World Menopause Month

To raise awareness of health and menopause, the World Health Organisation and the International Menopause Society have designated October as World Menopause Month and 18 October 2019 as World Menopause Day.  Cochrane Gynaecology and Fertility Group has published multiple reviews assessing the effectiveness and safety of interventions in menopausal women, including peri and postmenopausal women. To celebrate World Menopause Month and Day, we have collated a selection of reviews investigating various treatments  for menopausal symptoms such as hormone therapy, tibolone, relaxation, exercise, and alternative therapy.Black cohosh (Cimicifuga spp.) for menopausal symptomsDehydroepiandrosterone for women in the peri- or postmenopausal phaseHormone therapy for sexual function in perimenopausal and postmenopausal womenHormone therapy for endometriosis and surgical menopauseLong-term hormone therapy for perimenopausal and postmenopausal womenShort-term and long-term effects of tibolone in postmenopausal womenRelaxation for perimenopausal and postmenopausal symptomsAcupuncture for menopausal hot flushesChinese herbal medicine for menopausal symptomsExercise for vasomotor menopausal symptomsBioidentical hormones for women with vasomotor symptomsOestrogen and progestogen hormone replacement therapy for peri-menopausal and post-menopausal women: weight and body fat distributionHormone therapy in postmenopausal women and risk of endometrial hyperplasiaOral oestrogen and combined oestroge...
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