Menopause Resources
Below is a list of additional Menopause resources. Some of these resources are mentioned within the Menopause Wiki itself, while others simply provide further reading on a variety of menopausal topics.
Menopause Societies
- US & Canada: The Menopause Society (formerly The North American Menopause Society)
- Canada: Canada Menopause Society
- United Kingdom: British Menopause Society
- Australia: Australasian Menopause Society
- Switzerland: Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Gynäkologische Endokrinologie und Menopause
- Germany: Deutschen Menopause Gesellschaft e.V.
- International Menopause Society
Recommended books for menopause: (check your local library)
- The New Menopause (Dr. Mary Claire Haver)
- The XX Brain (Dr. Lisa Mosconi)
- The Menopause Manifesto (Dr. Jen Gunter)
- Estrogen Matters (Drs. Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris)
- Better Sex Through Mindfulness (Dr. Lori Brotto)
- The Menopause Guidebook (The Menopause Society)
- The Natural Menopause Method: A Nutritional Guide Through Perimenopause and Beyond (Karen Newby)
- The Complete Guide to the Menopause: Your Tool Kit to Take Control and Achieve Life-Long Health (Dr. Annice Mukherjee)
- Magnificent Midlife: Transform Your Middle Years, Menopause and Beyond (Rachel Lankester)
- Second Spring: The Self-Care Guide to Menopause (Kate Codrington)
- What Fresh Hell Is This? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You (Heather Corinna)
- Perimenopause Power (Maisie Hill)
- Mind Over Menopause: Lose Weight, Love Your Body, and Embrace Life After 50 with a Powerful New Mindset (Pahla Bowers)
Menopause in the news
Update in Female Hormonal Therapy
- The M Factor - Shredding the Silence on Menopause PBS Documentary on Menopause that addresses the marginalized or ignored health crisis faced by billions of women. (airing Oct 17, 2024)
- World Menopause Day - Menopause Hormone Therapy: Oct 18, 2024
- Hormone Therapy Can Benefit Women Into Their 80s - Medscape (Published Sep 12, 2024)
- Women Taking Hormone Therapy for Menopause Symptoms Can Stay on It for Decades - Everday Health (Published Sep 10, 2024)
- Antidepressants Overprescribed to Post-Menopausal Women Despite Risks - Mad in America (Published Sep 10, 2024)
- Is Hormone Therapy Good for Heart Health? - The Menopause Society (Published Sep 9, 2024)
- Starting hormone therapy in perimenopause may help slow down aging - Medical News Today (Published Sep 3, 2024)
- Scientists Discover a New Hormone that Can Build Strong Bones - University of California San Francisco (Published July 10, 2024)
- Prescribing of testosterone for middle-aged women ’out of control’ - The Guardian (Published July 5, 2024)
- New Treatment from Bayer to reduce menopause symptoms - NJBiz (Published June 10, 2024)
- The hot years: the truth about what happens during menopause – and the best ways to get through it - The Guardian (Published May 11, 2024)
- Experimental drug could help ease menopause-related symptoms, researchers say - Fox News (Published April 3, 2024)
- The Surprising Biology Behind Menopause’s Worst Symptoms - Scientific American (Published January 23, 2024)
- How Menopause Affects Women of Color - NY Times article (Published August 23, 2023)
- What if We Could Get Rid of Menopause? - Wall Street Journal article (Published July 13, 2023)
- Women Have Been Misled About Menopause - NY Times article (Published Feb 1, 2023)
- Do Hormone Treatments for Menopause Increase Dementia Risk? - NY Times article (Published July 10, 2023)
- The truth about hormone therapy for menopause - The National CBC video (Published April 27, 2023)
- ‘Millions of women are suffering who don’t have to’: why it’s time to end the misery of UTIs - The Guardian (Published Dec 17, 2023)
- But Where’s our Little Blue Pill? (Cosmopolitan digital issue -Sex after 60)
Essential menopause resources
- The International Menopause Society’s White Paper: Menopause and MHT in 2024: addressing the key controversies
- The Menopause Society’s (formerly NAMS) 2022 hormone therapy position statement (PDF)
- The Menopause Society’s (formerly NAMS) 2023 non-hormone therapy position statement (PDF)
- Menopause and MHT in 2024: addressing the key controversies (International Menopause Society)
- The Vajenda (Dr. Jen Gunter’s website/blog)
- Estrogen Matters podcast (Drs. Avrum Bluming and Carol Tavris, with Dr. Peter Attia)
- Management of the Perimenopause
- Menstruation and the Menopause Transition
- Bleeding patterns during the menopausal transition in the multi-ethnic Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN)
- Abnormal uterine bleeding in perimenopause
- How to Stay Positive During Menopause
- Medicine Today-Menopause Health Collection (PDF) (June 2023, collection of articles on hormone therapy, depression, premature ovarian insufficiency, vaginal symptoms, osteoporosis and management after breast cancer)
- Menopause impacts human brain structure, connectivity, energy metabolism, and amyloid-beta deposition
- Brain fog in menopause: a health-care professional’s guide for decision-making and counseling on cognition
- Rethinking Menopausal Hormone Therapy: For Whom, What, When, and How Long?
