:: November 2009

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View all Treatment articles in our Treatment Report . The most recent articles are listed on top (not in alphabetical order). Click on the Topic on our home page and then the subtopic - Treatment Report. Stay updated on drugs and their side effects, and various other treatments, including exercise, nutrition, and supplements.

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

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

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

New Guidelines Issued for Treatment of Vaginal Atrophy

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

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

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

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

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

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

Updated Position Statement for Calcium Intake in Postmenopausal Women

Featured site

NIH - Menopause

AgePage: Menopause

NIH - Hormone Replacement Therapy

NIH - Medical Encyclopedia Menopause

NIH - Menopause and Bladder Control

NIH - Menopause Resources

NIH - Menopause Tutorial

NIH - NCCAM Alternative Therapies for Managing Menopausal Symptoms

Osteoporosis

Supplements - Nutrition

Osteoporosis

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

Supplements - Nutrition

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