Testosterone is widely promoted as an essential part of menopausal hormone therapy to treat low mood, brain fog and low energy. But new research challenges this.
- Chair of Women's Health, Monash University
Here’s what hormonal changes you might be experiencing as you approach menopause – and what blood tests can and can’t tell you.
What is a menopause health assessment? And how will it improve the health care women receive during this stage in their lives?
Bouffées de chaleurs, sueurs nocturnes, « brouillard cérébral »… Les symptômes de la ménopause sont multiples. Comment les détecter et les prendre en charge ? Voici les recommandations scientifiques.
Here’s what the evidence says.
Many women choose alternative medicines over hormone therapy because they have a higher risk of breast cancer. Should they give black cohosh a try?
Women are increasingly seeking testosterone therapy to treat fatigue and brain fog. But there’s no evidence it improves symptoms of menopause.
While evidence has indicated women who take menopausal hormone therapy have a marginally increased risk of breast cancer, it’s equally important we talk about the benefits of the treatment.
Every woman who reaches midlife will experience menopause when her ovaries eventually run out of eggs. So what’s happening with her hormones?
Urinary incontinence, or the uncontrolled leakage of urine, is a common problem among women: it affects almost one in two women at some time in their life. It’s understandably a condition most women are…
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