The Menopause Society

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Study suggests early menopause and surgical menopause linked with women’s employment and hormone therapy within early postmenopause years may help women remain in the workforce.

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#surgicalmenopause #earlymenopause #hormonetherapy

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Members join us on Wednesday, Oct 15 for the next Menopause Step-by-Step webinar. Host Dr Makeba Williams and Guest Dr James Liu will discuss “Role of Progestogens in Hormone Therapy.” Register in the Member Center on our website. It will be recorded and posted in the Member Center.

#progestogens

Menopause at work: Despite costing the U.S. economy $26B a year, menopause remains hush-hush in the office The loss of productivity and health expenses associated with menopause cost the U.S. economy $26 billion annually. Workdays missed due to menopause symptoms added up to another $1.8-billion annual los...

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HRT for beginners: Your complete guide to menopause hormone therapy If it seems like everyone is talking about estrogen for menopause, you're right. But far fewer women are using it. Should you?

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Misconceptions keep some cancer patient populations from benefitting from hormone therapy, more education is needed. Read more at tinyurl.com/2yp5wz24.

#hormonetherapy #gynecologiccancer

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Doctors Stephanie Faubion and Cynthia Stuenkel with the Menopause step-by-step webinar series logo and text reading "must know menopause studies".

Members, join us on Wed, Sept 17, for the next Menopause Step-by-Step webinar. Dr Faubion and Dr Stuenkel will discuss “Must Know Menopause Studies.” Register in the Member Center on our site. It will be recorded and posted in the Member Center.

#menopause #menopausestepbystep #menopauseresearch

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Despite conflicting results of previous studies, a new meta-analysis reveals an 18% higher risk of #stroke for women having a hysterectomy with bilateral #oophorectomy and a 5% higher risk for #hysterectomy alone.

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Doctor Chrisandra Shufelt

The Menopause Society is pleased to announce that Chrisandra L Shufelt, MD, MS, FACP, MSCP, has been appointed as a member of The Society’s Board of Trustees. Dr Shufelt will fill the remaining 13 months of the Board seat vacated by Dr Holly Pederson who has stepped down from the Board.

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New study confirms that older women experience sexual dysfunction at similar rates as midlife women but report less sexual distress. #sexualdysfunction #postmenopause #womenshealth

Learn more: tinyurl.com/3w4nrzdz

Opinion | Are We Winning the Menopause Battle but Losing the War? Legislative efforts to improve physician education are just one component of improved care

Associate Medical Director Dr Monica Christmas on #menopause care as part of a comprehensive healthcare plan that includes access to high-quality medical treatment by a knowledgeable healthcare professional.

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Doctors Holly Thomas and Hadine Joffe with texting reading "menopause step by step webinar series" and "sleep and menopause".

Members, please join us on August 13, for the next #Menopause Step-by-Step webinar. Drs Holly Thomas and Hadine Joffe will discuss “Sleep and Menopause.” Register through in the Member Center on our website. If you can’t join us live, it will be posted in the Member Center.
#menopauseandsleep

Your complete guide to getting menopause help online Hot flash help is easier to get than ever — but are telehealth options a good idea?

Is telehealth a good fit for menopause care? Medical Director Dr Stephanie Faubion weighs in.

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#MenopauseCare #menopause

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We are celebrating a milestone in the history of The Menopause Society! It is only July, and we have reached 10,064 members. Thank you to all our long-time members and our new members for making this possible.

Infographic for The Menopause Step-by-Step webinar series on mood and menopause.

REMINDER: THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK.
Members please join us on Wed, July 23 for the next Menopause Step-by-Step webinar. Dr Monica Christmas and Dr Pauline Maki will discuss “Mood and Menopause.” Register in the Member Center on our website. It will be recorded and posted in the Member Center.

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#Depression is often associated with #earlymenopause and some women are at greater risk. A new study suggests that risk factors include younger age at diagnosis, severity of menopause symptoms, lack of emotional support, and fertility-related grief. tinyurl.com/nhjawsfe

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The Menopause Society’s 2025 Annual Meeting, with the theme of Optimizing Health and Longevity at Menopause and Beyond, is available virtually through OnDemand!

View the The Scientific Program at tinyurl.com/bdd3eh6y. Register for OnDemand at menopause.ondemand.org.

#menopauseeducation

In what some call a ‘national movement,’ more than a dozen states introduce menopause bills | CNN A wave of menopause-related legislation has been introduced across the United States this year, leading to possible shifts in how women are cared for during that phase in their lives.

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FDA Expert Panel on Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy for Wome need this information

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10 Menopause Myths the Experts Can’t Stand There are lots of misconceptions out there. We asked experts about the biggest offenders.

Dr Stephanie Faubion, Medical Director, and other experts review misconceptions about #menopause.

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Members please join us on Wednesday, July 23 for the next Menopause Step-by-Step webinar. Dr Monica Christmas and Dr Pauline Maki will discuss “Mood and Menopause.” Register in the Member Center on our website. It will be recorded and posted in the Member Center.

#menopause #menopausestepbystep

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New analysis suggests that chronologic and reproductive age both have a significant effect on a woman’s level of #anger and her ability to manage it and that women’s anger traits significantly decrease with age starting at #midlife. #menopause

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Hypoactive sexual desire disorder infographic.

REMINDER: THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK.

Members, join us June 18 for the next Menopause Step-by-Step webinar. Dr Lauren Streicher and Dr Jan Shifren will discuss “Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder.” Register in the Member Center on our site, or find the recording there after.

#menopause #hsdd

Doctor Steven Goldstein.

Could I possibly get pregnant at my age? Dr. Steven Goldstein counsels on the importance of low dose birth control in the perimenopause transition and as an effective treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding in women with no comorbidities. tinyurl.com/3p7jck8c
#abnormalbleeding #perimenopause

Graphic with The Menopause Society logo and text reading "New Model Predicts Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer".

A nomogram was developed and validated through a new study to predict the risk of patients with epithelial ovarian cancer developing deep vein thrombosis.

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#ovariancancer #deepveinthrombosis

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The Hyatt Regency is now sold out. We have secured additional rooms at several other properties in the area. See details at tinyurl.com/48jurhs4.

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NextGen Now initiative to transform #menopausetraining to be launched. An anonymous donor provided $5m to fund innovative $10m program to equip current and next generation of healthcare professionals with knowledge, tools, and support needed to improve care of midlife women.

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Insulin resistance is becoming more common because of a combination of lifestyle factors, genetics, and medical conditions. Lots of those same risk factors play a role in abnormal uterine bleeding. A new study sets out to prove the connection between the two. Learn more: tinyurl.com/ym3tut3x

Photos of doctors Lauren Streicher and Jan Shifren with text reading "Menopause Step by Step webinar series" and "hypoactive sexual desire disorder."

Members, please join us June 18 for the next Menopause Step-by-Step webinar. Host Dr Lauren Streicher and Guest Dr Jan Shifren will discuss “Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder.” Register in the Member Center on our site. It will also be recorded and posted in the Member Center.

#menopause #hsdd

The phases of the moon.

A new study suggests that emotions such as anger, irritability, and feeling out of control may be more pronounced based on a women’s menstrual cycle phase and her reproductive age.

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