It was only a matter of time I guess before someone decided to see if the symptoms women experience as they transition thru menopause effects their work performance. As if women are not already discriminated enough in the workplace ... Do we really need studies like this Dutch one looking at "the impact of menopausal symptoms on work ability"  that claims "Menopausal symptoms... »

Japansese research inidicates the more your exercise the earlier you reach menopause.  Apparently physical activity lowers estrogen levels, and that may be why it's linked to early onset of menopause. We all know that excess exercise can stop a women's periods.  Maybe this is nature telling us we are not supposed to have bodies like... »

The Archives of Internal Medicine reports on a study on the use of dietary supplements concluding that not all supplements are good for you. Researchers used data from the Iowa Women's Health Study which followed a group of women with a mean age of 61.6 for a period of 20 years starting 1986.  They concluded: In older women, several commonly used dietary... »

Researchers at Stanford add to the volume of evidence that bio-identical hormones are not only better for you but that conjugated equine estrogen (CEE), estrogen from pregnant mares used in products such as Premarin and PremPro, can be actually bad for you. The study involved 68 women who had reached menopause and were taking hormone replacement for at least one year.... »