Comparison of predictive effect of the dietary inflammatory index and empirically derived food-based dietary inflammatory index on the menopause-specific quality of life and its complications - BMC Women's Health
Source : https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-023-02485-y
Introduction Menopause, defined as the cessation of menstruation for at least 12 months, is one of the important stages of a woman's life cycle. Some hormonal variations occur during the...
Conclusion: Both dietary inflammatory indices appear to be suitable for predicting quality of life, but FDII had slightly more predictive power. It seems that the quality of life and severity of menopausal symptoms may be improved, particularly with regard to sexual symptoms, by following an anti-inflammatory diet.
Menopausal hormone therapy and dementia: nationwide, nested case-control study
Source : https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj-2022-072770
Objectives To assess the association between use of menopausal hormone therapy and development of dementia according to type of hormone treatment, duration of use, and age at usage. Design Nationwide,...
Conclusion: Menopausal hormone therapy was positively associated with development of all cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, even in women who received treatment at the age of 55 years or younger. The increased rate of dementia was similar between continuous and cyclic treatment.
Virgin Coconut Oil in Paste Form as Treatment for Dyspareunia and Vaginal Dryness in Patients With and Without Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases: An Efficacy and Safety Assessment Pilot Study
Introduction The use of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an over-the-counter (OTC) treatment for vaginal dryness and dyspareunia (VDD) in the general population has increased worldwide despite the absence of...
Conclusion: A high percentage of women with VDD, with and without RAD, needlessly continue to experience quality-of-life-altering physical and psychosocial morbidity due to the underutilization and lack of awareness of VCO-containing therapy. The small sample size, non-blinded, non-randomized, pilot platform, and the use of a non-validated...
Skin cancer risk of menopausal hormone therapy in a Korean cohort - Scientific Reports
Source : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-37687-9
Conflicting studies exist on the association between menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) and skin cancers, such as melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). This retrospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the...
Discussion: Overall, MHT was not associated with melanoma incidence in menopausal Korean women. Instead, tibolone and COPM were associated with a decrease in NMSC occurrence.
Menopausal hormone therapy and dementia: nationwide, nested case-control study
Source : https://www.bmj.com/content/381/bmj-2022-072770
Objectives To assess the association between use of menopausal hormone therapy and development of dementia according to type of hormone treatment, duration of use, and age at usage. Design Nationwide,...
Conclusion: Menopausal hormone therapy was positively associated with development of all cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, even in women who received treatment at the age of 55 years or younger. The increased rate of dementia was similar between continuous and cyclic treatment. Further studies are warranted to determine whether these...