MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Menopause' source. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:34:31 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2401002&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00034.htm Page: 616DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31819b865eAuthors: van Die, Margaret Diana BA, Dip Herb Med, Dip Ed 1; Burger, Henry G. MD, FRACP 2; Bone, Kerry M. BSc, Dip Phyt, FNIMH, FNHAA 3; Teede, Helena J. MBBS, PhD, FRACP 4 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2401002 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2401002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2401001&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00033.htm Page: 616DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31819c15b1Authors: Niederhofer, Helmut MD, PhD, MAS (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2401001 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2401001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2401000&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00032.htm Page: 609DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181906fa3Authors: Taylor, Hugh S. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2401000 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2401000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400999&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00031.htm Based on an assessment of all the clinical trials included in this review, the data are insufficient to confirm that yoga is an effective intervention for menopausal symptoms. Further rigorous randomized controlled trials are needed to investigate whether there are specific benefits of yoga for treating menopausal symptoms.Page: 602DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818ffe39Authors: Lee, Myeong Soo PhD 1,2; Kim, Jong-In OMD, PhD 1; Ha, Jeong Yong PhD 3; Boddy, Kate MA 2; Ernst, Edzard MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPEd 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400999 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400998&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00030.htm Findings indicate that the relationship between antimüllerian hormone and ovarian reserve in monkeys is nearly identical to that of women. This finding, along with the many other reproductive similarities between monkeys and women, makes this species a potentially useful model for studying the effect of hormonal fluctuations across the menopausal transition on disease processes later in life.Page: 597DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181906fb6Authors: Appt, Susan E. DVM 1; Clarkson, Thomas B. DVM 1; Chen, Haiying MD, PhD 2; Adams, Michael R. DVM 1; Christian, Patricia J. BS 3; Hoyer, Patricia B. PhD 3; Wilson, Mark E. PhD 4; Kaplan, Jay R. PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400998 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400997&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00029.htm Ten-week treatment with methanolic extract of Phaseolus vulgaris L. prevented estrogen deficiencyYinduced osteopenia in bilaterally ovariectomized rats. The treatment was associated with improvement in density, mechanical strength, and microarchitecture of the bone without affecting the uterine mass in ovariectomized rats.Page: 589DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818e64c4Authors: Shirke, Sarika S. PhD; Jadhav, Sanket R. MPharm; Jagtap, Aarti G. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400997 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400996&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00028.htm The aromatase knockout mouse has confirmed the efficacy of tibolone as a hormone therapy to reduce adipose tissue accumulation after menopause and also shows that aromatization of tibolone is not required to elicit these estrogenic effects.Page: 582DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fb20bAuthors: Van Sinderen, Michelle L. BS 1,2; Chin Boon, Wah PhD 1,2,3; Ederveen, Antwan G.H. PhD 4; Kloosterboer, Helenius J. PhD 4; Simpson, Evan R. PhD 1; Jones, Margaret E.E. PhD 1,2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400996 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400995&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00027.htm This study shows that self-report is a valid data collection tool for hysterectomy history, but care should be taken in querying for and interpreting self-reported oophorectomy history for determining menopause status.Page: 576DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818ffe28Authors: Phipps, Amanda I. MPH 1; Buist, Diana S.M. PhD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400995 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400994&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00026.htm Moderate-intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking, is sufficient to reduce the metabolic risk profile of postmenopausal women characterized by the presence of one or several clinical features of metabolic syndrome, but without overt coronary heart disease.Page: 566DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818d4137Authors: Roussel, Michel MSc 1; Garnier, Sophie PhD 1; Lemoine, Sophie PhD 1; Gaubert, Isabelle MSc 2; Charbonnier, Laurie Dt 1; Auneau, Gerard PhD 1,2; Mauriege, Pascale PhD 1,3 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400994 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400993&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00025.htm This study involved a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, noninferiority trial with 500 osteopenic postmenopausal women that compared transdermal microdose E2 (0.014 mg/day) versus oral raloxifene (60 mg/day), administered for 2 years. Microdose E2 was similarly effective as raloxifene in preventing bone loss at the lumbar spine (the primary efficacy endpoint). Both treatments were well tolerated, with no clinically significant effect on endometrium or breast density.Page: 559DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818ebfbaAuthors: Schaefers, Matthias MD 1; Muysers, Christoph MSc 1; Alexandersen, Peter MD 2; Christiansen, Claus MD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400993 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400992&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00024.htm The results of this study indicate that erythrocyte deformability may worsen with the decrease in estrogen levels due to the onset of menopause, while also suggesting that estrogen therapy and estrogen plus progestogen therapy may help it to recover.Page: 555DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c9306Authors: Sakashita, Tomohisa MD; Nobuzane, Takahiro MD; Miyoshi, Hiroshi MD, PhD; Fujiwara, Hisaya MD, PhD; Kudo, Yoshiki MD, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400992 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400991&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00023.htm In this study, the effects of 10% dietary flaxseed, low-dose estrogen therapy, or their combination on bone mineral density, biomechanical strength, and skeletal fatty acid composition in an ovariectomized rat model of postmenopausal osteoporosis were determined. Results show that flaxseed + low-dose estrogen therapy provides the greatest protection against ovariectomy-induced bone loss at the lumbar vertebraPage: 545DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fc00aAuthors: Sacco, Sandra M. MSc 1; Jiang, Jessica M.Y. MSc 1; Reza-Lopez, Sandra MSc 1; Ma, David W.L. PhD 1,2; Thompson, Lilian U. PhD 1; Ward, Wendy E. PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400991 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400990&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00022.htm In this study, we determined that soy isoflavones significantly protect ECV304 cells against H2O2 damage and promote NO synthesizing. Thus, these isoflavones can potentially act as a NO promoter and as an antioxidant.Page: 539DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818d6349Authors: Paulo, Michele MSc 1; Salvador, Mirian Mendonca BSc 2; Filho, Mario dos Anjos Neto PhD 2; Montes, Marlise Bonetti Agostinho BSc 1; Franceschini, Silvio Antonio MD 3; Toloi, Maria Regina Torqueti PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400990 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400989&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00021.htm The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between circulating tumor necrosis factor system and bone mineral density before and after estrogen plus progestogen therapy. The results show that circulating tumor necrosis factor system may not be clinically useful for predicting bone mineral density and bone response after estrogen plus progestogen therapy.Page: 534DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181920c77Authors: Kim, Jung Gu MD, PhD 1,2; Ku, Seung-Yup MD, PhD 1,2; Kim, Hoon MD 1; Chun, Sung Wook MD 1; Suh, Chang Suk MD, PhD 1; Choi, Young Min MD, PhD 1,2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400989 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400988&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00020.htm Page: 529DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fb0c2Authors: Connell, Kathleen A. MD 1; Guess, Marsha K. MD 1; Tate, Alison MD 1; Andikyan, Vaagn MD 1; Bercik, Richard MD 1; Taylor, Hugh S. MD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400988 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400987&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00019.htm The presence of any abnormality in cervical polyps is lower in postmenopausal women compared with premenopausal women.Page: 524DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181927286Authors: Schnatz, Peter F. DO 1-6; Ricci, Stephanie MD 1,3,5; O'Sullivan, David M. PhD 7 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400987 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400986&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00018.htm The purpose of this study was to identify sex-specific relationships between physical activity, fitness, body composition, and balance and gait in older adults. Results indicate that balance and gait are more strongly influenced by body composition (both adiposity and lean mass) in women than in men.Page: 518DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c931fAuthors: Valentine, Rudy J. MS; Misic, Mark M. PhD; Rosengren, Karl S. PhD; Woods, Jeffrey A. PhD; Evans, Ellen M. