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Evista (raloxifene)0
home / menopause center / menopause a-z list / raloxifene index / evista (raloxifene) drug monograph Medical Author: Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD Omudhome Ogbru, PharmDDr. Ogbru received his Doctorate in ...
Vaginal Dryness0
Vaginal dryness and vaginal atrophy facts Vaginal atrophy is the medical term that refers to the thinning of the wall of the vagina that occurs during the menopause (the time after menstrual periods have ceased) in women. Vaginal ...
Hormone Therapy0
Medical Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MDMedical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR Some of the symptoms of menopause can actually begin years before menstrual periods stop occurring. Doctors generally use the term "perimenopause" ...
Alternative Treatments for Hot Flashes of Menopause0
Menopause Symptoms Menopause symptoms can be perceived as physical problems, emotional disturbances, or problems associated with sexual functioning. Physical symptoms of menopause include: "Hot flashes" - sudden waves of mild or ...
Menopause Hastens Aging, Studies Suggest0
TUESDAY, July 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Menopause, and the insomnia that often goes along with it, can speed aging in women, two new studies suggest. "For decades, scientists have disagreed over whether menopause causes aging or aging causes ...
alendronate, Fosamax, Binosto0
PRESCRIPTION: Yes GENERIC AVAILABLE: Yes USES: Alendronate is used for treating osteoporosis in men and postmenopausal women. It also is used for Paget's disease of bone and osteoporosis caused by steroid treatment. Non-FDA approved ...
paroxetine (Brisdelle)0
home / menopause center / menopause a-z list / paroxetine (brisdelle) index / paroxetine (brisdelle) drug monograph Pharmacy Author: Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD Omudhome Ogbru, PharmDDr. Ogbru received his ...
Premature Menopause0
Menopause symptoms can be perceived as physical problems, emotional disturbances, or problems associated with sexual functioning. Physical symptoms of menopause include: Hot flashes Night sweats Difficulty sleeping Headaches Increasing ...
Perimenopause0
Some of the most commonly reported symptoms include hot flashes and night sweats. These can be associated with flushing and may be followed by intense sweating. Other symptoms that are related to lowering of estrogen levels include vaginal ...
Menopause and Sex0
Painful intercourse can occur in women due to: the lack the natural lubrication of in the vagina due to menopause or another disease or condition, the involuntary contraction of the vaginal muscles, a condition known as vaginismus, genital ...
Menopause Symptoms0
Some of the symptoms of menopause can actually begin years before menstrual periods stop occurring. Doctors generally use the term "perimenopause" to refer to the time period beginning prior to the menopause (when some of the signs and symptoms of ...
flibanserin (Addyi)0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM:Addyi (flibanserin) is an oral drug used for treating low sexual desire in women. The mechanism of action of flibanserin is not completely understood. Flibanserin affects the way the brain works by interfering with ...
During Menopause, 'Good' Cholesterol May Lose Protective Effect on Heart0
FRIDAY, Oct. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- HDL cholesterol is commonly called the "good" cholesterol, but new research suggests that it could be harmful to women going through menopause. The new study finds that rather than helping to inhibit ...
Frequent Hot Flashes Linked to Heart Disease Risk0
By Kate Johnson Reviewed by Arefa Cassoobhoy, MD, MPH Oct. 6, 2015 -- Menopausal women who have lots of hot flashes could face a higher risk for early-stage heart disease, a new study suggests. The research is ...
Earlier Hormone Therapy May Pose Less Risk for Menopausal Women0
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Women who start hormone therapy toward the beginning of menopause may have a lower risk of developing heart disease, new research suggests. The study, of over 74,000 Swedish women, found that those ...
Less Sleep May Mean Less Sex After Menopause0
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Too little sleep may lead to too little intimacy for postmenopausal women, a new study finds. The study included nearly 94,000 women who were asked about their sleep habits during the previous four ...
Abused Women Struggle With More Severe Menopause Symptoms: Study0
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Older women who suffer abuse may have more severe menopause symptoms, a new Mayo Clinic study suggests. In particular, researchers found a strong correlation with verbal and emotional abuse and ...
Genes Help Set Menopause Timing: Study0
MONDAY, Sept. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic variations seem to have an impact on the ages when a woman enters both puberty and menopause, researchers report. These findings might lead to ways to help predict the timing of menopause, ...
FAQ: Hormonal Therapy for Menopause0
By Kelli Miller Reviewed by Arefa Cassoobhoy, MD, MPH March 31, 2015 -- If you're in menopause, you might wonder if hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help or harm your health. Research on the pros and cons of HRT ...
raloxifene, Evista0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Estrogen is a hormone which among other actions, regulates the turnover (formation and destruction) of bone. Decreases in estrogen levels that are seen after menopause or after removal of the ovaries, lead to a loss of bone ...