- Menopause Barbie Taylor (YouTube series)
- Menopause: How your body changes and what you can do Dr. Louise Newson (YouTube)
- Understanding Menopause & How To Deal With Symptoms | Q&A With Expert Dr Louise Newson (YouTube)
- Best Exercise for Women Going Through Different Stages of Menopause Dr. Stacy Sims (YouTube)
- Mainstream Menopause Advice is Misleading Active Women
Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) 2002 study’s impact on hormone therapy and menopause
- Where Are We 10 Years After the Women’s Health Initiative?
- Hormone replacement therapy - where are we now? (2021)
- A critique of Women’s Health Initiative Studies (2002-2006)
- The Controversial History of Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Association of Menopausal Hormone Therapy With Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality During Long-term Follow-up of the Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Clinical Trials
- 12 Steps to Evaluate Menopause Content
Doctors and menopause (gaps in knowledge)
- Doctors are Failing Women: A New Approach to Menopause Care
- OB/GYNS need menopause medicine training
- What Doctors Don’t Know About Menopause (Three out of four women who seek help for symptoms don’t receive it)
- It’s Time to End the Medical Gaslighting of Menopausal Women
- Mayo Clinic - Stay Active to Slow Muscle Loss That Comes with Aging
- Review of over 70 years of menopause science highlights research gaps and calls for individualized treatment
- Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied
- New Survey Confirms Need for More Menopause Education in Residency Programs
Cardiovascular disease in menopause
- Menopause-associated risk of cardiovascular disease
- The connection between menopause and cardiovascular disease risks
- Hot Flashes Linked with Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
- Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events in SWAN
- Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Reduction of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease: It’s About Time and Timing
- Effect of hormone replacement therapy on cardiovascular events in recently postmenopausal women
- The American Heart Association’s 2020 Statement:Menopause Transition and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Implication for Timing of Early Prevention
- American College of Cardiology: Hormone replacement therapy associated with lower mortality
- CDC: Lower your Risk for the Number 1 Killer of Women
- Cardiovascular disease competes with breast cancer as the leading cause of death for older females diagnosed with breast cancer
- World Congress on Menopause 2018: Dr. Robert Reid (YouTube)
Dementia in menopause
- Early menopause may raise risk of dementia later in life
- The Menopause Society’s report: Hot Flashes Yet Another Early Indicator for Alzheimer’s Disease
- Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and the Risk of Dementia
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of menopause hormone therapy on risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
- Sweet spot for HRT may reduce dementia risk by nearly a third (CNN_Health Article: Nov 2, 2023)
- Estrogen and cerebral blood flow: a mechanism to explain the impact of estrogen on the incidence and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
- Menopausal hormone therapy and dementia: nationwide
- Don’t Panic about the Study Suggesting an Increased Risk of Dementia with MHT
- Following a Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of cognitive decline in older people
Depression in menopause
- The Menopause Society (formerly NAMS): Depression and Menopause
- Depression and Menopause: An Update on Current Knowledge and Clinical Management for this Critical Window
- Depression During and After the Perimenopause: Impact of Hormones, Genetics, and Environmental Determinants of Disease
- Menopause and mental health
- Mood Changes During Perimenopause Are Real
- Perimenopause and Depression
Dietary, supplement and vitamin therapy in menopause
- Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for menopausal mood disorder
- Acupuncture for comorbid depression and insomnia in perimenopause
- Nutrition in Menopausal Women
- The Importance of Nutrition in Menopause and Perimenopause
- Creatine Supplementation in Women’s Health: A Lifespan Perspective
- Effect of Fennel on the Health Status of Menopausal Women
- Comparison of the Effect of Fennel and Evening Primrose Oil on Menopausal Problems and Hormonal Levels
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Menopause
- Effects of wild yam extract on menopausal symptoms, lipids and sex hormones in healthy menopausal women
- Nutritional Risk Factors Associated with Vasomotor Symptoms in Women Aged 40–65 Years
- Botanical and Dietary Supplements for Menopausal Symptoms: What Works, What Doesn’t
- Do vitamins help with menopause?
