Dormir es clave para la buena salud mental de las mujeres mayores
LUNES, 9 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres mayores que no mantienen un horario fijo de sueño y vigilia quizá sean más propensas a enfrentarse a sentimientos de depresión y ansiedad, incluso aunque duerman el tiempo normal.Además, una mu…
Learn MoreSleep Key to Good Mental Health for Older Women
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older women who don’t stick to a set sleep and wake schedule may be more likely to struggle with feelings of depression and anxiety — even if they get a normal amount of zzzs.What’s more, a postmenopausal woman…
Learn MoreCambios de humor, problemas de memoria: el precio mental de la menopausia
MIÉRCOLES, 21 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La menopausia y los años que la preceden puede hacerla sentir como si estuviera perdiendo la cabeza.Algunos de estos sentimientos son cambios que ocurren naturalmente en esta etapa de la vida, per…
Learn MoreAerobic Exercise Tied to Better Sleep, Mental Health in Perimenopausal Women
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aerobics training is tied to improvement in self-reported anxiety, depression, and sleep quality among perimenopausal women, according to a study published online Nov. 24 in Frontiers in Psychiatry.Yan Zhao…
Learn MoreMood Swings, Memory Troubles: Minding the Mental Toll of Menopause
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menopause and the years before it may make you feel like you’re losing your mind.Some of those feelings are changes that occur naturally in this stage of life, but other factors contribute, too, according t…
Learn MoreYour Sex Life Doesn’t Have to Suffer During Menopause
MONDAY, June 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Our bodies are a stew of hormones and chemicals and enzymes and all sorts of exotic-sounding ingredients. For many women, this concoction bubbles along happily right through menopause. But for other women, it…
Learn MoreHot Flashes & What to Do About Them
THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hot flashes are a common — and uncomfortable — symptom of menopause.More than 80% of menopausal women experience sudden, often debilitating bursts of heat that last several minutes, according to the U.S. F…
Learn MoreSystemic Hormone Therapy During Menopause May Up Risk for Depression
FRIDAY, Nov. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Systemically administered hormone therapy (HT) during menopause is associated with a higher risk for depression, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in JAMA Network Open.Marie K. Wium-Andersen, M.D., P…
Learn MoreRace May Impact Satisfaction With Hormone Therapy for Menopause Symptoms
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black and White women report different preferences for treatment for menopause symptoms, according to a study published Oct. 18 in Menopause.Monica Christmas, M.D., from the University of Chicago, and colleagu…
Learn MoreHormonal Therapy Won’t Prevent Chronic Ills After Menopause: Expert Panel
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts are once again advising doctors and women against using menopausal hormone therapy to ward off chronic diseases — 20 years after a landmark trial dashed those hopes.In updated recommendations, the U.S…
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