Academic? Scientist? Close. She is the lead author on a research paper which basically claims that as women age they get more and more desperate to have a baby until they hit menopause of course when they have to give up. Interpreting the survey questions, their desperation is evidenced by increasing sexual fantasies and willingness to engage in sex with virtual strangers they have no intention of committing to. Not to mention their sexual creativity in the bedroom with their chosen mate (or should we say mates) fueled by their interest in "erotic" literature. Because, as any woman in an IVF program will tell you, this is really how you increase your... »
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Is it losing weight or increasing exercise that reduces hot flashes?
Claims are that anywhere between 75-80% of women experience hot flashes with research indicating that overweight women experience more intense and more frequent hot flashes than their thinner counterparts. In a recent study on incontinence and obesity, researchers noticed that losing weight could help lessen the frequency and intensity of hot flashes. And of course the headlines followed with "lose weight" messages to... »
High Testosterone May Worsen Depression During Menopause
PsychCentral reports on new research from the University of Pittsburgh that indicates that higher levels of testosterone is associated with increased levels of depression in menopausal women. "During menopause women are three times more likely than the general population to be diagnosed, and even more so if they have a history of depression. Women during menopause are more likely to commit... »
Progesterone alone may help Hot Flashes
WebMD reports on a study announced at the Endocrine Society meeting this month. It looked at a group of 114 postmenopausal women who had hot flashes and night sweats. Half were put on micronized oral progesterone while the other had a placebo. The women taking Prometrium had a 56% decrease in their score, and the women taking the placebo had a... »
Menopause before 46 doubles risk of heart disease
Reuters reports on an observational study of 2000 post-menopausal women aged 44-80 that showed 24% of them had gone through "early" menopause. While none of the 2000 has serious heart events prior to the age of 55, after that age, the early group were twice as likely... »
Today is National Women’s Checkup Day!
The US Office of Women has declared today be dedicated to encouraging women to visit health care professionals to receive or schedule a checkup and promoting regular checkups as vital to the early detection many health conditions. Use the interactive screening chart and immunization tool to learn what screenings and immunizations you... »
Walk for 45 minutes a day …
Reuters report on a Canadian study that found "Walking for 45 minutes a few times a week may help women in the "battle of the bulge" that often accompanies menopause, and at the same time improve overall well being" The study compared two groups of women: perimenopausal and post menopausal over a 16 weeks predio walking 45 minues a day every second... »
Damned if you do and damned if you don’t
Reuters is reporting on a new study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology that indicates HRT reduces the risk of colon cancer in proportion to the length of time a woman uses it ... which is a pity since it increase other risks like breast cancer and heart disease. Beause women's rates for bowel cancer are less than that for men, researchers... »
Women need to exercise an hour a day … if you don’t also cut calories
The Journal of the American Medical Association of has made itself popular (or not) by releasing the results of a study on how much exercise older women need to take to ward off weight gain noting that in 2008 the US federal guidelines were "at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity activity". The study looked at women who were on... »
Breast cancer screening not as effective as most hope
The Guardian has an article that looks at the results of breast cancer screening in Denmark. There is increasing concern that mammograms are forcing treatment on women who would be quite safe without it. Many small cancers are slow growing and won't kill but they can't tell that until they cut them out and douse the remains with chemotherapy just to "make... »
Another reason to drink orange juice …
NutraIngredients reports on a study that found drinking orange juice with high fat high calorie meals helped negate the negative impact such meals have on our bodies. Researchers noted that this does not mean that you can eat high fat meals with abandon, just that when you find yourself in a situation where you are, a glass of orange juice is... »