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400986 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400985&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00017.htm In this population-based study of postmenopausal women, a 2-year decline in estradiol levels and, to a lesser extent, a large increase in FSH levels were associated with an increased risk of depressive symptoms. By contrast, there was no significant association between absolute levels of estradiol, FSH, estrone, testosterone or SHBG, and depressive symptoms.Page: 509DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818d635fAuthors: Ryan, Joanne MSc 1,2,3; Burger, Henry G. MD 4; Szoeke, Cassandra MBBS, PhD 1; Lehert, Philippe PhD 5; Ancelin, Marie-Laure PhD 2,3; Henderson, Victor W. MD, MS 6; Dennerstein, Lorraine MBBS, PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400985 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400984&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00016.htm A significant proportion of obstetrician-gynecologists remain skeptical of the evidence from the WHI trials and critical of the decision to end the trials.Page: 500DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fc36eAuthors: Power, Michael L. PhD; Anderson, Britta L. BA; Schulkin, Jay PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400984 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400983&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00015.htm Page: 494DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fbff5Authors: Haskell, Sally G. MD 1,2; Bean-Mayberry, Bevanne MD, MHS 3,4; Gordon, Kirsha MS 1,2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400983 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400982&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00014.htm The use of acupuncture plus self-care can contribute to a clinically relevant reduction in hot flashes and increased health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women.Page: 484DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c02adAuthors: Borud, Einar Kristian MD, MPH 1; Alraek, Terje PhD 1; White, Adrian MD, PhD 2; Fonnebo, Vinjar MD, MSc, PhD 1; Eggen, Anne Elise PhD 3; Hammar, Mats MD, PhD 4; Astrand, Lotta Lindh RN 4; Theodorsson, Elvar MD, PhD 4; Grimsgaard, Sameline MD, MPH, PhD 1,5 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400982 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400981&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00013.htm A meta-analysis of available studies evaluated the use of nonestrogenic therapies for hot flashes in groups of participants with and without a history of breast cancer and in participants with and without the concurrent use of tamoxifen, supporting that these treatments affect hot flashes equally well in all of these participant groups.Page: 477DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c91caAuthors: Bardia, Aditya MBBS, MPH 1; Novotny, Paul MS 2; Sloan, Jeff PhD 2; Barton, Deb PhD 3; Loprinzi, Charles MD 3 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400981 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400980&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00012.htm The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of testosterone cotherapy on mammary gland and endometrial measures in a postmenopausal primate model. The results do not support the idea that testosterone antagonizes the effects of combined hormone therapy on breast proliferation or markers of estrogen-receptor activity and the short-term effects of testosterone cotherapy on the mammary gland and endometrium were minimal.Page: 466DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318191747aAuthors: Wood, Charles E. DVM, PhD; Lees, Cynthia J. DVM, PhD; Cline, J. Mark DVM, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400980 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400980 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400979&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00011.htm Page: 458DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818e64ddAuthors: Grady, Deborah MD, MPH 1,2; Sawaya, George F. MD 1; Johnson, Karen C. MD, MPH 3; Koltun, William MD 4; Hess, Rachel MD 5; Vittinghoff, Eric PhD 1; Kristof, Margaret MS, RN 1; Tagliaferri, Mary MD, LAC 6; Cohen, Isaac OMD, LAC 6; Ensrud, Kristine E. MD, MPH 7,8 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400979 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400978&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00010.htm We reanalyzed primary data from 438 women in a 13-year longitudinal cohort study to estimate the duration of vasomotor hot flushes. The average duration of vasomotor symptoms in this sample is more than 5 years, substantially longer than had been previously reported.Page: 453DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818d414eAuthors: Col, Nananda F. MD, MPH, MPP, FACP 1; Guthrie, Janet R. PhD 2; Politi, Mary PhD 3; Dennerstein, Lorraine MBBS, FRANZCP, PhD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400978 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400978 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400977&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00009.htm Results showed that pain during sexual intercourse increased and sexual desire decreased over the transition, whereas masturbation increased during the early transition, but then declined in postmenopause. Adjusting for other factors, the menopausal transition was not independently associated with reports of the importance of sex, sexual arousal, frequency of sexual intercourse, emotional satisfaction with partner, or physical pleasure.Page: 442DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181948dd0Authors: Avis, Nancy E. PhD 1; Brockwell, Sarah PhD 2; Randolph, John F. Jr MD 3; Shen, Shunhua MS 2; Cain, Virginia S. PhD 4; Ory, Marcia PhD 5; Greendale, Gail A. MD 6 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400977 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400976&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00008.htm Page: 438DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181a23e51Authors: Pinkerton, JoAnn V. MD 1; Wild, Robert A. MD, PhD, MPH 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400976 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400975&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00007.htm Page: 436DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181a057dbAuthors: Suffoletto, Jo-Anne MD 1; Hess, Rachel MD, MSc 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400975 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400974&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00006.htm Page: 434DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181a5937bAuthors: Soares, Claudio N. MD, PhD, FRCPC (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400974 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400973&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00005.htm Page: 432DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181a05dd1Authors: Santoro, Nanette F. MD 1; Dicken, Cary L. MD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400973 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400973 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400972&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00004.htm Page: 430DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181a057efAuthors: Pru, James K. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400972 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400971&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00003.htm Page: 428DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31819774e4Authors: Kaunitz, Andrew M. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400971 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400970&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00002.htm Page: 427DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181a1bf1dAuthors: Warren, Michelle P. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400970 Sun, 10 May 2009 19:37:54 +0100 2400970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2400969&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916030-00001.htm Page: 425DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31819c67a7Authors: Davis, Susan R. MBBS, FRACP, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2400969 Sat, 09 May 2009 23:56:59 +0100 2400969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240217&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00033.htm Page: 424DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181967b88Authors: Tanaka, Yoshihiro MD, PhD 1; Wake, Norio MD, PhD 1; Kato, Kiyoko MD, PhD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240217 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240216&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00032.htm Page: 423DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181967b73Authors: Donaldson, John F. