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Laser acupuncture fails to ease menopausal woes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women seeking relief of hot flashes and other bothersome symptoms of menopause might want to take a pass on laser acupuncture, based on a new study showing that it is largely ineffective in relieving menopausal symptoms. Laser acupuncture uses a laser beam instead of the traditional acupuncture needles. The low-power laser beam is directed at the ...

St. John's wort may cool hot flashes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The popular herbal remedy St. John's wort may help ease menopausal hot flashes, a small study suggests. St. John's wort is probably best known as an herbal antidepressant, with some clinical trials suggesting that it can help relieve mild to moderate depression symptoms. A few studies have also investigated the herb's effects on ...

Author: dr. sarkozy

Most women experience abnormal uterine bleeding at least once during their reproductive years. The most ordinary times those women knowledge heavy menstrual period are during the first few years of menstruation during adolescence and during the final two to three years of menstruating before menopause.
Abnormal uterine blood loss (AUB) is accountable for as many as one-third ...

Acupuncture eases tamoxifen-related hot flashes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study provides more evidence that acupuncture can help ease hot flashes in women with breast cancer who are being treated with the "anti-estrogen" drug tamoxifen. Acupuncture, researchers found, is free of side effects and has a side benefit for some women: an increased sex drive. "Acupuncture appears to be at least as effective as ...

Hormone replacement won't prevent physical decline

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some hopeful hints from earlier research, a new study finds that older women on hormone replacement therapy may not gain any protection from disability as they age. Researchers have speculated that waning estrogen levels may contribute to muscle loss and other declines in physical function as women age. Muscle cells have receptors for estrogen, and ...

Placebo beats black cohosh for hot flashes

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black cohosh and red clover are widely promoted as helping to ease menopausal and aging-related symptoms, but a rigorously performed study has found they are no better than placebo for treating hot flashes and night sweats. That doesn't mean that they won't be helpful for some women, Dr. Stacie E. Geller, a professor of ...

Author: Brad Bahr

Menopause is probably one of the most expected problems affecting women's health and menopause manifestations aren't commonly nice but are frequently uncomfortable, involving women of many different age groups even women as young as 20. Menopause is stimulated by the woman's system working through a dramatic alteration in hormone levels.

While the mid-20's ...

Soy compounds may not prevent bone loss

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Supplements containing soy isoflavones may do little to preserve women's bone mass after menopause. In a study of more than 200 women ages 46 to 65, researchers found that the soy supplement did not appear to ward off bone-density loss over 3 years. In general, women on the supplement showed the same degree of bone ...

Hormone replacement therapy tied to mental benefits

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who use certain forms of hormone replacement therapy seem to perform better on tests of memory and mental speed than other women do, a new study finds. In a four-year study of 3,130 French women age 65 and older, researchers found that those currently on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) performed better on certain ...

Author: Francine Davidovich

Natural breast enhancement creams not only give you bigger, more beautiful breasts but they also help to alleviate hormonal imbalances so you can feel and look your best every day.

Natural herbal and aromatherapy based breast enlargement creams are available and easy to use. They are becoming very popular because women are becoming increasingly aware of the ...