More Evidence That Hormone Therapy Might Not Help Women's Hearts0
TUESDAY, March 10, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- There's yet another study looking at the potential dangers of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms, and this one supports the notion that the treatment may not help women's hearts. The ...
New Study Casts Doubt on Dangers of Hormone Therapy for Hot Flashes0
FRIDAY, March 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone replacement therapy for women may not be as potentially risky as previously thought, a new Mayo Clinic review contends. The new study, which evaluated three decades of prior research, concluded ...
paroxetine (Brisdelle)0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Brisdelle (paroxetine) is a prescription medicine used to treat moderate to severe hot flashes associated with menopause. Brisdelle is a non-hormonal treatment for this condition. Paroxetine, the medicine in Brisdelle, is a ...
Hormone Therapy0
The term "hormone therapy" or "HT" is being used to replace the outdated terminology "hormone replacement therapy" or "HRT."Menopause is the stage in a woman's life when menstruation stops and she can no longer bear children. During menopause, ...
More Than Half of Women Have Hot Flashes for at Least 7 Years0
MONDAY, Feb. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Menopause-related hot flashes and night sweats aren't a short-term problem. More than half of women experience these unpleasant change-of-life symptoms for seven years or more, a new study finds. "Women ...
Health Tip: Avoiding Menopausal Weight Gain0
(HealthDay News) -- Weight gain during and after menopause is common and can have significant health consequences. The Mayo Clinic says women can help avoid menopausal weight gain by: Getting plenty of exercise, incorporating both strength ...
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Early Menopause: CDC0
THURSDAY, Feb. 5, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- There's a link between early menopause and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a new study suggests. The findings may help explain why women are two to four times more likely to have CFS than men, and why ...
Pesticides, Plastics Chemicals Tied to Earlier Menopause in Women0
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 28, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Extensive exposure to common chemicals appears to be linked to an earlier start of menopause, a new study suggests. Researchers found that menopause typically begins two to four years earlier in ...
estrogens conjugated synthetic, Cenestin0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Cenestin is a combination of nine estrogens. Estrogens are hormones produced by the ovaries that are necessary for the proper development of the female reproductive system and sexual characteristics. After menopause, there is ...
alendronate, Fosamax, Binosto0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Alendronate is in a class of medications called bisphosphonates. The bisphosphonate class includes etidronate (Didronel), ibandronate (Boniva), pamidronate (Aredia), risedronate (Actonel), and tiludronate (Skelid). ...
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conjugated estrogens vaginal cream, Premarin Vaginal Cream0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Estrogens are one of the two major classes of female hormones. (Progestins comprise the second major class). Estrogens are used primarily to treat the symptoms of menopause and states in which there is a deficiency of ...
conjugated equine estrogens and medroxyprogesterone acetate, Prempro, Premphase0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Prempro and Premphase are combinations of conjugated estrogens (Premarin) and medroxyprogesterone (Provera). Estrogens and progestins are the two major classes of female hormones. Conjugated estrogens are a mixture of several ...
estrogens conjugated, Premarin0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Estrogens are one of the two major classes of female hormones. (Progestins comprise the second major class). Estrogens are used primarily to treat the symptoms of menopause and states in which there is a deficiency of ...
esterified estrogens, Estratab (discontinued); Menest0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Esterified estrogens are a mixture of several estrogens, a type of female hormone. Estrogens cause growth and development of female sex organs and the maintenance of sex characteristics, including growth of underarm and pubic ...
esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone, Estratest, Estratest HS0
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Esterified estrogens are a mixture of related estrogens. Estrogens, when taken alone or in combination with a progestin, have been shown to reduce the risk for hip fracture due to osteoporosis by 25% as well as the risk of ...
Premature Menopause0
Menopause is the time in a woman's life when menstrual periods cease. It is defined medically as the absence of menstrual periods for 12 consecutive months. The average age for a natural menopause is 51. Sometimes, menopause occurs earlier, due to ...
Testosterone Plays Minor Role in Older Women's Sex Lives, Study Finds0
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- While levels of testosterone and other reproductive hormones have some effect on menopausal women's sex lives, their emotional health and quality of their relationships have a stronger influence, according ...
progesterone0
GENERIC NAME: Progesterone BRAND NAME: Prometrium DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Progesterone is a man-made medication derived from a plant source and is identical to the female hormone, progesterone produced in the ovaries. It promotes the ...
estropipate, Ogen0
Medical and Pharmacy Editor: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD Dr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member ...
medroxyprogesterone, Provera, Depo-Provera, Depo-Sub Q Provera 1040
Medical and Pharmacy Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in ...
