Support of adult urinary incontinence products: recommendations to assure safety and regulatory compliance through application of a risk assessment framework
Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2023.1175627/full
Urinary incontinence (UI) or involuntary loss of urine is a common chronic medical condition among women. It is estimated that 5%−70% of the population experiences incontinence with most studies suggesting...
Discussion: This risk assessment indicates that the likelihood of a toxic effect from the incontinence products is negligible and that the device should be considered safe for use as intended. The evaluation of these AI products takes into consideration the exposure-based risk assessment results from the evaluation of each individual supplier...
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Anticipated age of perimenopausal experiences, stress, satisfaction, and health and well-being: observations from the Women Living Better Survey - PubMed
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37279510/
Being "off-time" alone had little effect on studied measures with the exception of poorer perceived health. Experiencing more noticeable perimenopause-related menstrual cycle changes or having more bothersome vasomotor symptoms influenced...
Conclusion: These interactive effects of being “off-time” and experiencing volatile mood suggest a need for greater attention to the link between volatile mood and perimenopause. Furthermore, anticipatory guidance for those on the path to menopause should include the possibility of volatile mood symptoms.
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Vasomotor and other menopause symptoms and the prevalence of ideal cardiovascular health metrics among premenopausal stage women
g health screening examinations. Menopause symptoms were measured using the Korean version of the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life questionnaire. For vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual symptoms, participants were divided into...
Conclusion: Premenopausal stage women with either vasomotor or nonvasomotor menopausal symptoms have significantly higher prevalence of poor CVH metrics, compared with those without any menopausal symptoms.
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Associations of LH and FSH with reproductive hormones depending on each stage of the menopausal transition - BMC Women's Health
Source : https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-023-02438-5
Introduction Associations of luteinizing hormone (LH) with androgens during the menopausal transition and associations between follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels and various diseases related to reproductive hormones in postmenopause have received...
Conclusion: The associations of LH and FSH with reproductive hormones are different depending on the stage of the menopausal transition.
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Mental health and quality of life in post-menopausal women as a function of retrospective menopause symptom severity
Source : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9178181/
Savannah C. Hooper, BA, 1, 2, * Victoria B. Marshall, BA, 1, 2 Carolyn B. Becker, PhD, 3 Andrea Z. LaCroix, PhD, 4 Pamela K. Keel, PhD, 5 and Lisa...
Conclusion: The menopausal transition is a significant change in a woman’s life and the challenges of menopausal symptoms can have lasting impacts on women’s health. It is imperative that future research seeks to further understand the lasting impacts of this transition on the lives of older women to ensure proper interventions are...
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