Addressing women's needs at the workplace
This presentation provides an overview of the importance of addressing women's needs in the workplace. It will explore the intersection of women's health and work and the unique health challenges that women face in the workplace. It highlights the increased risks and experiences of occupational health hazards and work-related illnesses that affect women more than men. The presentation discusses strategies for addressing women's needs in the workplace and how academic and health practitioners play a crucial role in promoting women's health and well-being in the workplace. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Claire Hardy Tags: Abstract ID: 359 Source Type: research
Creating Menopause-friendly workplaces
In this session we will outline CIPD research and guidance on how to create menopause-friendly workplaces. In particular we will look at: (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rachel Suff, Claire McCartney Tags: Abstract ID: 74 Source Type: research
Societal perspectives on menopause and the menopause cultural revolution: friend or foe to healthcare practitioners?
While menopause has long being viewed as stigmatised, or secret ‘women’s business’, it has begun to hit headlines across Northern Europe and increasingly in the US through celebrity endorsements, public awareness campaigns and growing consultancy and lifestyle consumer markets. This presentation will discuss these trends as part of a social contemporary la ndscape of menopause, including the impact of ‘gendered ageism’ and how recent popular and media commentary around women’s midlife health experiences connects with cultural and economic outcomes. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kathleen Riach Tags: Abstract ID: 343 Source Type: research
Vulvo-vaginal aging
Age produces changes in the vulva and vagina, but the key moment is the decrease in estrogen, the main cause of vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA). The main consequence of a hypoestrogenic environment are signs and symptoms that can adversely affect tissues as the labia majora, labia minora, vestibule, clitoris, vagina, urethra, urethral meatus, bladder, pelvic floor muscles, and periurethral anterior vaginal wall.After menopause, the vaginal epithelium loses its rugae, and tissues grow thin and pale. Elastic fibers are fragmented and connective tissue increases. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Santiago Palacios Tags: Abstract ID: 70 Source Type: research
Gender-affirming hormonal therapy (GAHT)
Clinical questions: (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Dimitrios Goulis Tags: Abstract ID: 51 Source Type: research
Oncological screening policies for transpeople
The transgender population seems to face a higher risk for multiple types of cancers compared with cisgender populations. They are less likely to undergo cancer screenings, to utilize healthcare resources and overall have poorer cancer-related outcomes. The collection of gender identity data is not standard practice in most countries, and this data is not included in national registries. Thus, information on cancer prevalence and outcomes in this population is still unknown. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Maria Cristina Meriggiola Tags: Abstract ID: 140 Source Type: research
Gender incongruence and ageing
As ageing progresses distinct gender differences slowly fade away regarding hair growth pattern, skin texture, voice, muscle strength and many other features that may lead to increased stress in elderly transgender and genderdiverse people. Many have gone to great efforts to align his/her/their outer appearance as much as possible to their gender identity and are deeply concerned that their gender(role) will not be recognized with ageing. This is one reason that elderly transpeople are generally reserved to diminish the dosage of hormones or stop hormonal treatment. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mick van Trotsenburg Tags: Abstract ID: 338 Source Type: research
Menopause and diabetes: a bidirectional association
During the transition to menopause, women undergo metabolic and biochemical changes which increase the risk of T2DM. The major change is an increase in body fat, which occurs mainly in the truncal region, affecting visceral fat as well. Clinically, these changes are apparent as an increase in waist circumference, by a mean of 4.5 cm, according to a recent meta-analysis. Menopause is also associated with a decrease in muscle mass and a significant reduction in energy expenditure, mainly from fat oxidation, which favours an increase in total body weight, without major changes in energy intake. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Irene Lambrinoudaki Tags: Abstract ID: 35 Source Type: research
Managing weight gain at midlife
The objective of this talk is to review weight gain and body fat distribution changes in midlife women, identify potential causes and discuss potential treatment strategies. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Stephanie Faubion Tags: Abstract ID: 214 Source Type: research
Vasomotor symptoms, sleep problems, and their implications for women ’s cardiovascular health at midlife and beyond
The menopause transition is a time of increasing cardiometabolic risk. Women experience adverse changes in lipid profiles, increases in body fat, increased vascular stiffness, and accelerated accumulation of atherosclerosis during the menopause transition, changes that are not explained by aging alone. It has long been assumed that these changes are attributable to menopausal endogenous sex hormone changes, particularly declines in endogenous estradiol. However, an increasing body of research also underscores the importance of menopausal symptoms, such as vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and sleep problems to women ’s cardiovasc...
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Rebecca Thurston Tags: Abstract ID: 163 Source Type: research
Breast cancer
Breasts are target organs for numerous hormones and growth factors. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Antonina Smetnik Tags: Abstract ID: 228 Source Type: research
Improved female sexual dysfunction following vaginal erbium laser treatment
Background: The genito-urinary syndrome of menopause is associated with symptoms such as vaginal dryness, itchiness, urinary urgency and incontinence. These same symptoms are synonymous with female sexual dysfunction leading to considerable morbidity. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Mark Brincat, Joel Pollacco Tags: Abstract ID: 157 Source Type: research
Mediterranean diet to promote health at midlife
Midlife defines a vital period in which the subclinical changes that occur play a pathophysiological role in the development of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). In the case of women, the decrease in estrogen throughout the years of the menopausal transition affects a series of targets in the body, including metabolism. Along with the corrective action of hormones, lifestyle, and particularly diet, play a crucial role. The Mediterranean diet (Meddiet) occupies a privileged position for enjoying an acceptable evidence support due to the interest received from researchers for years. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Antonio Cano Tags: Abstract ID: 333 Source Type: research
Vegeterian diets and longevity
A plethora of evidence supports the adoption of vegetarian diets for health and longevity, with such dietary patterns becoming increasingly popular. Studies conducted on vegetarian populations indicate lower disease rates, in particular cardiometabolic diseases, however, such studies are still limited and not well designed. The exact health promoting mechanisms of vegan diets however, are yet unclear. Furthermore, it is uncertain if adhering to stricter vegetarian diets is associated with more health benefits, or if the recommended daily allowances for all nutrients can be achieved with such patterns. (Source: Maturitas)
Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Maria G. Grammatikopoulou Tags: Abstract ID: 175 Source Type: research
Lifestyle approached to prevent or retard sarcopenia
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Source: Maturitas - June 8, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Andrzej Milewicz Tags: Abstract ID: 80 Source Type: research