Is Coffee Aggravating Your Hot Flashes?0
THURSDAY, July 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking caffeine may worsen the hot flashes and night sweats that affect roughly two-thirds of women as they go through menopause, new survey data suggests. "While these findings are preliminary, our ...
Losing Weight May Ease Hot Flashes, Study Finds0
THURSDAY, July 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Slimming down may help ease the hot flashes that often accompany menopause, new research suggests. Hot flashes can be debilitating for more than 50 percent of menopausal women, said Dr. Taraneh ...
Breast Cancer Drug Aromasin May Be Option for Some Premenopausal Women0
WEDNESDAY, July 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The drug exemestane worked slightly better than the drug tamoxifen at preventing a recurrence of breast cancer in certain premenopausal women, according to a new study. Almost 93 percent of women on ...
Conjugated Estrogens (Cenestin, Enjuvia, Estrace, and Others)0
Conjugated estrogens are mixtures of man-made or natural estrogens used as an external source and replacement for the natural female hormone. Estrogens have widespread effects on many tissues in the body. Estrogens cause growth and development of the ...
Migraines May Worsen During Menopause0
TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- New research confirms what women with migraine headaches have told their doctors for years: migraine attacks seem to get worse in the years before and during menopause. "In women who have migraine, ...
Menopause0
Menopause is defined as the state of an absence of menstrual periods for 12 months. The menopausal transition starts with varying menstrual cycle length and ends with the final menstrual period. Perimenopause is a term sometimes used and means "the ...
PMS Not Linked to Hot Flashes Later, Study Finds0
THURSDAY, June 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Women who experience premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, won't necessarily suffer from hot flashes when they go through menopause, according to a new study. However, women who have PMS are more likely to ...
Menopause Symptoms0
Some of the symptoms of menopause can actually begin years before menstrual periods stop occurring. Doctors generally use the term "perimenopause" to refer to the time period beginning prior to the menopause (when some of the signs and symptoms of ...
Male Menopause0
An upsurge in media attention regarding the so-called "male menopause" has left many men rushing to their doctor to treat symptoms they believe may be related to low levels of testosterone. The thought behind the concept of male menopause is that the ...
Antidepressant Eases Menopause-Related Symptoms, Study Finds0
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Estrogen therapy and the non-hormonal drug venlafaxine (Effexor) are nearly equally effective in reducing menopause-related hot flashes and night sweats, according to a new study. "Our new findings ...
Early Menopause Linked to Heart Failure Risk in Swedish Study0
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Early menopause may increase a woman's risk for heart failure later in life, especially if she is a smoker, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from more than 22,000 older women in Sweden. ...
methyltestosterone w/ estrogen - oral, Estratest0
Warning | Medication Uses | How To Use | Side Effects | Precautions | Drug Interactions | Overdose | Notes | Missed Dose | Storage WARNING: Estrogens given alone and with another hormone (progestin) for replacement therapy after ...
Bleeding Irregularities Common in Menopause, Study Finds0
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Extended and heavy menstrual bleeding during menopause is common, according to a new study. "For most women in their 30s, menstrual periods are highly predictable. With the onset of the menopausal ...
Time Spent With Grandkids Might Boost Women's Brain Power0
FRIDAY, April 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Spending a little time each week caring for grandkids may help older women stay mentally sharp, a new study finds. But there's a potential downside: Taking care of the grandkids five days a week or ...
Health Tip: Avoid Weight Gain During Menopause0
(HealthDay News) -- Menopausal women are more prone to weight gain, particularly in the abdominal area, due to the many hormonal changes they face. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers this advice to help avoid weight gain during ...
Menopause Quiz0
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Health Tip: When Early Menopause Strikes0
(HealthDay News) -- Menopause that begins before age 40 is considered premature. The Womenshealth.gov website explains these possible causes of early menopause: Medical treatments, from chemotherapy or radiation, or surgical removal of the ...
Menopause: 10 Questions To Ask Your Doctor0
Note: We recommend you print this page to use as a reference for your consultation with your doctor. Could my symptoms be due to a condition other than menopause? (Be ready with a diary of symptoms - the character, frequency, duration, intensity, ...
'Nerve Block' to Neck Might Help Ease Hot Flashes0
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Women suffering from hot flashes might get some relief through an injection of an anesthetic near a nerve bundle in the neck, a small new study finds. This technique, called a stellate ganglion block, ...
Sex Is Important to Many Midlife Women0
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The mechanics of sex may become a bit more difficult after menopause, a new study finds. But most women will continue to be sexually active as long as they feel sex is important. The study, published ...
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