How Safe and Effective Are Bioidentical Hormone Therapies?
by Tara Haelle The popularity of bioidenticals has surged over the past decade, particularly among women with safety concerns about hormone therapy (HT) … More
Blog Posts: Menopause
Bringing Pelvic Organ Prolapse Out of the Shadows
Recently, I was at a baby shower. I overheard a mother of two teenagers relay the story of her many postpartum surprises to … More
Why Healthy Premenopausal Women Do Not Need Bone Density Scans
Ads that promote products to prevent or treat osteoporosis are all too commonplace, causing many premenopausal women to believe they need to undergo screening as … More
The Women’s Health Initiative Studies, Ten Years Later
Although the Women's Health Initiative trials, which studied different aspects of postmenopausal women's health, began in 1991, the real game-changing results from the … More
Hormone Therapy and Chronic Disease Prevention
This month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a new report which is informing their updated recommendations on hormone therapy for chronic … More
Long-term Use of Bisphosphonates Not Helpful for Most Women
Last week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published a perspective piece on the long-term use of bisphosphonates for reducing bone fracture … More
Progesterone-Alone for Hot Flashes and Night Sweats?
Many women going through perimenopause and in menopause either don’t have have flashes and night sweats that bother them or are able to … More
Bone Density Loss and Depo: Who’s at Risk?
The current issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology includes an article on the risk of bone mineral density loss in users of … More
Courts Find in Favor of Women Claiming Prempro Caused Breast Cancer
Courts in Philadephia recently ruled in favor of two plaintiffs who sued Pfizer because they believed their breast cancer was caused by taking … More
How Does Hormone Replacement Therapy Affect Lung Cancer?
A new study in The Lancet looks at hormone replacement therapy, and concludes that while the combination of estrogen and progestin doesn't increase … More