Menopause

Some menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year offered no better nutrient coverage than a £22 multivitamin, an analysis by Which? found. Products marketed to women over 45 going through menopause or perimenopause often lacked meaningful quantities of key nutrients despite costing around 20 times more than standard multivitamins. None of the [...]

Blood markers that change during menopause are linked to poorer memory and higher Alzheimer’s disease risk in older women, a study found. Researchers identified 16 molecules linked to brain health that shifted during the menopause transition. The changes were more closely associated with hormone levels than with age. The findings were correlational, meaning they do [...]

Xella Health has integrated Oura wearable data into its women’s health platform, allowing members to share trends with clinicians alongside diagnostic results. Members can choose to share information including sleep, heart rate variability, resting heart rate, temperature trends, recovery, activity and menstrual-cycle data. The integration is intended to help clinicians investigate biological factors that may [...]

Partners of women going through menopause will be invited to experience hot flushes using a menopause simulator at a support event in Hull next month. Health group Over The Bloody Moon will bring one of its MenoVests to the Menopaus'ull Support Network event, allowing people to experience a hot flush. Sarah Weichardt, who co-manages the [...]

Short-term oral HRT was linked to a 60 per cent higher rate of serious blood clots in women aged 50 to 69, a large study found. The increased rate was seen among women using oral hormone replacement therapy for less than a year as well as those treated for more than five years. By contrast, [...]

Michigan State University researchers are launching a novel project to transform how medications are developed and prescribed for women. A US$4.6m award will fund computer models designed to predict how hormonal changes affect the way medicines move through and act in women’s bodies. The funding is the first instalment of an award worth up to [...]

Menopause may not drive rising pulse pressure after midlife, with changes beginning up to two decades before the final menstrual period, a study found. Pulse pressure, the gap between the upper and lower numbers in a blood pressure reading, is influenced by the stiffness and width of the aorta, the body's largest blood vessel. The [...]

Many menopause supplements contain ingredients with limited evidence for symptom relief, while formulations and prices vary widely, a study has found. Researchers analysed 201 products sold by nine major UK retailers, comparing their ingredients, doses and monthly costs. Prices ranged from £1.50 to £95 a month, while no single ingredient or category of ingredient was [...]

Gail’s has unveiled a menopause action plan offering new workplace support to thousands of staff ahead of legal reforms due in 2027. The high street bakery chain will offer new benefits including 24/7 digital GP access and a new employee assistance programme, according to The Times. It will also explore new online training [...]

Menopause is often absent from women's electronic health records, a study of nearly 396,000 women has found. Researchers found menopause appeared almost seven times more often in participant surveys than in electronic health records (EHRs). The findings suggest important reproductive health information, including age at menopause, may often be missing from health records used for [...]