BACKGROUND In Western countries hormone replacement therapy (HT) is widely used in the treatment of climacteric women who are affected with hot flashes and night sweats. Besides, long-term HT was frequently used to manage the higher risks for osteoporosis and heart attack in postmenopause. Estrogens alone or combined with progestin feature most frequently in HT. OBJECTIVES This HTA report add...

BACKGROUND During perimenopause, vasomotor symptoms are known to have a detrimental effect on women's functional ability and quality of life. For symptomatic women not eligible for hormonal therapy, desvenlafaxine is an option, but its safety margin and tolerability are not yet determined. METHODS A computer-based literature search was done in the databases of MEDLINE, Cochrane library, and H...

Survival rates for people treated for breast or prostate cancer have increased steadily since 2000, which has been attributed to advances in early detection and improvements in treatments. However, breast and prostate cancer therapies that target estrogen and testosterone production are associated with hormone-deprivation symptoms--most commonly hot flashes--that may have a significant negative...

OBJECTIVE To create an evidence-based position statement regarding the treatment of vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause. DESIGN The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) enlisted clinicians and researchers acknowledged to be experts in the field of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms to review the evidence obtained from the medical literature and develop a document for final ap...

Background: Hormone therapy is often used for menopausal symptoms, yet non hormonal interventions are the focus when treating menopausal symptoms induced by chemotherapy. A significant need exists for menopausal symptom relief for women following treatment for breast cancer. Objective: To test acupuncture for menopausal symptom relief for women following treatment for breast cancer as well as c...

objective: to evaluate the symptoms of menopausal women and the link between sexual function, menopausal symptoms and demographic variables. materials and methods: this is a cross-sectional study in which 202 postmenopausal women admitted to the health care centers were selected. the female sexual function index (fsfi) questionnaire and menopause-specific quality of life (menqol) were the main ...