Great concept but since when is 50 part of the demographic?   The retirement age is creeping higher and higher with 65 being a benchmark.  So how come over 50 is (still) being treated like grey haired little old ladies when in fact we are quite the opposite?  About time marketeers realized that if 50 is the new 40 then 70 is... »

Read the updates further down ... In the May 26 Issue of Neurology magazine, the results of a recent study of menopause and memory loss have been reported and media sites are picking up the story around the world.  It is  not clear how many of those reporting have actually read the study findings versus how many (like us) are re-reporting on media... »

Identification of genetic variants affecting age at menopause could help improve fertility treatment Vienna, Austria 25 May 2009: For the first time, scientists have been able to identify genetic factors that influence the age at which natural menopause occurs in women. Ms Lisette Stolk, a researcher from Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, told the annual conference of the European Society of... »

A recent study of women who stopped using HRT indicates that women who gradually decreased their use of HRT had a lower rate of re-occurrence of their symptoms compared to women who just stopped.  The study published in the May/June issue of Menopause magazine looked at research gathered from the earlier Department of Veterans Affairs study. According to abstract, of 836 participants who discontinued HT, 75% stopped cold... »

LONDON, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The majority of post-menopausal women are uncomfortable talking about vaginal dryness and pain and are reluctant to seek medical help, according to results from a new international survey presented today at the European Congress on Menopause in London. Results from the survey show that over a third (39 percent) of post-menopausal women experience these symptoms... »

Boston, MA -- Newly identified gene variants associated with the age at which females experience their first menstrual period and the onset of menopause may help shed light on the prevention of breast and endometrial cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease. In a new study, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), National Cancer Institute (NCI),... »

Breast self examinations are considered a good thing. Done once a month around the third day of your period is good timing.  And the really good thing is that this is something woman can do for themselves.  No medical intervention or equipment necessary. Of course, that has not stopped some company from trying to make money off it.  BeMitt - BeSmart, BeSensible,... »

Old age parenthood: fine for men but wrong for women - why?  In pondering that question, we forget that medical fraternity still thinks old age for female reproduction starts at 35.  They still think having babies over 35 is a bad thing.  But did we listen? Nope. So in a spiteful move, they recently started labelling over 35 as pre-menopausal and over 45 as... »

It is an invented term for something we already had a good enough name for "the change". The fact that you are labeled with it based solely on age rather than on actual physical status The attitude that apparently women cannot deal with it without "advice from their medical advisor" regarding every aspect of ytheir life from what they eat to  if/when/how they... »

Dr. Jon LaPook from CBSDoc.com talks about menopausal body changes with a gynecologist with expertise in hormonal changes  and a personal trainer.  Middle line?  Protein for breakfast, whole grain carbs, exercise later in the day, do Omega 3 (Fish Oil/Flaxseed Oil) and Vitamin D.   Do some upper body weight training to keep muscle mass up to increase BMR.  Also a diet high plant protein can offset collagen... »