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Recap of the 2022 North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting

More than 1 million women in the United States experience menopause each year, according to the National Institute on Aging. The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2022 Annual Meeting brought together the best and brightest minds in women’s health to discuss what is known about perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopausal health as well as what still needs to be learned.

The four-day meeting covered the treatment of vexing vasomotor symptoms with and without hormones, sleep disorders, and heart and bone health during menopause, with a focus on diversity. Click above for a post-conference wrap-up report.

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Recap of the 2022 North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting

More than 1 million women in the United States experience menopause each year, according to the National Institute on Aging. The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2022 Annual Meeting brought together the best and brightest minds in women’s health to discuss what is known about perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopausal health as well as what still needs to be learned.

The four-day meeting covered the treatment of vexing vasomotor symptoms with and without hormones, sleep disorders, and heart and bone health during menopause, with a focus on diversity. Click above for a post-conference wrap-up report.

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LGBTQIA+ menopause: room for improvement

Source : https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01935-3


Discussion: Ultimately, all menopause resources need to be made inclusive. We need doctors and other staff who are both affirming and knowledgeable of menopause and LGBTQIA experience.

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A dietary intervention for vasomotor symptoms of menopause: a randomized, controlled trial - PubMed

A dietary intervention for vasomotor symptoms of menopause: a randomized, controlled trial - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36253903/

doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000002080. Online ahead of print. 1 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC. 2 School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 3 Division of Pathology and...


Conclusion: A dietary intervention consisting of a plant-based diet, minimizing oils, and daily soybeans significantly reduced the frequency and severity of postmenopausal hot flashes and associated symptoms.

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Estrogen enforces the integrity of blood vessels in the bone during pregnancy and menopause - Nature Cardiovascular Research

Estrogen enforces the integrity of blood vessels in the bone during pregnancy and menopause - Nature Cardiovascular Research

Source : https://www.nature.com/articles/s44161-022-00139-0

Rodrigues et al. show that estrogen levels regulate bone endothelial cell (BEC) physiology. Low levels of estrogens impair fatty acid metabolism in BECs and lipolysis of adipocytes and cause accumulation...


Discussion: Our findings demonstrate the effects of estrogen on BECs and suggest that LPO targeting could be an efficient strategy to manage blood and bone health in females.

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