- Selected vitamins and quality of life in menopausal women
- Treatment of vasomotor symptoms of menopause with black cohosh, multibotanicals, soy, hormone therapy, or placebo
- Amberen vs. Estroven: What to know
- NCCIH: Black Cohosh
- NCCIH: Menopause Symptoms Nutritional Approaches
- Efficacy of the special extract ERr 731 from rhapontic rhubarb for menopausal complaints: a 6-month open observational study
- A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Maca Root as Treatment for Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction in Women
- Phytoestrogens and Their Health Effect
- Soy extract phytoestrogens with high dose of isoflavones for menopausal symptoms
- The pros and cons of phytoestrogens
- Consumption of soybean, soy foods, soy isoflavones and breast cancer incidence: Differences between Chinese women and women in Western countries and possible mechanisms
- The Role of Colonic Bacteria in the Metabolism of the Natural Isoflavone Daidzin to Equol
- Vitamin B12 deficiency can be sneaky, harmful
- The good, the bad, and the ugly of calcium supplementation: a review of calcium intake on human health
- Supplement Roulette
- Consumer Reports: How to Choose Supplements Wisely
- Dept of Defense: Supplement Safety Checks
Early menopause <age 45
- Long-term health consequences of premature or early menopause and considerations for management
- Early menopause linked to higher risk of future coronary heart disease
- Menopause-associated risk of cardiovascular disease
- Risk factors for natural menopause before the age of 45
- Early menopause may raise risk of dementia later in life
- Sweet spot for HRT may reduce dementia risk by nearly a third, study says
Hair loss in menopause
- American Academy of Dermatology Association: Thinning Hair and Hair Loss: Could it be Female Pattern Hair Loss?
- The Hair Follicle as an Estrogen Target and Source
- Prevalence of female pattern hair loss in postmenopausal women
- The Distribution of Estrogen Receptor β Is Distinct to That of Estrogen Receptor α and the Androgen Receptor in Human Skin and the Pilosebaceous Unit
- Biotin supplementation for hair and nail health: Does it pass the test?
- Managing hair loss in midlife women
- Combination Approaches for Combatting Hair Loss
- Nutrition of women with hair loss problem during the period of menopause
- A Review of the Use of Biotin for Hair Loss
Hormone therapy in menopause
- Rethinking Menopausal Hormone Therapy: For Whom, What, When, and How Long?
- How Long Can You Safely Take Menopause Hormone Therapy
- Use of menopausal hormone therapy beyond age 65 years and its effects on women’s health outcomes by types, routes, and doses
- Hormone Therapy and Biological Aging in Postmenopausal Women
- The Controversial History of Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Hormone replacement therapy - where are we now? (2021)
- ‘Tis but a scratch: a critical review of the Women’s Health Initiative evidence associating menopausal hormone therapy with the risk of breast cancer
- A hormone therapy history timeline from the Management of perimenopausel and menopausal symptoms
- HRT benefits & risks with Dr. Avrum Bluming
- Hormone Therapy for Menopause: Amercian College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
- Risks, Benefits, and Treatment Modalities of Menopausal Hormone Therapy
- Hormone Replacement Therapy: National Library of Medicine
- Health related quality of life after combined hormone replacement therapy
- Hormone replacement therapy associated with lower mortality
- Hormone replacement therapy and the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis
- Relationship between menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer: A nationwide population-based cohort study
- Bioidentical hormone therapy:Clarifying the misconceptions
- Stop Using “Body Identical” and “Bioidentical” to Refer to Menopausal Hormone Therapy
- The Language of Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Why it Matters
- Bioidentical Hormone Therapy
- What are bioidentical hormones?
- Menopause Hormone Therapy Chart
- Guide to Equivalent MHT/HRT Doses - Australasian Menopause Society
- Endometriosis recurrence from estrogen-only HRT
- HRT in Women Undergoing Pelvic Clearance for Endometriosis-A Case Report and a National Survey
- Progesterone in Peri-and Postmenopause
- Oral micronized progesterone for perimenopausal night sweats and hot flushes
- Smoking, estradiol metabolism and hormone replacement therapy
- Estrogen and skin: The effects of estrogen, menopause, and hormone replacement therapy on the skin
- Does Estrogen Prevent Skin Agin?
