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Menopause can usher in a host of disruptive symptoms like hot flashes, night sweats and sleep problems. Hormone therapy promises relief. But many women wonder about taking it. That’s because the treatment, subject of a recent expert panel convened by the Food and Drug Administration, has long been shrouded in uncertainty. It was once used routinely. But in 2002, research …

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A woman has been left unable to walk after her spinal cancer symptoms were mistaken for signs of the menopause and a gardening injury. Karen Davey, 54, from Cornwall, began experiencing …

Plant-based diets are often recommended by health experts for reducing cancer and heart disease risks, helping maintain a healthy weight and improving overall health. And now, a new study suggests that eating this way may also help reduce hot flashes for women during menopause. The research, published in May in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society, asked 84 women …

Monica Conn, 53, describes menopause as “hot flashes, anxiety, night sweats, irritability.” Instead of continuing to suffer silently through the brutal hormonal transition that 47 million women experience annually around the world, Conn has decided to do—and say—something about it.  “I want to take away an attitude that I’m looking forward to my next chapter and not that something has …

Almost 40% of women going through perimenopause experience moderate to severe hot flushes and night sweats but have no treatment options, new research has found. The study, published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, explored differences in symptom prevalence by menopausal stage among women aged 40-69 years. More than 8,000 participants who self-identified as a woman completed the Australian women’s …

A mother-of-one who dismissed her forgetfulness as a menopause symptom was devastated to be told she had an inoperable brain tumour. April Tate, 52, from Burntisland in Fife, first became concerned in 2018 when she forgot a child’s name while working as a childminder.  Believing it was hormonal, she mentioned it during a routine GP phone call—only to be asked …

Using tirzepatide and menopause hormone therapy at the same time leads to increased weight loss in postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity compared to use of tirzepatide treatment alone, according to a study presented at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in San Francisco, Calif. “These data are the first to show the combined use of tirzepatide and menopause …

4 habits may help lower heart disease risk during menopause  AOL.com Menopause: 4 factors may be essential for long-term heart health  Medical News Today The One Thing Midlife Women Can Do Tonight to Protect Their Hearts  SciTechDaily Why sleep is the single most important way to protect your health post-menopause  Women’s Health The sleep-heart link doctors are urging women over 45 to know  ScienceDaily Source …