Sunday, October, 25, 2009
Early Menopause
October 03, 2008
The February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource explains
causes of early menopause and how to treat it. Early onset
menopause can be caused by premature ovarian failure or some cancer
treatments. Many women take hormone replacement therapy to cope
with early menopause.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Natalia Hernandez
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Health Expert
...you're like me, and cancer treatment pushed you into early menopause (I'm in my late 20s), then...
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By Toni Hurst
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Health Expert
...what others are going through: painful intercourse, early menopause because of surgery,...
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By Kevin Knopf, MD
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Health Expert
Both elderly patient and younger patients present special challenges for doctors. In the case of a...
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By Lila de Tantillo
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Health Expert
...oophorectomy – removal of the ovaries – will induce an early menopause. In addition, even...
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By Amy Hendel
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Health Expert
...estrogen/progestin, can be used up to and through early menopause. It may help with...
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Health Guide
...treatments for this problem, although a full evaluation for physical causes, such as vaginal dryness,
early menopause, hormonal imbalance, or depression is usually recommended.Loss of a breast,...
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During my first oncology consultation, my doctor was explaining the staging of my breast cancer and the best course of treatment when, seemingly out of the blue, she asked if I still wanted to have...
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...younger age may be at increased risk.Menopause and Heart DiseaseHeart disease risk factors may trigger
early menopause, according to a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology....
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...osteoporosis include:Being tall and thinBeing CaucasianSmokingTaking thyroid hormoneBeing sedentary
Early menopause or surgical menopause (removal of ovaries)Women at risk for osteoporosis should...
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...hormone efficiently. About half of PCOS patients, in fact, also have diabetes.Premature Ovarian Failure (
Early Menopause)Premature ovarian failure (POF) is the early depletion of follicles before...
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A woman who suffered early menopause was recently able to give birth after receiving an ovary transplant from her sister. This remarkable operation...
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October 03, 2008
It may be safer for women to take hormone replacement therapy during the first few years of menopause, according to a small study. For this study,...
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October 03, 2008
This is a study to determine if the use of estrogen within three years of the onset of menopause will help prevent the development of heart disease....
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