MHT shortages forcing patients to ration patches, warns leading GP
Shortages of oestrogen patches continue to “frustrate” doctors prescribing menopausal hormone therapy, according to a leading GP who says many patients have been forced to…
Shortages of oestrogen patches continue to “frustrate” doctors prescribing menopausal hormone therapy, according to a leading GP who says many patients have been forced to…
Postmenopausal women taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may have a lower cancer mortality but higher CVD mortality after more than 20 years of follow-up,…
Any claim that menopause was being over-medicalised and overtreated with MHT was always going to provoke discussion. Last week, Professor Martha Hickey was in the…
Claims that menopause has been over medicalised and potentially overtreated with MHT have been rejected as “patronising” and harmful to women by leading Australian women’s…
Facing perimenopause herself, Dr Andrea Binks decided to ask 100 fellow anaesthetists about whether menopause had affected their work. Almost two-thirds said yes. × Welcome…
Women who experience natural menopause before the age of 40 are nearly 70% more likely to develop COPD than those who reach menopause at 50,…
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is defined as loss of ovarian function before age 40, and early menopause (EM) as menopause occurring between the ages of…
Certain hormonal and reproductive factors are associated with an increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis among women, according to a study published in RMD Open. Researchers…
For postmenopausal women, a longer reproductive period is associated with a reduced risk for low handgrip strength, according to a study in Menopause. Dr Sae…
Need to know: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in women.1,2 × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical community to…
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