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240216 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240215&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00031.htm Page: 422DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318199ced2Authors: Rosenthal, M. Sara PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240215 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240214&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00030.htm Page: 422DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318199d06cAuthors: Cutter, Christopher MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240214 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240213&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00029.htm This article reviews the effects of raloxifene on multiple organ systems.Page: 413DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181883daeAuthors: Goldstein, Steven R. MD 1; Duvernoy, Claire S. MD 2,3; Calaf, Joaquim MD 4; Adachi, Jonathan D. MD, FRCPC 5; Mershon, John L. MD 6; Dowsett, Sherie A. PhD 6; Agnusdei, Donato MD 6; Stuenkel, Cynthia A. MD 7 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240213 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240212&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00028.htm This study demonstrates that oral but not transdermal estrogen therapy is associated with enhanced platelet reactivity in postmenopausal women with borderline platelet hyper reactivity.Page: 407DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181833886Authors: Flaumenhaft, Robert MD, PhD 1; Nachtigall, Margaret MD 2; Lowenstein, Joanna BS 3; Nachtigall, Lisa MD 4; Nachtigall, Richard MD 3; Nachtigall, Lila MD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240212 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240211&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00027.htm This cross-sectional analysis shows that HCV infection is associated with menopause status and vasomotor symptoms. The results suggest that HCV infected women are more likely to experience earlier menopause and report more vasomotor symptoms.Page: 401DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318186d7cfAuthors: Cieloszyk, Kinga MD 1; Hartel, Diana DrPH 2; Moskaleva, Galina MS 2; Schoenbaum, Ellie E. MD 1,2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240211 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240210&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00026.htm This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of high-dose isoflavones in healthy, non-diabetic, normal-weight postmenopausal women showed no improvement in inflammatory or metabolic parameters. However, there was an increase in serum adiponectin levels with isoflavones.Page: 395DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181857979Authors: Charles, Cornelia BS 1; Yuskavage, Julia BS 1; Carlson, Olga PhD 1; John, Majnu PhD 2; Tagalicud, Arlene S. BS 1; Maggio, Marcello MD 1; Muller, Denis C. MS 1; Egan, Josephine MD 1; Basaria, Shehzad MD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240210 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240209&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00025.htm The article presents evidence of a secular trend and geographical variation of age at menopause in Europe. Determinants of timing of menopause remain consistent with prior research.Page: 385DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818aefefAuthors: Dratva, Julia MD, PhD, MPH 1; Gomez Real, Francisco MD 2; Schindler, Christian PhD 1; Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula MD 1; Gerbase, Margaret W. MD, PhD 3; Probst-Hensch, Nicole M. PD, PhD 4; Svanes, Cecilie MD, PhD 5; Omenaas, Ernst Raidar MD 5; Neukirch, Francoise MD, PhD 6; Wjst, Matthias MD 7,8; Morabia, Alfredo MD, PhD 9; Jarvis, Deborah MD, PhD 10; Leynaert, Benedicte MSc, PhD 6; Zemp, Elisabeth PD, MD, MPH 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240209 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240208&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00024.htm An increase in the percentage occurrence and severity of symptoms with transition towards menopause was observed. The most prevalent symptom was musculoskeletal pain (55.81%) while socio-economic status and lifestyle significantly affected the age at onset of menopause.Page: 378DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818a2be9Authors: Kapur, Priya MSc 1; Sinha, Babita PhD 2; Pereira, Ben M.J. PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240208 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240207&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00023.htm Significant differences were observed in gene expression profiles of estrogen deficient human bone tissue. This provides further insight into the process of postmenopausal changes of bone metabolism.Page: 367DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318188b260Authors: Kosa, Janos P. MSc 1,*; Balla, Bernadett MSc 1,*; Speer, Gabor PhD, MD 1; Kiss, Janos MD 2; Borsy, Adrienn MSc 3,4; Podani, Janos DSc 5; Takacs, Istvan PhD, MD 1; Lazary, Aron MD 1; Nagy, Zsolt MD 1; Bacsi, Krisztian MD 1; Orosz, Laszlo DSc 3,4; Lakatos, Peter DSc, MD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240207 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240206&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00022.htm E-EPA omega-3 supplementation reduced hot flash(HF) frequency and improved the HF score relative to placebo. These results need to be confirmed by a clinical trial specifically designed to evaluate HF in more symptomatic women.Page: 357DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181865386Authors: Lucas, Michel PhD, RD 1; Asselin, Genevieve MSc 1; Merette, Chantal PhD 2; Poulin, Marie-Josee MD 2; Dodin, Sylvie MD, MSc 1,3 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240206 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240205&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00021.htm Pueraria mirifica 100 and 1000 mg/kg/day showed estrogen-like effect on vaginal and urethral epithelium of ovariectomized rats. They did not change bladder capacity and residual urine volume but increased leak point pressure according to urodynamic study.Page: 350DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318188b279Authors: Manonai, Jittima MD 1; Seif, Christoph MD 2; Bohler, Georg BSc 2; Junemann, Klaus Peter MD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240205 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240204&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00020.htm The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of anthocyanins on learning and memory of ovariectomized rats. The results suggest that anthocyanins improve learning and memory in rats with estrogen deficit after ovariectomy.Page: 345DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181847619Authors: Varadinova, Miroslava G. MD; Docheva-Drenska, Diana I. MD, PhD; Boyadjieva, Nadka I. MD, PhD, DSci (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240204 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240203&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00019.htm This randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial found that a herbal formula comprising of seven traditional Chinese medicinal herbs and Cimicifuga racemosa was no more effective than placebo in alleviating menopausal vasomotor symptoms and improving quality of life.Page: 336DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181883dc1Authors: van der Sluijs, Corinne Patching Dip Ed, BSc, BHlth Sc 1; Bensoussan, Alan PhD 1; Chang, Sungwon BSc, MStat 1; Baber, Rodney MB, BS, BPharm 2,3 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240203 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240202&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00018.htm The cautioning landmark publications in 2002 and 2003 on hormone therapy (HT) have had a dramatic and sustainable impact on the use of these drugs. Furthermore, women who stopped HT received more nonhormonal therapies for menopausal symptoms compared to those who continued HT.Page: 329DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c046bAuthors: Vegter, Stefan BSc; Kolling, Pieternel MD; Toben, Marjolijn MSc; Visser, Sipke T. MSc; de Jong-van den Berg, Lolkje T.W. PharmD, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240202 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240201&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00017.htm In this study the effect of 25 g of soy protein isolate with 90 mg of isoflavones on BMD and physical performance was examined in a cohort of elderly postmenopausal women. The findings suggest that soy with or without isoflavones has no significant effect on either BMD or physical performance measures in these women compared to milk-based protein placebo.Page: 320DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181844893Authors: Vupadhyayula, Phani M. MD 1; Gallagher, J. C. MD 1; Templin, Thomas MS 1; Logsdon, Susannah M. MS 1; Smith, Lynette M. MS 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240201 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240200&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00016.htm This is a population-based study on perimenopausal women, illustrating the prevalence of non-hormonal medication usage among the different groups of this sample. Androgens seem to be as important as other sex-hormones for general health in postmenopausal women.Page: 315DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c0456Authors: Khatibi, Ali MD, PhD 1; Agardh, Carl-David MD, PhD 2; Lidfeldt, Jonas MD, PhD 2; Samsioe, Goran MD, PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240200 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240199&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00015.htm This pilot, double-blind, randomized clinical trial suggests that Hypericum perforatum extract may improve symptoms and quality of life in ways that are important to symptomatic menopausal women compared to placebo.Page: 307DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818572a0Authors: Al-Akoum, Mahera MD, MSc 1; Maunsell, Elizabeth PhD 2,3,4; Verreault, Rene MD, PhD 3; Provencher, Louise MD, FRCSc 2,3,4; Otis, Helene MD 4; Dodin, Sylvie MD, MSc 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240199 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240199 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240198&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00014.htm In postmenopausal women, the phytoestrogen genisein is effective on vasomotor symptoms compared to placebo after two years of treatment. It was well-tolerated and had no side effects on the endometrium.Page: 301DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318186d7e2Authors: D'Anna, Rosario MD 1; Cannata, Maria Letizia MD 1; Marini, Herbert MD 2; Atteritano, Marco MD 3; Cancellieri, Francesco MD 1; Corrado, Francesco MD 1; Triolo, Onofrio MD 1; Rizzo, Piero MD 1; Russo, Silvia MD 1; Gaudio, Agostino MD 3; Frisina, Nicola MD 3; Bitto, Alessandra MD 4; Polito, Francesca PhD 4; Minutoli, Letteria MD 4; Altavilla, Domenica PhD 4; Adamo, Elena Bianca MD 2; Squadrito, Francesco MD 4 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240198 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240198 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240197&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00013.htm In this study all cases of endometrial polyps were ER positive. Estrogen receptors may play a major role in the development of endometrial polyps in postmenopausal women taking tamoxifen.Page: 293DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818af10aAuthors: Dibi, Raquel P. MD 1,2; Zettler, Claudio G. MD, PhD 2,3; Pessini, Suzana A. MD 1; Ayub, Alice V. MD 1; de Almeida, Suzane B. MD 1; da Silveira, Gustavo P.G. MD, PhD 1,2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240197 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240197 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240196&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00012.htm This study concurrently assessed self-reported hot flashes, insomnia symptoms, and objective parameters of sleep-wake patterns in a cohort of 217 healthy postmenopausal women aged 40-60 years with hot flashes. The frequency and severity of hot flashes was independently associated in a graded manner with severity of insomnia symptoms and objective measures of disrupted sleep including nighttime wakefulness and sleep fragmentation.Page: 286DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c0485Authors: Ensrud, Kristine E. MD, MPH 1,2,3; Stone, Katie L. PhD 4; Blackwell, Terri L. MA 4; Sawaya, George F. MD 5,6; Tagliaferri, Mary MD 7; Diem, Susan J. MD, MPH 2,3; Grady, Deborah MD, MPH 8 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240196 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240195&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00011.htm This study explores whether overweight women are more likely to have a hysterectomy and whether hysterectomy leads to increased weight gain. The findings indicate the among women aged above 45-50 years, hysterectomy does not lead to greater weight gain, but is more likely to be performed in heavier women.Page: 279DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181865373Authors: Fitzgerald, David M. BSc; Berecki-Gisolf, Janneke MD, PhD; Hockey, Richard L. BSc, DipAgrSc; Dobson, Annette J. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240195 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240194&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00010.htm In postmenopausal women treated orally with a commonly available dose of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), the daily exposure (AUC) of DHEA and its principal androgenic and estrogenic metabolites was found to be similar during 6 months of treatment, despite elevated serum baseline concentrations of these hormones.Page: 272DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818adb3fAuthors: Stanczyk, Frank Z. PhD 1,2; Slater, Cristin C. MD 1; Ramos, Diana E. MD 1; Azen, Colleen MS 3; Cherala, Ganesh PhD 4,5; Hakala, Charles RPh 6; Abraham, Guy MD 7; Roy, Subir MD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240194 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240193&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00009.htm A two-year follow-up survey was conducted with middle-aged women previously enrolled in a randomized controlled exercise trial to examine the relationship between physical activity and menopause-related quality of life (QOL). The results indicated that increasing physical activity over time may enhance QOL, albeit indirectly via its effects on physical self-worth and positive affect.Page: 265DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c0284Authors: Elavsky, Steriani PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240193 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240193 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240192&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00008.htm With the onset of menopause, ovarian estradiol production declines dramatically, but the concomitant drop in sex hormone binding globulin and more modest drop in androgen production leads to an increase in the ratio of bioavailable testosterone to estradiol. In the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, the magnitude of this ratio-called Relative Androgen Excess-is shown to be associated with incident cases of metabolic syndrome.Page: 257DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318185e249Authors: Torrens, Javier I. MD 1; Sutton-Tyrrell, Kim PhD 2; Zhao, Xinhua PhD 2; Matthews, Karen PhD 2; Brockwell, Sarah PhD 2; Sowers, MaryFran PhD 3; Santoro, Nanette MD 4 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240192 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240191&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00007.htm This study demonstrates the value of a regimen of vaginal conjugated estrogens and low dose oral hormone therapy to relieve dyspareunia in a large prospective, randomized, multinational study.Page: 247DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318184c440Authors: Gast, Michael J. MD, PhD 1; Freedman, Murray A. MD 2; Vieweg, Alberta J. MPH 1; De Melo, Nilson R. MD 3; Girao, Manoel J.B.C. MD, PhD 4; Zinaman, Michael J. MD 5; the Dyspareunia Study Group (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240191 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240191 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240190&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00006.htm To determine the association between vasomotor symptoms and bone mineral density, data were analyzed from 2213 participants of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Even in the earliest menopause transition stages, women with vasomotor symptoms had lower bone mineral density on average compared to women without vasomotor symptoms.Page: 239DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181857964Authors: Crandall, Carolyn J. MD, MS 1; Zheng, Yan MS 1; Crawford, Sybil L. PhD 2; Thurston, Rebecca C. PhD 3; Gold, Ellen B. PhD 4; Johnston, Janet M. PhD 5; Greendale, Gail A. MD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240190 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240189&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00005.htm In this study vasomotor symptoms were associated with a reduced bone density. It could be hypothesized that women with vasomotor symptoms might be more susceptible to the beneficial effects of estrogens, possibly by neutralizing the effect of estrogen fluctuations.Page: 231DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318185e25bAuthors: Gast, Gerrie-Cor M. MSc 1,2; Grobbee, Diederick E. MD, PhD 1; Pop, Victor J.M. MD, PhD 3; Keyzer, Jules J. PhD 4; Wijnands-van Gent, Colette J.M. MD, PhD 4; Samsioe, Goran N. MD, PhD 2; Nilsson, Peter M. MD, PhD 5; van der Schouw, Yvonne T. PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240189 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240188&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00004.htm Page: 229DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31819b2e00Authors: Berga, Sarah L. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240188 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240187&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00003.htm Page: 226DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181974ffcAuthors: Shifren, Jan L. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240187 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240186&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00002.htm Page: 224DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31819748fdAuthors: Kingsberg, Sheryl A. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240186 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:17:10 +0100 2240186 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2240185&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916020-00001.htm Page: 219DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318199404aAuthors: Pinkerton, JoAnn V. MD; Stovall, Dale W. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2240185 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:33:30 +0100 2240185 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089837&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00037.htm Page: 217DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181948c7fAuthors: Rosenthal, M. Sara PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089837 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089836&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00036.htm Page: 216DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181948c6fAuthors: Taguchi, Julie MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089836 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089835&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00035.htm Page: 216DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fc3a1Authors: Mahady, Gail PhD; Low Dog, Tieraona MD; Sarma, Dandapantula N. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089835 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089834&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00034.htm Page: 216DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818fc38fAuthors: Sunyecz, John A. MD, FACOG (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089834 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089833&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00033.htm Page: 214DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818d3f8aAuthors: Mahady, Gail PhD; Low Dog, Tieraona MD; Sarma, Dandapantula N. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089833 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089832&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00032.htm Page: 214DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818d3f79Authors: Teschke, Rolf MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089832 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089831&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00031.htm Data are provided on age at menopause, menopausal symptoms, reproductive hormones, cognitive function, bone mineral density, cardiovascular disease, and lipid and glucose metabolism in middle-aged women with HIV. The prevention and treatment of these conditions are discussed in the light of current knowledge.Page: 199DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318177352cAuthors: Conde, Delio Marques MD, PhD 1; Silva, Emanuela T. MD 2; Amaral, Waldemar N. MD, PhD 1; Finotti, Marta F. MD 1; Ferreira, Rui G. MD 1; Costa-Paiva, Lucia MD, PhD 3; Pinto-Neto, Aarao M. MD, PhD 3 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089831 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089831 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089830&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00030.htm The evidence for cognitive changes after surgically and chemically induced menopause is examined. While there is some evidence that surgical and chemical menopause may have a detrimental effect on specific cognitive domains, further prospective, longitudinal studies explicitly investigating induced menopause are required in both areas.Page: 188DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181775eb4Authors: Vearncombe, Katharine