Menopause News articles from March 1996

Menopause News archives from March 1996

New home saliva test measures hormones.
March 1, 1996... Hormones flit through our systems like fire on a summer night. They are tiny and re exceedingly transient. One prominent West Coast gynecologist, skilled in prescribing hormones, finally stopped trying to measure blood levels and began relying on...

Can we understand testosterone as just another hormone? (possible use in menopause therapy)
March 1, 1996... "A gradual development of testosterone deficiency is a function of aging for all women as a consequence of several factors: loss of ovarian testosterone, diminished production of adrenal androgens, aging testosterone receptors, and reduced enzyme...

You might be able to talk yourself out of hot flashes.
March 1, 1996... At the British Psychological Society's Annual Conference, March, 1995, researchers presented two papers suggesting women may have some control over frequency and intensity of hot flashes. It might be a question of attitude. One paper reported...

The Hormone of Desire.
March 1, 1996... What is so astonishing about this book is the thoroughness of the coverage of the subject of testosterone and how marvelous it is to find all this information in one place. The Hormone of desire, the Truth about Sexuality, Menopause, and...

Estrogen and Breast Cancer.
March 1, 1996... Estrogen and Breast Cancer, a Warning to Women, although published three years ago, is still relevant because it summarizes the research on estrogen and presents information within an historical context. In other words, we begin with the...