NexMed's cream, Femprox, is in late-stage trials in China for both pre- and post-menopausal women.
Some tout the benefits of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms, while others emphasize the risks.
But tamoxifen can cause cancer of the lining of the uterus in post-menopausal women.
There is work to suggest that inflammatory marker levels are different in pre- and post-menopausal women.
This might explain the very noticeable presence of post-menopausal women in the Forbes list.
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For women who are not suffering from menopausal symptoms, the risks of taking HRT outweigh the benefits.
Be sure to talk with your doctor before taking any herbal treatments or dietary supplements for menopausal symptoms.
Three studies of post-menopausal women show low- fat diets don't prevent heart disease, breast cancer, or colon cancer.
When we first meet the two, Faye is in his mid-50s and menopausal.
"We use menopausal hormone therapy for women with moderate to severe hot flashes interfering with their lives, " Crandall said.
The participants were post-menopausal and had become resistant to certain hormone drugs called aromatase inhibitors that block production of estrogen.
Thursday evening, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AstraZeneca 's Arimidex for use against early-stage breast cancer in post-menopausal women.
Participants in the study were taking the treatment so researchers could assess how well it prevented aging-related diseases, not menopausal symptoms.
Another biopharmaceutical company, DepoMed , is also aiming to get FDA approval for a gabapentin drug, intended to treat menopausal hot flashes and postherpetic neuralgia.
However, clinical trials of soy in menopausal women have had mixed results.
That increase was likely due to evidence indicating testosterone might reduce menopausal symptoms by increasing sex drive, reducing anxiety and increasing bone strength.
Some women may be wary of taking an antidepressant for menopausal symptoms, and cost also may be a negative factor, the physician noted.
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Peri- and post-menopausal women are normally no longer looked upon as carrying the same child-bearing responsibilities (and scheduling complications that come with) as young women.
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"A woman suffering menopausal symptoms with a risk of osteoporosis is an ideal candidate for the treatment, " says the author of Is HRT right for me?
July 25, 2006 A new study finds women who take the hormone supplement testosterone to reduce menopausal symptoms are at increased risk of breast cancer.
Professor Jane Wardle, director of Cancer Research UK's health behaviour unit, said there was a growing body of evidence linking obesity with post menopausal breast cancer.
The researchers, from the University of Florida in Gainesville, carried out the study after observing that post-menopausal women under hormone replacement therapy were protected against strokes.
Tofu contains phytoestrogens, which are known to help to balance out estrogen levels and to help menopausal women mitigate their symptoms by balancing out their estrogen levels.
LibiGel is in development for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), specifically, hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in menopausal women, for which there is no FDA-approved product.
The same goes for hormonal replacement therapy for post-menopausal women.
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It found that hormone therapy, often prescribed to relieve menopausal symptoms and protect against osteoporosis, in healthy postmenopausal women increased the risk of breast cancer, heart disease and stroke.
Many menopausal women who are afraid that hormone replacement therapy could increase their risk of breast cancer have turned to the herbal supplement black cohosh an alternative in recent years.
But a large, NIH-sponsored, carefully controlled study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Monday reports that, unlike HRT, the supplement doesn't work to help hot flashes or other menopausal symptoms.
Earlier this month, the FDA rejected Wyeth's Pristiq, an antidepressant that was being tested for menopausal symptoms, saying it wants additional clinical trials on the drug's heart and liver side effects.
"Many people are tired much of the time, " women may feel bloated around the time they menstruate, and post-menopausal women commonly have to urinate frequently or more urgently, she said.
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