Medscape reports that the North American Menopause Society has issued guidelines on Hormone Therapy which will be published in the March/April issue of Menopause. In summary, they state that the benefit-risk ratio for menopausal hormone therapy (HT) is favorable for women beginning HT close to menopause but decreases in older women and with time since menopause in previously untreated... »

Many women incur surgical menopause due to cancer treatment. But it seems that is no longer a closed door to motherhood. A 34 year old woman was able to conceive via IVF after having an "ovarian transplant".  Prior to her cancer treatment she had a slice of her ovary removed and then replaced once she got the cancer all clear. ... »

Reuters reports that a recent study to determine if the isoflavines in soy will help post-menopausal women lose weight as it apparently does for other women. Answer?  Big fat... »

The Washington Post reports on a recent presentation at the American Stroke Association of a study using data from the WHI study. They concluded that women who ate the most fat (95 gms per day) had a 44 percent greater risk of stroke. They also found a 30 percent greater risk of stroke among women eating the most trans fat, which... »

And two of them are NOT their names .. . Via: Online... »

Reuters report on a study that finds that long term use of combined estrogen+progestin HRT can increase your risk of lung cancer. The study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found estrogen only usage had no increase in risk nor did combined usage under 10... »

More Magazine reports on a survey from the Avon Foundation that indicates women over 40 are having reduced access to mammograms.  It is believed that there is an upward trend on when to have your first screening which has been triggered by the debate on the usefulness of mammograms for the Under 50s.  But as the articles also says, some... »