The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2022 Annual Meeting brought together the best and brightest minds in women’s health to share their current thinking on menopause and its management. The four-day meeting took place at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta and covered hormone therapy, new non-hormonal treatments for vasomotor symptoms, bone health, heart health, mood and sleep, and sexuality.
Click above for a summary of the presentations that caught our attention at the conference.
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.
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.
Menopause is associated with postprandial metabolism, metabolic health and lifestyle: The ZOE PREDICT study
Source : https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(22)00485-6/fulltext
Research in context Women spend more than one-third of their lives in a post-menopausal state. Menopause is the definitive disappearance of menstruation due to the depletion of ovarian activity, occurring...
Discussion: Whilst this transition is inevitable, this analysis demonstrates that approaches can be taken to attenuate the adverse cardiometabolic sequelae, including a focus on modifiable factors, such as diet, microbiome and use of MHT in appropriate candidates.
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2022 Annual Meeting brought together the best and brightest minds in women’s health to share their current thinking on menopause and its management. The four-day meeting took place at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta and covered hormone therapy, new non-hormonal treatments for vasomotor symptoms, bone health, heart health, mood and sleep, and sexuality.
Click above for a summary of the presentations that caught our attention at the conference.


