoms: Summary (2005)

New Guidelines Issued for Treatment of Vaginal Atrophy

NGC - American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of menopause. (2006)

NGC - Hormone therapy for the prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal women: recommendation statement. (2005)

NGC - Menopause and hormone therapy (HT): collaborative decision-making and management. (2005)

NGC - Menopause: a guide to management. (2005)

NGC - Recommendations for estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and postmenopausal women: October 2004 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. (2004)

NGC - The role of calcium in peri- and postmenopausal women: 2006 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. (2006)

Updated Position Statement for Calcium Intake in Postmenopausal Women

Internet Sites

Featured site

NIH - Menopause

AgePage: Menopause

NIH - Hormone Replacement Therapy

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Menopause

NIH - Menopause and Bladder Control

NIH - Menopause Resources

NIH - Menopause Tutorial

NIH - NCCAM Alternative Therapies for Managing Menopausal Symptoms

Related Topics - Highlighted Articles

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis and fracture risk in women of different ethnic groups. (J Bone Miner Res. 2005) "Osteoporosis and 1-year fracture risk were studied in 197,848 postmenopausal American women from five ethnic groups. Ä white and Hispanic women had the highest risk for fracture Ä followed by Native Americans Äblacks Ä and Asian Americans Ä"

Supplements - Nutrition

Black cohosh: just another phytoestrogen? (Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2005) "Most clinical trials on phytoestrogens detected no significant effects on classic menopausal symptoms. Ä Clinical trials on effects of Actaea racemosa (black cohosh) extracts on menopausal symptoms have yielded more positive results. Two recent studies showed excellent efficacy against classic menopausal complaints and osteoprotective properties Ä"

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General Information
Risk Factors

	General Information
Body mass index, urinary incontinence, and female sexual dysfunction: how they affect female postmenopausal health. (Menopause. 2009) “CONCLUSIONS:: Increased BMI early in menopause represents a risk both for UI and for sexual dysfunction. Weight control has an essential role in postmenopause and should be considered early in perimenopause to safeguard female quality of life as well as to prevent or improve UI and female sexual dysfunction symptoms.” Sleep in post-menopausal women: Differences between early and late post-menopause (European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 2009) “Although early menopause is associated with several symptoms, complaints related to sleep were higher in the late post-menopausal group.” What Causes Irritability In Menopause?

	Risk Factors