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Vaginal Estradiol, Moisturizer No Better Than Placebo for Postmenopausal Vulvovaginal Symptoms
Neither a prescription vaginal estradiol tablet nor an over-the-counter vaginal moisturizer provides additional benefit over dual placebo in reducing postmenopausal vulvovaginal symptoms, according to the first randomized comparison.
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New Questionnaire Aims to Increase Understanding and Treatment of Menopause Symptoms
A new patient-reported outcome measure, the Vulvovaginal Atrophy Questionnaire, aims to improve clinicians' understanding of the extent and impact of genitourinary symptoms of menopause on women.
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Evaluating Post-Menopausal Women's Vulvovaginal Symptoms, Mood and Sex Life
These pioneering studies from Massachusetts General Hospital evaluate the efficacy of two common, low-risk treatments for postmenopausal symptoms against a placebo and assess how much postmenopausal women were bothered by vulvovaginal discomfort symptoms, along with their impact on mood and quality of life.
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Lipoprotein(a) Prognostic of CHD in Contemporary Cohort Receiving Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Michael C. Honigberg, MD, MPP, Pradeep Natarajan, MD, MMSc, and Mark Trinder, MSc, studied 88,266 participants in the UK Biobank and found no evidence that contemporary menopausal hormone therapy reduces the lipoprotein(a)-associated risk of coronary heart disease.
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Review: Weight Regulation in Menopause
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, MBA, an obesity medicine physician-scientist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, and colleagues report that 70% of U.S. women of perimenopausal age have overweight or obesity. In an invited review, they suggest a comprehensive approach to assessment and treatment.
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Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach to Menopause
In this video, Jan Shifren, MD, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Midlife Women's Health Center, discusses the multidisciplinary approach to caring for women at midlife, and promoting research and education to improve women's health at this complex stage of life.
Menopause Contributors
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Caroline M. Mitchell, MD
Director, Vulvovaginal Disorders Program, Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology , Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology
Recent Article
Innovative Research on Modifying Vaginal Microbiome to Treat Bacterial Vaginosis
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Jan Shifren, MD
Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Midlife Women's Health Center, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach to Menopause
Obstetrics & Gynecology Care at Mass General
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