- The effect of menopausal hormone therapy on gastrointestinal cancer risk and mortality in South Korea
- Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Clinical Implications
- Hormone therapy may be best defense against knee osteoarthritis
Hormone therapy and venous thromboembolism (blood clot) risk
- Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of venous thromboembolism
- Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy: Route of Administration and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
- Transdermal estrogen therapy in menopausal women at increased risk for thrombotic events: a scoping review
- Transdermal hormone therapy and the risk of stroke and venous thrombosis
- Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of venous thromboembolism: nested case-control studies using the QResearch and CPRD databases
Compounded hormone therapy in menopause
- Compounded Bioidentical Menopausal Hormone Therapy
- What you Need to Know About Pellet Therapy for Menopause by Dr. Jen Gunter
- Topical Progesterone Is a Scam by Dr. Jen Gunter
- Transdermal progesterone creams for postmenopausal women: more hype than hope?
- Pelleted Hormone Therapy—More Risks, Questionable Benefits, Warn Experts
- The dangers of compounded bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
- Australasian Menopause Society does not recommend the use of compounded bioidentical hormone therapy in any form
- Menopause experts say compounded HRT is unsafe (The Guardian)
- Off-label prescribing of compounded, bioidentical hormone therapy can put physicians at legal risk
- Safety assessment of compounded non-FDA-approved hormonal therapy versus FDA-approved hormonal therapy in treating postmenopausal women
Hot Flashes (flushes) and night sweats in menopause
- The Menopause Society’s 2023 nonhormonal therapy position statement for vasomotor symptoms (PDF)
- Oral micronized progesterone for perimenopausal night sweats and hot flushes
- The Menopause Society’s report: Hot Flashes Yet Another Early Indicator for Alzheimer’s Disease
- Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events in SWAN
- Clinical Hypnosis vs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: What’s Better for Managing Hot Flashes?
- Hot flashes linked with risk factors for cardiovascular disease
- Hot flashes and subclinical cardiovascular disease: Findings from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation Heart Study
- Vasomotor symptoms and their links to cardiovascular disease risk
- Menopausal Hot Flashes: A Concise Review
- Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms and White Matter Hyperintensities in Midlife Women
- Longitudinal Analysis of the Association Between Vasomotor Symptoms and Race/Ethnicity Across the Menopausal Transition
- Perception of higher frequency of daily hot flashes in 50-year-old women today
- Fezolinetant, the new drug for hot flashes, gets approved by the FDA
- Fezolinetant for treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause
- Vasomotor Symptoms and Menopause
- Duration of Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms Over the Menopause Transition
- Behavioral weight loss for the management of menopausal hot flashes
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Menopause
- Cognitive-behavior therapy for hot flushes and night sweats
- Acute Increases in Physical Activity and Temperature are Associated with Hot Flash Experience in Midlife Women
- Hypnosis Intervention for Treatment of Hot Flashes Among Breast Cancer Survivors
- Clinical hypnosis in the treatment of postmenopausal hot flashes
- Nutritional Risk Factors Associated with Vasomotor Symptoms in Women Aged 40–65 Years
- The relationship between social support, stressful events, and menopause symptoms
- Treatment of vasomotor symptoms of menopause with black cohosh, multibotanicals, soy, hormone therapy, or placebo
- Black Cohosh: LiverTox: Clinical and Research on Drug-Induced Liver Injury
- Cigarette smoking, estrogen levels, and hot flashes in midlife women
- Fruit, Mediterranean-style, and high-fat and -sugar diets are associated with the risk of night sweats and hot flushes in midlife
- Menopause, micronutrients, and hormone therapy
Muscle and joints in menopause
- The musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause
- Muscle and Joint Pain in Menopause
- Effect of Estrogen on Musculoskeletal Performance and Injury Risk
- Musculoskeletal Pain during the Menopausal Transition
- Mapping global prevalence of menopausal symptoms among middle-aged women
- Hormonal and reproductive factors in relation to the risk of rheumatoid arthritis in women: a prospective cohort study with 223 526 participants
- Age at Menopause Could Determine Risk for Decline in Muscle Mass and Strength
- Hormone therapy may be best defense against knee osteoarthritis
- Sarcopenia in Menopausal Women: Current Perspectives
Osteosporosis in menopause
