Good social support and reliable information are essential for women who find menopause an intense and life-altering experience, especially if they live in rural areas where health services are patchy or inaccessible. That’s the key finding from research published in the latest issue of the UK-based Journal of Advanced Nursing.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
New drug aids women, boosts sexual interest
Women who suffer from low sex drives may be able to boost their libido with a drug currently going through clinical trials.
The new drug, LibiGel, is a gel that is applied to a woman's upper arm and releases testosterone into the body. "As testosterone levels decline so with it does a woman's sexual desire and sexual activity. LibiGel is a testosterone-based gel. In essence, we are giving back to a woman the testosterone that she's lost over time as aging occurs," Stephen Simes, CEO of BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc., said.
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The new drug, LibiGel, is a gel that is applied to a woman's upper arm and releases testosterone into the body. "As testosterone levels decline so with it does a woman's sexual desire and sexual activity. LibiGel is a testosterone-based gel. In essence, we are giving back to a woman the testosterone that she's lost over time as aging occurs," Stephen Simes, CEO of BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc., said.
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Advocates For Custom-Made Hormones Launch Lobbying Effort Against FDA
The Edinburg, Va.-based Hands Off My Estrogens Coalition last week placed advertisements in five newspapers that accused FDA of being hostile toward custom-made hormone products aimed at treating symptoms associated with menopause, the Washington Post reports. The ads -- which appeared in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Roll Call and the Seattle Times -- called on women and physicians to contact their congressional representatives and the White House and ask them for protected access to custom-made hormones (Boodman, Washington Post, 2/12).
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Doctors take another look at safety of hormone therapy
Data analysis suggests the treatment is safer in the decade after menopause than later on. Also, the FDA acts to rein in bioidentical hormones.
Physicians increasingly are talking about prescribing hormone therapy for recently menopausal women. Meanwhile, regulators are cracking down on claims about compounded formulations, according to statements issued in January.
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Physicians increasingly are talking about prescribing hormone therapy for recently menopausal women. Meanwhile, regulators are cracking down on claims about compounded formulations, according to statements issued in January.
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T.S. Wiley Offers Physicians 'Two Days Back on Earth' CME Course on Environmental Endocrinology at the GCC Planetarium
Medical practitioners can now participate in an intensive introduction to the newest emerging specialty of endocrinology by attending "Two Days Back on Earth," a *CME course on environmental endocrinology, covering how stressors on multiple endocrine systems control the rate of aging and quality of life to be held at the GCC Planetarium, Glendale California on March 29-30, June 21-22 and Sept. 20-21, 2008. The course, which also educates doctors about bio-mimetic hormone restoration therapy (BHRT), currently termed bio-identical hormone replacement therapy, is taught by T.S. Wiley and an oncologist, OBGYN, neurologist and family practitioner all practicing the principals
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Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy Seminars
If you live in the Orange County, San Diego areas of California, you need to know about some seminars happening in San Juan Capistrano.
Dr. J.A. Makena Marangu, MD is holding seminars at 27836 B Paseo Espada Suite 1122 San Juan Capistrano on February 20 & 27 as well as March 19 & 26. Call to reserve 949 443-4313.
Dr. J.A. Makena Marangu, MD is holding seminars at 27836 B Paseo Espada Suite 1122 San Juan Capistrano on February 20 & 27 as well as March 19 & 26. Call to reserve 949 443-4313.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Enzyme that causes premature menopause identified
Scientists have identified an enzyme that controls the ovulation process in women, and is responsible for premature menopause.
The international team suggests that their findings could lead to new treatments and also help improve the success of test tube baby fertility treatments.
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The international team suggests that their findings could lead to new treatments and also help improve the success of test tube baby fertility treatments.
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Monday, February 04, 2008
How To Accept Menopause In A Positive Way
For some woman, menopause is a blessing; for others, it’s a continuation of the curse.
It depends upon one’s view of the glass; is it half full or half empty. How to accept menopause in a positive way is the subject of this discourse.
While menopause is considered to be another change in the cycle of a woman’s life, each and every woman reacts differently to it. While some view it as a “new lease on life,” encompassing all of the physical, emotional, and sexual freedom associated with it, others see it as an end to that part of life which is fulfilling and nurturing. Depending upon the symptoms and their severity, one can look upon menopause in a positive manner, while simply dismissing the associated drawbacks as just a part of the overall process.
