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menopause

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At-home hypnosis relieves menopausal hot flushes

Hot flushes could be relieved by listening to recordings that induce hypnosis from home, rather than having to venture to a clinic

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Testosterone helps libido in menopause – can it treat other symptoms?

Analysis

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Starting HRT in early menopause may reduce women's risk of Alzheimer's

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We’re finally learning how perimenopause profoundly changes the brain

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We’re finally learning how perimenopause profoundly changes the brain

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Happy Female Walkers

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Why postmenopausal women are so crucial to our evolutionary success

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Most mammals go through the menopause - if they live long enough

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^BHormone replacement therapy.^b Close-up of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) pills in a circular dispenser. HRT pills are synthetic hormones used to treat menopausal women. They counteract the hormone deficiency that occurs at menopause. These pills contain oestrogen, and often progestogen, drugs. HRT helps to prevent ^Iosteoporosis,^i ^Iatherosclerosis^i and ^Iatrophic vaginitis^i (where the vagina becomes thin and dry). Pills are taken daily on a monthly basis to coincide with the menstrual cycle. Adverse effects include nausea, tenderness of the breasts, fluid retention and leg cramps.

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Outdated research on HRT is letting people down

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Should you take HRT? Here's how to think clearly about the risks

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Should you take HRT? Here's how to think clearly about the risks

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Soy-heavy vegan diet may reduce hot flushes in postmenopausal women

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Hormone replacement therapy doesn't increase risk of dying early

A study of 300,000 people shows that HRT for menopause symptoms doesn't increase the risk of early death, helping to overturn outdated fears about its safety

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Study of how genes influence menopause may improve fertility treatment

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Menopausal woman gives birth after blood plasma injection in ovaries

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Blood test can predict when women will have their last period

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Social stress linked to bone density loss in postmenopausal women

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