Month: January 2015

From Australian Family Physician Members of The Jean Hailes Foundation have produced a series of articles for the November 2004 issue of Australian Family Physician, the RACGP’s journal, that focus…

Women normally have circulating in their blood three major sex hormones: oestrogen, testosterone and progesterone. Each of these is produced by the ovaries. Oestrogen is also made throughout the body but…

BODY IMAGE AND APPEARANCE Most of us need to feel we look good to feel good. This includes men and women. To achieve this you need to eat a healthy…

Recommendations on postmenopausal hormone therapy February 27, 2007 The following Statement expresses the views of the International Menopause Society (IMS) on the principles of hormone therapy (HT) in the peri-…

Introduction Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the first-line and most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms. But, despite massive, good-quality clinical outcome data on efficacy and safety when HRT is begun…

Comments from researchers at the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health Introduction The Foundation strongly advocates that women and health professionals take a balanced, evidence-based and informed approach to health.…

Introduction Recent studies from the Women’s Health Secrets research group have shown that there is no relationship between testosterone levels throughout the different decades and libido or responses to a…

The assessment of the menopausal woman is primarily the assessment of the well woman, who may be symptomatic or coincidentally, with the menopausal transition may have risks or medical disorders…

Some investigations may be necessary to perform for diagnosis or to help in formulating a treatment plan. Here are the most commonly used investigations and their indications. The Pap smear…

When menopause occurs before the age of 40, it is called premature or early menopause. This may occur spontaneously when a woman’s ovaries stop functioning at an unusually early age,…