- 2022 Endocrine Society Menopause and Bone Loss
- The Menopause Society’s (formerly NAMS) 2021 position statement in the Management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
- A maternal brain hormone that builds bone
- National Osteoporosis Foundation: What Women Need to Know
- Bone Health and Osteoporosis
- Bone Mineral Density Changes during the Menopause Transition in a Multiethnic Cohort of Women
- One bone fracture increases risk for subsequent breaks in postmenopausal women
- Menopausal hormone therapy for the management of osteoporosis
- Hormone replacement therapy and the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis
- Effects of ultralow-dose transdermal estradiol on bone mineral density
- Withdrawal of hormone replacement therapy is associated with significant vertebral bone loss in postmenopausal women
- Hip fracture in postmenopausal women after cessation of hormone therapy
- Sharp increase in falls in women during midlife
- Decreasing the risk of falls and fractures before, during and after menopause (PDF)
- The effect of alcohol on osteoporosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- High-intensity exercise did not cause vertebral fractures and improves thoracic kyphosis in postmenopausal women with low to very low bone mass
- High-Intensity Resistance and Impact Training Improves Bone Mineral Density and Physical Function in Postmenopausal Women With Osteopenia and Osteoporosis: The LIFTMOR Randomized Controlled Trial
- Effect of two jumping programs on hip bone mineral density in premenopausal women
- Melatonin and Osteoporosis
- Prunes preserve hip bone mineral density in a 12-month randomized controlled trial in postmenopausal women
- A maternal brain hormone that builds bone (2024)
- Lifting Intervention for Training Muscle and Osteoporosis Rehabilitation (LIFTMOR) trial
- Exercising with osteoporosis; Stay active the safe way
- Train Like a Woman: Interview with Dr. Stacy Sim
- Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation: Bone Density Testing
- FRAX: Fracture Risk Assessment Tool
Other concerns in menopause
- Australasian Menopause Society: Midlife ADHD in women: any relevance to menopause?
- Alcohol is one of the biggest risk factors for breast cancer
- Menopausal Acne – Challenges And Solutions
- Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Early Natural Menopause
- Early menopause and premature ovarian insufficiency are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes
- Tubal Ligation and Age of Natural Menopause
- Endometriosis in Menopause-Renewed Attention on a Controversial Disease
- The management of menopause in women with a history of endometriosis
- The Impact of Estrogens and Their Receptors on Immunity and Inflammation during Infection
- The peri-menopause in a woman’s life: a systemic inflammatory phase that enables later neurodegenerative disease
- Autoimmune Disease in Women: Endocrine Transition and Risk Across the Lifespan
- Menopause and rheumatic disease
- Nicotine Alters Estrogen Receptor-Beta-Regulated Inflammasome Activity and Exacerbates Ischemic Brain Damage in Female Rats
- Osteoarthritis associated with estrogen deficiency
- Menopause and Osteoarthritis: Any Association?
- Psychologic distress and natural menopause
- Why are Women Prone to Restless Legs Syndrome?
- The link between frozen shoulder and menopause
- Hormone replacement therapy decreases the risk of tinnitus in menopausal women
- Don’t Use Menopause to Excuse Mediocre Men
- What’s in Your Gut Could Be Aggravating Your Menopause Symptoms
Provider Directory in menopause
Sex/libido in menopause
- Sexual difficulties in the menopause
- Yes, you can have better sex in midlife and in the years beyond
Skin in menopause
- Estrogen-deficient skin: The role of topical therapy
- Estrogens and Aging Skin
- Effect of estrogens on skin aging and the potential role of SERMs
- Skin, hair and beyond: the impact of menopause (PDF)
- Menopause, skin and common dermatoses
- Dermatological Changes during Menopause and HRT: What to Expect?
- Clinical characteristics of rosacea in perimenopausal women
- Effects of hormones on skin wrinkles and rigidity vary by race/ethnicity: four-year follow-up from the ancillary skin study of the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study
Sleep in menopause
- Sleep and Chronic Disease -CDC & Prevention
- Sleep patterns and risk of chronic disease as measured by long-term monitoring with commercial wearable devices
- Insomnia in Postmenopausal Women: How to Approach and Treat It?
- Acupuncture for comorbid depression and insomnia in perimenopause
- Effects of oral versus transdermal menopausal hormone treatments on self-reported sleep domains and their association with vasomotor symptoms in recently menopausal women
- Sleep and sleep disorders in the menopause transition
- Healthy sleep habits
- Sleep, Melatonin, and the Menopausal Transition: What Are the Links?
