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  • White Blood Cell Count Could Predict Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms

    A new study based on Women’s Health Initiative data suggests that a readily available and inexpensive clinical marker of inflammation could be key in predicting debilitating COVID outcomes in postmenopausal women

  • Traffic-Related Air Pollution May Be Hazardous for Women’s Mental Health

    New study suggests that this specific type of pollution is associated with depression; sociodemographic status and reproductive health factors also play a role

  • Intimate Partner Violence Shown to Take Toll on Women’s Cognitive Performance

    New study based on SWAN data suggests working memory performance declined faster among women with a history of physical intimate partner violence

  • Does It Matter That the Ovaries Are the Most Rapidly Aging Organs in the Female Body?

    New study suggests that a longer reproductive lifespan is associated with a lower prevalence of multimorbidity

  • Practice Pearls

    Practice Pearls for Healthcare Professionals Practice Pearls are a series of clinical overviews and perspectives that tackle challenging problems healthcare professionals face in their care of women during the menopause transition and beyond. The Practice Pearl series is a benefit of membership in The Menopause Society and provides clinical perspectives on important menopause-related issues affecting…

  • Glossary

    Menopause Definitions Learn what menopause, perimenopause, and other midlife women’s health terms mean. Menopause Definitions   The Menopause Society has compiled a comprehensive list of definitions for terminology related to menopause, perimenopause, and other terms relating to midlife women’s health issues.   A  Abdomen. The part of the body below the ribs and above the pelvis.  Abnormal…

  • First to Know

    First to Know Breaking scientific news and expert commentary. First to Know Members of The Menopause Society receive a subscription to this e-mail newsletter featuring the latest research news and menopause information, along with expert commentary that places the news into perspective. The Society requests commentary from experts in the clinical practice and research communities…

  • Hormone Therapy

    Menopause Topics: Hormone Therapy Hormone therapies (HT), sometimes mistakenly called hormone replacement therapy, are the prescription drugs used most often to treat menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), which includes vaginal dryness after menopause. What Is Hormone Therapy? At the most basic level, hormone therapy replaces female hormones, primarily…