The acceptance of menopause, when viewed as a positive benefit, is most likely associated with these immediate benefits: No longer do you have to deal with monthly menstrual cycles which include the cramping, the bloating, and the mood swings. You can have sex as often as you like without having to worry about becoming pregnant. Reportedly, sex is even better than before! Your relationships reach an entirely new level of communication. Menopause is the quintessential sign you have reached an emotional and physical maturity to be able to handle anything that life throws at you.
You can accept menopause in a positive way by embracing life and living it to its fullest. While most women accept the changes their bodies will undergo over time, menopause allows you the opportunity to embrace your body and the changes it is going through.
Remember what it was like when you had your first period? In fact, you probably looked forward to that time. While you may have felt a bit awkward, nonetheless, your body changed, and you blossomed into a woman. The same is true of menopause; during menopause there are some periods of awkwardness as you learn to adapt to your changing body, both physically and emotionally. However once you have passed through this period you will blossom once again into your mature self, an empowered women filled with wonder and excitement.
Just as you accepted and embraced your rise to womanhood, it is important to recreate the same feeling of happiness. This is another milestone in your life which should be embraced with positive mental and emotional thought. Loving relationships, intimacy, and communication are parts of the circle of life after menopause. There are always other women you can talk to and discuss what you are going through. Their comfort and reassurance will guide you to a path of immeasurable freedom and joy.
It depends upon one’s view of the glass; is it half full or half empty. How to accept menopause in a positive way is the subject of this discourse.
While menopause is considered to be another change in the cycle of a woman’s life, each and every woman reacts differently to it. While some view it as a “new lease on life,” encompassing all of the physical, emotional, and sexual freedom associated with it, others see it as an end to that part of life which is fulfilling and nurturing. Depending upon the symptoms and their severity, one can look upon menopause in a positive manner, while simply dismissing the associated drawbacks as just a part of the overall process.
The acceptance of menopause, when viewed as a positive benefit, is most likely associated with these immediate benefits: No longer do you have to deal with monthly menstrual cycles which include the cramping, the bloating, and the mood swings. You can have sex as often as you like without having to worry about becoming pregnant. Reportedly, sex is even better than before! Your relationships reach an entirely new level of communication. Menopause is the quintessential sign you have reached an emotional and physical maturity to be able to handle anything that life throws at you.
You can accept menopause in a positive way by embracing life and living it to its fullest. While most women accept the changes their bodies will undergo over time, menopause allows you the opportunity to embrace your body and the changes it is going through.
Remember what it was like when you had your first period? In fact, you probably looked forward to that time. While you may have felt a bit awkward, nonetheless, your body changed, and you blossomed into a woman. The same is true of menopause; during menopause there are some periods of awkwardness as you learn to adapt to your changing body, both physically and emotionally. However once you have passed through this period you will blossom once again into your mature self, an empowered women filled with wonder and excitement.
Just as you accepted and embraced your rise to womanhood, it is important to recreate the same feeling of happiness. This is another milestone in your life which should be embraced with positive mental and emotional thought. Loving relationships, intimacy, and communication are parts of the circle of life after menopause. There are always other women you can talk to and discuss what you are going through. Their comfort and reassurance will guide you to a path of immeasurable freedom and joy.
Friday, February 01, 2008
Menopause: Feel like a natural woman
Lucy Atkins visits the expert leading a new approach to the menopause
Midwife Zita West has made something of a name for herself among women seeking a more holistic approach to their reproductive health. Having seen Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett and Sophie, Countess of Wessex through pregnancy and birth, she also has a reputation for getting amazing results with couples who are undergoing IVF. Now, keen to see her growing number of devotees through the next life stage, she has launched a menopause programme.
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Midwife Zita West has made something of a name for herself among women seeking a more holistic approach to their reproductive health. Having seen Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett and Sophie, Countess of Wessex through pregnancy and birth, she also has a reputation for getting amazing results with couples who are undergoing IVF. Now, keen to see her growing number of devotees through the next life stage, she has launched a menopause programme.
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In the Ongoing War of Menopause Treatments, Will Women Inevitably Lose?
Since the Women’s Health Initiative began in 1991, various discoveries about menopausal treatments have shocked and stunned menopause-age women. WHI started in 1991 to test the effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy on heart disease, breast, and colorectal cancer, among other things.
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