- Oral magnesium supplementation for insomnia in older adults
- The effect of magnesium supplementation on primary insomnia in elderly: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial
- The Effects of Magnesium – Melatonin - Vit B Complex Supplementation in Treatment of Insomnia
- 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP): Natural Occurrence, Analysis, Biosynthesis, Biotechnology, Physiology and Toxicology
- Valerian Root in Treating Sleep Problems and Associated Disorders—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Is exercise an alternative treatment for chronic insomnia?
- Physical exercise as a therapeutic approach for adults with insomnia
- Menopause and insomnia: Could a low-GI diet help?
- High glycemic index and glycemic load diets as risk factors for insomnia
- Mediterranean diet pattern and sleep duration and insomnia symptoms in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Testosterone in menopause
- The clinical management of testosterone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder: a review
- Global Consensus Position Statement on the Use of Testosterone Therapy for Women
- British Menopause Society Statement on Testosterone
- British Menopause Society Tools for Clinicians: Testosterone replacement in menopause
- The Australasian Menopause Society
- The Menopause Society (formerly NAMS): The role of testosterone therapy in postmenopausal women
- The Safety of Testosterone Therapy in Women (PDF)
- Testosterone replacement in Menopause (PDF)
- Androgen Therapy in Women: A Reappraisal: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
- Increasing women’s sexual desire: The comparative effectiveness of estrogens and androgens
- Could testosterone be a useful treatment for menopause?
- Testosterone in Female Depression: A Meta-Analysis and Mendelian Randomization Study
- Association between testosterone levels and bone mineral density in females aged 40–60 years from NHANES 2011–2016
Vaginal dryness (genitourinary syndrome) in menopause
- Vaginal Atrophy
- What Is Clitoral Atrophy and How’s It Treated?
- Comparison of the Hyaluronic Acid Vaginal Cream and Conjugated Estrogen Used in Treatment of Vaginal Atrophy of Menopause Women
- Current treatment options for postmenopausal vaginal atrophy
- Efficacy of intravaginal dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on moderate to severe dyspareunia and vaginal dryness, symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy, and of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause
- Hyaluronic acid-based hydrating vaginal gel
- Is vaginal hyaluronic acid as effective as vaginal estriol for vaginal dryness relief?
- Efficacy of vaginal estrogen for recurrent urinary tract infection prevention in hypoestrogenic women
- Treating vulvovaginal atrophy/genitourinary syndrome of menopause: how important is vaginal lubricant and moisturizer composition?
- Vaginal atrophy, diagnosis & treatment
- Vaginal atrophy
- Vaginal estrogen use for genitourinary symptoms in women with a history of uterine, cervical, or ovarian carcinoma
- Vaginal Estrogen Therapy Use and Survival in Females With Breast Cancer
Weight in menopause
- Menopause Weight Gain: Stop the Middle Age Spread
- Estrogen Deficiency and the Origin of Obesity during Menopause
- Obese Women Have Worse Menopause Symptoms and Get Less Relief from Hormone Therapy
- The effects of modified alternate-day fasting diet on weight loss and CAD risk factors in overweight and obese women
- Time-restricted feeding improves insulin resistance and hepatic steatosis in a mouse model of postmenopausal obesity
- What Midlife Women Should Know About Intermittent Fasting
- Daily energy expenditure through the human life course
- Waist size predicts heart attacks better than BMI, especially in women
- Excess Fat Around the Waist May Increase Death Risk for Women
- The Mediterranean diet and menopausal health
- Life-long body mass index trajectories and mortality in two generations
- Effect of diet with or without exercise on abdominal fat in postmenopausal women
- The effects of exercise training on body composition in postmenopausal women
- Effect of exercise training intensity on abdominal visceral fat and body composition
Workplace/employment in menopause
- Impact of Menopause Symptoms on Women in the Workplace
- Research: Workplace Stigma Around Menopause Is Real
- Impact of Menopausal Symptoms on Work: Findings from Women in the Health and Employment after Fifty (HEAF) Study
- Menopause in the workplace: What employers should be doing
Community supports
- Menopause Cafe - A place to gather, eat cake, drink tea and discuss menopause; join in or start your own!
- c/menopause - The Menopause Wiki’s official community on the open source Lemmy platform
- r/menopause - The Menopause Wiki’s official community on the Reddit platform
Tools
- Balance Menopause Support Menopause App by Dr. Louise Newson
- FRAX: Fracture Risk Assessment Tool
- National Menopause Foundation: Menopause Symptom Checklist (PDF)
Fitness in menopause
Be sure to check out our Fitness Wiki