J. BPsychSci, Hons 1,2; Pachana, Nancy A. PhD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089830 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089830 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089829&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00029.htm Examination of the raw data from two trials of newer antidepressants for hot flashes revealed that neither employed a baseline period of hot flash determination, against which to calculate changes over time from baseline. Thus these two trials cannot be utilized to inform the efficacy literature.Page: 184DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817dfd2bAuthors: Loprinzi, Charles L. MD 1; Barton, Debra L. PhD 1; Sloan, Jeff A. PhD 2; Novotny, Paul J. MS 2; Wolf, Sherry MS 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089829 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089829 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089828&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00028.htm Estradiol applied via a transdermal spray was not significantly transferred to untreated individuals by skin-to-skin contact, and washing the application site did not significantly affect estradiol absorption. Estradiol absorption was slightly decreased when sunscreen was applied after study drug application, but absorption was unaffected when sunscreen was applied before study drug.Page: 177DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817e2c77Authors: Schumacher, Robert J. PhD 1; Gattermeir, David J. BA 2; Peterson, Craig A. MS 3; Wisdom, Charlene PhD 3; Day, Wesley W. PhD 3 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089828 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089827&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00027.htm The L432V single nucleotide polymorphism in the CYP1B1 gene modulates the responsiveness of bone mineral density and LDL-C to hormone therapy in Japanese women.Page: 171DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817ed24fAuthors: Quan, Jinhua PhD; Yahata, Tetsuro MD, PhD; Tamura, Nozomi MD, PhD; Nagata, Hiroshi MD, PhD; Tanaka, Kenichi MD, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089827 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089826&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00026.htm A cross sectional study was carried out in a community based population of Sri Lankan women to assess the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and relationship to quality of life. A majority of the women complained of menopausal symptoms which was significantly associated with a decrease in their health related quality of life.Page: 164DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817a8abdAuthors: Waidyasekera, Himansu MBBS 1; Wijewardena, Kumudu MD 2; Lindmark, Gunilla MD, PhD 3; Naessen, Tord MD, PhD 4 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089826 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089825&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00025.htm In this randomized, controlled trial, 100 late-perimenopausal or postmenopausal women received either 5,400mg Hypericum perforatum and 1,000mg Vitex agnus-castus or placebo daily for 16 weeks. No significant differences were observed between groups for hot flushes or other menopausal symptoms, although both groups improved significantly.Page: 156DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817fa9e0Authors: van Die, M. Diana BA, Dip Herb Med 1; Burger, Henry G. MD, FRACP 2; Bone, Kerry M. BSc, Dip Phyt, FNIMH, FNHAA 3; Cohen, Marc M. MBBS, PhD, B Med Sci, Dip Ac, FAMAS 1; Teede, Helena J. MBBS, PhD, FRACP 4 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089825 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089824&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00024.htm Data from the Women's Health in the Lund area study were analyzed in relation to symptoms that might be related to low androgen levels in climacteric women. No strong association between symptoms related to sexual well-being or Quality of Life and androgen concentrations were found.Page: 149DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817f45b6Authors: Spetz, Anna-Clara E. MD, PhD 1; Fredriksson, Mats G. PhD 2; Lidfeldt, Jonas MD, PhD 3; Samsioe, Goran N. MD, PhD 3 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089824 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089823&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00023.htm Page: 141DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818379faAuthors: Ishiwata, Naoko PhD 1; Melby, Melissa K. PhD 2; Mizuno, Shoichi PhD 2; Watanabe, Shaw MD, DSc 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089823 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089823 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089822&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00022.htm This manuscript reports the results of the Phase III clinical trial data of estradiol gel 0.1% on the symptoms of menopause. Results of this study find all 3 doses of estradiol gel 0.1% (1.0 g/day, 0.5 g/day, 0.25 g/day) are effective, safe, and well tolerated when administered to postmenopausal women for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms.Page: 132DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817d5372Authors: Hedrick, Richard E. MD 1; Ackerman, Ronald T. MD 2; Koltun, William D. MD 3; Halvorsen, Mark B. PharmD 4; Lambrecht, Lawrence J. PharmD 4 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089822 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089821&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00021.htm A decrease in climacteric complaints, a high satisfaction with treatment, and no unwanted side effects by an up to 2 year intake of ERr 731 were shown confirming that ERr 731 can be effective and safe.Page: 117DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181806446Authors: Hasper, Ilona MD 1; Ventskovskiy, Boris M. MD, PhD 2; Rettenberger, Reinhard PhD 3; Heger, Peter W. MD 1; Riley, David S. MD 4; Kaszkin-Bettag, Marietta PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089821 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089820&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00020.htm Ovariectomy reduced the participation of the sympathetic component in cardiac modulation. Physical training increased the participation of parasympathetic modulation on the heart rate variability.Page: 110DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318182d352Authors: Tezini, Geisa C.S.V. MD; Silveira, Larissa C.R. MD; Villa-Cle, Paula G. Jr MS; Jacinto, Cynthia P. MD; Di Sacco, Thaisa H.R. MD; Souza, Hugo C.D. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089820 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089820 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089819&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00019.htm Enhancement of relaxations and impairment of contractions caused by acute treatment with physiological concentrations of 17 β-estradiol in porcine coronary arteries can only be mimicked by much higher sub pharmacological concentrations of DES and estrone.Page: 104DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181813346Authors: Teoh, Hwee PhD; Quan, Adrian MPhil; Leung, Susan W.S. PhD; Man, Ricky Y.K. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089819 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089819 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089818&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00018.htm Permanent chemotherapy-related amenorrhea was related with age at diagnosis and use of adjuvant endocrine therapy. Due to the possibility of pregnancy during active chemotherapy in young patients of reproductive age, it is essential to inform them of the possibility of amenorrhea, resumption of menstruation, and contraceptive options.Page: 98DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181844877Authors: Lee, Sunyoung MD 1; Kil, Whoon Jong MD 2; Chun, Mison MD 1; Jung, Yong-Sik MD 3; Kang, Seok Yun MD 4; Kang, Seung-Hee MD 1; Oh, Young-Taek MD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089818 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089818 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089817&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00017.htm Being employed, experiencing depressed mood, and perceiving one's health as poor were more important than menopause-related factors in women's evaluation of their daily stress.Page: 90DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817ed261Authors: Woods, Nancy Fugate PhD, RN 1; Mitchell, Ellen Sullivan PhD 1; Percival, Don B. PhD 2; Smith-DiJulio, Kathleen PhD, RN 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089817 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089817 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089816&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00016.htm This study shows that in healthy older adults the relation between regional body fat, aerobic fitness and CRP differs between sexes, with central adiposity being the only independent predictor of CRP in women.Page: 84DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817fcb8fAuthors: Valentine, Rudy J. MS; Vieira, Victoria J. MS; Woods, Jeffrey A. PhD; Evans, Ellen M. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089816 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089815&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00015.htm This large claims database study describes an increasing trend in the incidence of fractures in peri- and postmenopausal women and concomitant trends in the use of hormone therapy and bone-modifying drugs.Page: 77DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817b816eAuthors: Islam, Syed MD, DrPH; Liu, Qing MS; Chines, Arkadi MD; Helzner, Eileen MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089815 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089815 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089814&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00014.htm More than 900 female executives were surveyed to assess how menopausal symptoms affect their daily lives. These results substantiate that menopausal symptoms are common and can significantly impact quality of life.Page: 73DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817b614aAuthors: Simon, James A. MD, CCD; Reape, Kathleen Z. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089814 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089813&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00013.htm Resistance training had greater effects on physical capacity than caloric restriction alone or in combination with resistance training. Resistance training without weight loss could be a simple and effective approach to prevent long-term decreases in physical capacity in older obese women.Page: 66DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817dacf7Authors: Bouchard, Danielle R. MSc; Soucy, Lisa BSc; Senechal, Martin MSc; Dionne, Isabelle J. PhD; Brochu, Martin PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089813 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089812&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00012.htm Chest pain in the presence of angiographically normal coronary arteries and a positive stress test for myocardial ischaemia, Cardiac Syndrome X, is a debilitating condition with few treatment options. Autogenic Training, a relaxation therapy, has been shown to improve symptomology among a female patient population.Page: 60DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318184762eAuthors: Asbury, Elizabeth A. MSc, PhD 1; Kanji, Nasim PhD, RN 2; Ernst, Edzard MD, PhD, FRCP 3; Barbir, Mahmoud FRCP 4; Collins, Peter MD, FRCP 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089812 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089811&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00011.htm Marked elevations in ovulatory cycle E2, out-of-phase ovulatory episodes, and poor luteal function were found in up to a third of the late transition and a half of the late transition ovulatory cycles, causing marked variability in cycle length.Page: 50DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817ee0c2Authors: Hale, Georgina E. MD, PhD 1; Hughes, Claude L. MD, PhD 2; Burger, Henry G. MD 3; Robertson, David M. PhD 3; Fraser, Ian S. MD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089811 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089810&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00010.htm Coronary heart disease (CHD) risk profile was unfavorably affected by both physiological and surgical menopause, as investigated by three different study designs. Changes in most CHD risk markers were small, despite the substantial changes in hormonal parameters.Page: 37DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817c42d6Authors: Verhoeven, Marieke O. MD, PhD 1; van der Mooren, Marius J. MD, PhD, MSc 1; Teerlink, Tom PhD 2; Verheijen, Rene H.M. MD, PhD 3; Scheffer, Peter G. PhD 2; Kenemans, Peter MD, PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089810 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089809&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00009.htm Following daily intravaginal administration of a 25 µg estradiol tablet or 1 g (0.625 mg) conjugated estrogens for seven days, serum estradiol was measured by mass spectrometry for the first time over a 24-hour period. Serum estradiol is increased approximately 5-fold by both estrogen intravaginal preparations in postmenopausal women with vaginal atrophy.Page: 30DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817b6132Authors: Labrie, Fernand MD, PhD; Cusan, Leonello MD, PhD; Gomez, Jose-Luis MD, PhD; Cote, Isabelle BSc, CCRP; Berube, Rene MSc; Belanger, Patrick MSc; Martel, Celine PhD; Labrie, Claude MD, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089809 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089808&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00008.htm Higher body mass index and the presence of current pain were factors independently associated with both low back pain and disability. These results suggest that strategies aimed at effectively reducing pain and targeting those who are overweight may be important in reducing long term disability from back pain.Page: 24DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817e5ce0Authors: Urquhart, Donna M. BPhysio (Hons), PhD 1; Bell, Robin MD, PhD 2; Cicuttini, Flavia M. MD, PhD 1; Cui, James PhD 1; Forbes, Andrew PhD 1; Davis, Susan R. MD, PhD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089808 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089807&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00007.htm In a population-based cohort study, bilateral oophorectomy performed before age 45 years was associated with increased cardiovascular mortality, especially with cardiac mortality. However, estrogen treatment reduced the risk.Page: 15DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818888f7Authors: Rivera, Cathleen M. MD 1; Grossardt, Brandon R. MS 2; Rhodes, Deborah J. MD 1; Brown, Robert D. Jr MD, MPH 3; Roger, Veronique L. MD, MPH 4,5; Melton, L. Joseph III MD, MPH 5; Rocca, Walter A. MD, MPH 3,5 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089807 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089806&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00006.htm Page: 13DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818d8a9dAuthors: Hunter, Myra S. PhD, C Psychol, AFBPS (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089806 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089805&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00005.htm Page: 11DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181907591Authors: Berga, Sarah L. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089805 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089804&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00004.htm Page: 8DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818ffcf3Authors: Stuenkel, Cynthia A. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089804 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089803&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00003.htm Page: 5DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181924701Authors: Simon, James A. MD, CCD, FACOG, PC (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089803 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089802&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00002.htm Page: 3DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818e10a7Authors: Bailey, Allison MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089802 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:42:35 +0100 2089802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2089801&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200916010-00001.htm Page: 1DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818d64d6Authors: Parker, William H. MD 1; Manson, JoAnn E. MD, DrPH 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2089801 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:38:22 +0100 2089801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943048&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00037.htm Page: 1241DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818f3668 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943048 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943048 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943047&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00036.htm Page: 1236DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818f3636 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943047 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943046&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00035.htm Page: 1233DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818f3610 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943046 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943045&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00034.htm Page: 1197DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818e1a09 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943045 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943045 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943044&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00033.htm Page: 1196DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818caf59 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943044 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943044 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943043&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00032.htm Page: 1195DOI: 10.1097/01.gme.0000248715.70108.8aAuthors: Carroll, Candace BS; Hyder, Salman M. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943043 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943042&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00031.htm Page: 1195DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181895c15Authors: Cutler, Winnifred B. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943042 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943041&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00030.htm Skin roughness of eight women receiving hormone therapy decreased significantly after 12 months of use.Page: 1193DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318173569eAuthors: Kaatz, Martin MD; Elsner, Peter MD; Koehler, Martin Johannes MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943041 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943040&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00029.htm Hiroyuki Tanaka, MD, PhD, and Koji Koyama, MD, PhD Long-term use of an ethynylestradiol-containing cream is possibly related to the development of breast cancer and endometrial hyperplasia in a 93 year old woman.Page: 1191DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318172847dAuthors: Komori, Shinji MD, PhD; Ito, Yoshihiro MD; Nakamura, Yuri MD; Aoki, Michi MD; Takashi, Takenobu MD; Kinuta, Takatoshi MD; Tanaka, Hiroyuki MD, PhD; Koyama, Koji MD, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943040 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943039&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00028.htm In this population-based study carried out in Brazil, the evaluation of middle-aged women showed that dyspareunia was more common in women who reported nervousness and depression.Page: 1184DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817062bcAuthors: Valadares, Ana L. MD, PhD 1; Pinto-Neto, Aarao M. MD, PhD 1; Conde, Delio M. MD, PhD 2; Sousa, Maria H. PhD 1; Osis, Maria J. PhD 1; Costa-Paiva, Lucia MD, PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943039 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943038&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00027.htm Pharmacological inhibition of the serotonin transporter had a significant