Practice patterns and perspectives regarding treatment for symptoms of menopause: qualitative interviews with US health care providers
Methods Registered US gynecologists or primary care providers from all US regions were identified from local association directories and an in-house database and were invited to participate in a qualitative...
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Discussion: We conducted qualitative interviews with 20 HCPs in a noninterventional, cross-sectional, observational study documenting HCPs' views and practices regarding prescription and nonprescription treatments for VMS related to menopause. The interviews were designed to inform data collection for a more extensive retrospective review of...
Treatment and resource utilization for menopausal symptoms in the United States: a retrospective review of real-world evidence from US electronic health records
Participating health care providers were gynecologists, internal medicine/family physicians, or advanced practice providers who typically saw three or more women per week presenting with menopausal symptoms and could identify eligible...
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Discussion: The current noninterventional, retrospective, observational cohort study aimed to identify and characterize the use of prescription and nonprescription therapies for VMS recorded by HCPs, bridge gaps in our knowledge of the treatment of VMS, and describe the broad spectrum of prescription and nonprescription therapies (including...
Effect of menopause and age on vascular impairment
Source : https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378512223000154
Cardiovascular disease in aging women is a growing problem. * 89 women initiated the study and 74 of them participated in the 10-year follow-up (from 46 till 56 years of...
Conclusion: We demonstrate how cardiovascular risk factors and vascular function evolve during menopausal transition. Although menopause was not associated with vascular impairment, short-term improvement in vascular function was observed in those using menopausal hormonal therapy. Intermittent nocturnal hypoxemia, obesity and impaired glucose...
Experiences of postmenopausal osteoporosis: a narrative review
Source : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09638288.2023.2169770
Abstract Abstract A narrative review was conducted to identify, critically appraise, and synthesise primary research on the lived experiences of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. A systematic search of qualitative studies...
Conclusion: Qualitative studies that explored the lived experiences of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis can provide important insights into the impact of the disease on women’s lives and potential pathways for improving care and management.
The association between testosterone and depression in postmenopausal women: A systematic review of observational studies
The contribution of testosterone to depression in older women is uncertain. This review was conducted to investigate the association between endogenous testosterone blood concentrations and depression in postmenopausal women. We...
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Conclusion: While an association between testosterone and depression in postmenopausal women is not supported by this systematic review, this remains an uncertain conclusion due to methodologic limitations of the available data. Large, studies of community-based samples employing validated instruments for depression, and precise measurement...