detrimental effect on the adult female mouse skeleton. This is of interest in the light of growing clinical evidence demonstrating negative skeletal effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which are frequently prescribed for the treatment of depression and other affective disorders.Page: 1176DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318173566bAuthors: Warden, Stuart J. PT, PhD, FACSM 1,2; Nelson, Ian R. BS 1; Fuchs, Robyn K. PhD 1,2; Bliziotes, Michael M. MD 3,4; Turner, Charles H. PhD 5 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943038 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943037&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00026.htm There is an increased prevalence of hepatic stenosis associated with estrogen deficiency conditions. Different pathways of lipid metabolism - lipid oxidation and synthesis - are proposed to be affected following estrogen removal, which might explain the increase in hepatic lipid content.Page: 1169DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817b8159Authors: Paquette, Amelie MSc 1; Wang, Donghao PhD 2; Jankowski, Marek PhD 2; Gutkowska, Jolanta PhD 2; Lavoie, Jean-Marc PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943037 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943036&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00025.htm CYP A-204C polymorphism is associated with increased carotid and femoral intima-media thickness, as well as with higher prevalence of atherosclerotic plaques in postmenopausal women.Page: 1163DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817727c3Authors: Lambrinoudaki, Irene V. MD 1; Kaparos, George I. PhD 2; Vlachou, Sofia A. MD 1; Stamatelopoulos, Kimon S. MD 3; Georgiopoulos, George A. MD 3; Sergentanis, Thodoris N. MD 1; Panoulis, Constantinos P. MD 1; Christodoulakos, George E. MD 1; Alexandrou, Andreas P. MD 4; Kouskouni, Evangelia E. MD 2; Creatsa, Maria G. MD 1; Papamichael, Christos M. MD 3 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943036 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943035&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00024.htm Lepidium Meyenii (Maca) is effective in reducing psychological symptoms, including anxiety and depression, along with sexual dysfunction associated with menopause.Page: 1157DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181732953Authors: Brooks, Nicole A. BSci (Hons) 1; Wilcox, Gisela BMedSc (Hons), MD, FRACP, FRCPA 2; Walker, Karen Z. MND, PhD 3; Ashton, John F. MSc, PhD 4; Cox, Marc B. MSPH, PhD 5; Stojanovska, Lily MSc, PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943035 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943034&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00023.htm In menopausal women the Pro/Ala genotype of PPARF2 was associated with BMI, WHR, and fasting glucose. Obese women with this genotype under pioglitazone treatment show a better glucose response. Pioglitazone treatment decrease adrenal steroids and is a subject that deserves further study.Page: 1151DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31816d5b2dAuthors: Ramirez-Salazar, Monica PhD; Perez-Luque, Elva PhD; Fajardo-Araujo, Martha PhD; Garza, Sandra Martinez PhD; Malacara, Juan Manuel MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943034 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943033&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00022.htm This study examined the effect of conjugated equine estrogens with and without concomitant progestogen treatments on changes in 12 hemostasis measures and found modest yet significant differences in changes when comparing progestogen use and progestogen type in postmenopausal women.Page: 1145DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181775ecaAuthors: Smith, Nicholas L. PhD 1,5; Wiley, Jennifer R. MS 1; Legault, Claudine PhD 6; Rice, Kenneth M. PhD 3; Heckbert, Susan R. MD, PhD 1; Psaty, Bruce M. MD, PhD 1,2,4; Tracy, Russell P. PhD 7; Cushman, Mary MD 7 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943033 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943032&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00021.htm The serum hormone levels of LH, FSH, estradiol, progesterone, inhibin A, inhibin B and AMH were determined throughout a complete menstrual cycle in the menopause transition. A classification based on changes in hormone levels is described which may provide an improved basis for the study of reproductive endocrine disorders associated with the menopause transition.Page: 1139DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181735687Authors: Robertson, David M. PhD 1; Hale, Georgina E. MD, PhD 2; Fraser, Ian S. MD 2; Hughes, Claude L. MD 3; Burger, Henry G. MD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943032 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943031&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00020.htm Raloxifene plus ossein-hydroxyapatite compound appears to be more effective than raloxifen plus calcium carbonate in controlling bone loss in postmenopausal women.Page: 1132DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318170af33Authors: Pelayo, Irene MD, PhD 1; Haya, Javier MD, PhD 2; De la Cruz, Juan J. PhD 3; Seco, Carlos MD, PhD 4; Bugella, Juan I. MD, PhD 4; Diaz, Jose L. MD 5; Bajo, Jose M. MD, PhD 2; Repolles, Manuel MD, PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943031 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943030&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00019.htm Red clover isoflavones are currently used for amelioration of menopausal complaints and are considered safe because they bind preferably to estrogen receptor beta. They also have an affinity for the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, which are involved in glucose regulation. Thus these compounds are putative sources for parallel treatment of metabolic syndrome, or treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome.Page: 1120DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817062ceAuthors: Mueller, Monika MSc; Jungbauer, Alois MSc, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943030 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943029&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00018.htm A case-control study was conducted to determine risk factors for surgery of vaginal vault prolapse in hysterectomized postmenopausal women. Women with a history of pelvic floor disorders were at particular risk for vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy for benign indications.Page: 1115DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817062a5Authors: Forsgren, Catharina MD 1; Zetterstrom, Jan MD, PhD 1; Lopez, Annika MD, PhD 1; Altman, Daniel MD, PhD 1,2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943029 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943028&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00017.htm Ovarian health in 515 asymptomatic women at least 5 years after menopause was assessed by questionnaire, transvaginal ultrasonography, and blood ovarian cancer markers.Page: 1109DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31816ddb6fAuthors: Healy, David L. FRANZCOG 1; Bell, Robin FAFPHM 2; Robertson, David M. PhD 3; Jobling, Tom FRANZCOG 1; Oehler, Martin K. FRANZCOG 1; Edwards, Andrew FRANZCOG 4; Shekleton, Paul FRANZCOG 4; Oldham, Jacqueline FRANZCOG 4; Piessens, Sofie FRANZCOG 4; Teoh, Mark FRANZCOG 4; Mamers, Pamela RN 1; Taylor, Nancy RN 1; Walker, Frances RN 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943028 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943027&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00016.htm Using a nationally representative database, the association between both primary and secondary tobacco smoke exposure and earlier age at menopause was found after controlling for age, body mass index, education, tobacco smoke exposure, and occupation. Control of second-hand smoke exposure in the workplace may decrease the risk of mortality and morbidity associated with earlier age at menopause in US women workers.Page: 1103DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181706292Authors: Fleming, Lora E. MD, PhD 1; Levis, Silvina MD 2; LeBlanc, William G. PhD 1; Dietz, Noella A. PhD 1; Arheart, Kristopher L. PhD 1; Wilkinson, James D. MD, MPH 1; Clark, John BS 1; Serdar, Berrin MD, PhD 3; Davila, Evelyn P. PhD 1; Lee, David J. PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943027 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943026&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00015.htm This study explores the relationships between well-being and the menopausal transition (MT). Variability in women's well-being was more effected by life events other than the MT and early postmenopause and by the personal resources available to meet transition demands suggesting that for most women the MT is not a predictor of level of well-being when considered in a broader life context.Page: 1095DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181728451Authors: Smith-DiJulio, Kathleen RN, PhD; Woods, Nancy Fugate RN, PhD, FAAN; Mitchell, Ellen Sullivan PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943026 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943025&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00014.htm Poor reproductive performance in association with reduced ovarian reserve in premenopausal years is well recognized. These data suggest adverse implications of "diminished ovarian reserve" for skeletal and psychosexual health.Page: 1086DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181728467Authors: Pal, Lubna MBBS 1; Bevilacqua, Kris PhD 2; Zeitlian, Gohar MD 2; Shu, Jun 3; Santoro, Nanette MD 2 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943025 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943024&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00013.htm Using data from women participating in the MRC National Survey of Health and Development menopausal status, grip strength, chair rises, and standing balance time were assessed at age 53, and covariates were measured across life. Women who had undergone hysterectomy before age 40 had significantly weaker grip strength than women who had undergone hysterectomy at later ages, and this association was maintained after a range of adjustments.Page: 1079DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31816f63a3Authors: Cooper, Rachel PhD 1; Mishra, Gita PhD 1; Clennell, Suzie MSc 1; Guralnik, Jack PhD 2; Kuh, Diana PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943024 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943023&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00012.htm There was a significant decrease in mean frequency of hot flashes between weeks one and eight across all groups, although the differences between the three study groups was not significant. The two acupuncture groups showed a significantly greater decrease than the usual care group, but did not differ from each other.Page: 1070DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31816d5b03Authors: Avis, Nancy E. PhD 1; Legault, Claudine PhD 2; Coeytaux, Remy R. MD, PhD 3; Pian-Smith, May MD 4; Shifren, Jan L. MD 4; Chen, Wunian MD, LAc 3; Valaskatgis, Peter MAc 5 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943023 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943022&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00011.htm In this study, intranasal estradiol at a dose that results in serum levels that exceed the proposed threshold for GH and IGF-I effects did not alter IGF-I levels. This suggests that the effect of exogenous estrogen on IGF-1 is a function of the method of administration rather than being dose related.Page: 1065DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318174f16eAuthors: Davis, Susan R. MD, PhD 1; Stuckey, Bronwyn G.A. MD 2; Norman, Robert J. MD 3; Papalia, Mary-Anne MD 1; Drillich, Ann MD 1; Bell, Robin J. MD, PhD 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943022 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943021&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00010.htm Twelve months of hormone therapy was associated with a significant reduction in serum levels of cell adhesion molecules compared with placebo in postmenopausal women with established coronary artery disease; results from the ERA trial.Page: 1060DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31816d8171Authors: Yeboah, Joseph MD, MS; Klein, Karen PhD; Brosnihan, Bridget PhD; Reboussin, David PhD; Herrington, David M. MD, MHS (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943021 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943020&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00009.htm In a historical cohort study conducted in Olmsted County, MN, bilateral oophorectomy performed before the onset of menopause was associated with an increased long-term risk of depressive and anxiety symptoms. The risk remained increased even 10 or more years after the oophorectomy and was greater for women who underwent the surgery at a younger age.Page: 1050DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318174f155Authors: Rocca, Walter A. MD, MPH 1,5; Grossardt, Brandon R. MS 2; Geda, Yonas E. MD, MSc 1,3; Gostout, Bobbie S. MD 4; Bower, James H. MD, MSc 5; Maraganore, Demetrius M. MD 5; de Andrade, Mariza PhD 2; Melton, L. Joseph III MD, MPH 1 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943020 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943019&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00008.htm Page: 1048DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318186d803Authors: Sievert, Lynnette Leidy PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943019 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943018&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00007.htm Page: 1045DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318186d833Authors: Brzezinski, Amnon MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943018 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943017&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00006.htm Page: 1043DOI: 10.1097/GME.0b013e318186d813Authors: Styer, Aaron K. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943017 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943016&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00005.htm Page: 1041DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c740aAuthors: Shulman, Lee P. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943016 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943015&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00004.htm Page: 1039DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318186d7f3Authors: Gracia, Clarisa R. MD, MSCE; Sondheimer, Steven MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943015 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943014&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00003.htm Page: 1036DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318184c45aAuthors: Lobo, Rogerio A. MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943014 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943013&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00002.htm Page: 1033DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318186d823Authors: Maki, Pauline M. PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943013 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:54:14 +0100 1943013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1943012&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815060-00001.htm Page: 1031DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818b0fd6Authors: Editors, The (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1943012 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:39:13 +0100 1943012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1824914&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815050-00040.htm Page: 1029DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318185e27bAuthors: Bair, Yali A. PhD; Gold, Ellen B. PhD; Greendale, Gail MD; Upchurch, Dawn PhD; Utts, Jessica PhD; Zhang, Guili PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1824914 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:10 +0100 1824914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1824913&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815050-00039.htm Page: 1029DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318185e26bAuthors: Tetteh, Ashorkor BA (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1824913 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:10 +0100 1824913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1824912&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815050-00038.htm Page: 1027DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181846cc6Authors: Thurston, Rebecca C. PhD 1,2; Matthews, Karen A. PhD 1,2; Everson Rose, Susan A. PhD, MPH 3 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1824912 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:10 +0100 1824912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1824911&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815050-00037.htm Page: 1027DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181846cb6Authors: Maas, Angela H. E. M. MD, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1824911 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:10 +0100 1824911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1824910&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815050-00036.htm Two new, web-based fracture risk assessment tools are critiqued. More attention must be given to the way that risk results are presented to both providers and patients.Page: 1023DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817f3e4dAuthors: Ettinger, Bruce MD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1824910 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:10 +0100 1824910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1824909&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815050-00035.htm This article presents an analysis of the Wiley Protocol by a bioethicist. The article explores the ethical issues surrounding this unregulated protocol, which is advertised to women through consumer books, the popular press, and the Internet.Page: 1014DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318178862eAuthors: Rosenthal, M. Sara PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1824909 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:10 +0100 1824909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1824908&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815050-00034.htm Cardiovascular disease risk increases sharply with menopause, likely due to the coincident increase in insulin resistance and related atherogenic changes associated with the insulin resistance syndrome. There is growing evidence that traditional mind-body practices such as yoga, tai chi, and qigong may offer safe and cost-effective strategies for reducing insulin resistance syndrome-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease in older populations, including postmenopausal women.Page: 1005DOI: 10.1097/01.gme.0b013e318166904eAuthors: Innes, Kim E. MSPH, PhD; Selfe, Terry Kit DC, PhD; Taylor, Ann Gill MS, EdD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1824908 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:10 +0100 1824908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1824907&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815050-00033.htm In a clinical series of peri- and postmenopausal women with endometrial hyperplasia without atypia, the Mirena levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system was an effective and safe alternative to reduce bleeding substantially at 3 months of insertion, with complete absence of bleeding at 24 months.Page: 1002DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181659837Authors: Haimovich, Sergio MD; Checa, Miguel A. MD, PhD; Mancebo, Gemma MD, PhD; Fuste, Pere MD; Carreras, Ramon MD, PhD (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1824907 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:10 +0100 1824907 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1824906&cid=s_34342_29_f&fid=34342&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menopausejournal.com%2Fpt%2Fre%2Fmenopause%2Fabstract.00042192-200815050-00032.htm The North American Menopause Society's annual meeting provides a forum for academicians and researchers to present new findings and more than one third of the abstracts are published in peer-reviewed journals.Page: 996DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318166f026Authors: Schnatz, Peter F. DO, FACOG 1,2,3; Romegialli, Alison 2; Abrantes, Jessica 2; Marakovits, Kimberly 2; Cunningham, David BS 2; O'Sullivan, David M. PhD 4 (Source: Menopause) Menopause journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1824906 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:41:10 +0100 1824906