You’ve officially hit the big M when you haven’t had a period for at least 12 months, meaning your ovaries have stopped producing estrogen and progesterone. The average American woman reaches menopause at age 51. The good news: No more worrying about birth control or PMS! The bad: When you lose estrogen, you lose its protective ef [...]
Menopause
You’ve officially hit the big M when you haven’t had a period for at least 12 months, meaning your ovaries have stopped producing estrogen and progesterone. The average American woman reaches menopause at age 51. The good news: No more worrying about birth control or PMS! The bad: When you lose estrogen, you lose its protective ef [...]
Perimenopause
Perimenopause refers to changes that occur anywhere from 2 to 10 years before menopause, you enter perimenopause—when your ovaries start to produce less estrogen. These wild estrogen fluctuations can lead to all kinds of symptoms.
Symptoms: The most (in)famous sign is hot flashes—intense heat spreading from your head down through the body. [...]
PMS: premenstrual syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome is the range of symptoms that occur 5 to 11 days before your period, thanks to plummeting levels of estrogen and progesterone. PMS can worsen in your 40s—since hormone levels tend to fluctuate even more widely during perimenopause—and whenever you’re stressed out.
What it feels like: What doesn’t it feel like [...]
Metastatic Breast Cancer Rising In Pa...
Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer in women younger than 40 has increased 2% a year, every year, from 1976 to 2009, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The increase was seen in women aged 25 to 39 of all races and ethnicities, living in both rural and urban areas.
It’s a devastat [...]
Alcohol may improve breast cancer sur...
Although drinking alcohol is known to be a risk factor for developing breast cancer, a new study suggests that alcohol may not have any effect on whether you survive the disease. In fact, researchers found that being a moderate drinker may actually improve your chances of survival.
The results of the study showed there was no adverse relatio [...]
Weight-loss surgery changes the level...
A new study published online on April 11 in the journal Cell Reports states that weight-loss surgery changes the levels of genes involved in burning and storing fat.
In severely obese people, the levels of specific genes that control how fat is burned and stored in the body are changed to reflect poor metabolic health.
After weight-loss surge [...]
Menopause symptoms hinder breast canc...
Hot flashes and other unpleasant side effects are a major reason one-quarter of breast cancer patients do not start or do not complete their recommended hormone-blocking therapy, a new study finds.
Five years of daily pills — either tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors — is recommended for many women whose breast cancer expresses the [...]
Surprising relationship between genet...
Genetic testing may help identify women at risk for certain types of breast cancer, according to a new study.
Researchers found that over-expression or under-expression of certain genes may help doctors pinpoint women with estrogen receptor-positive or estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer. Doctor could then take appropriate steps to reduc [...]
Surprising signs of breast cancer
You’ve been told all your life to be on the alert for breast lumps, the primary sign of breast cancer. But a lump isn’t always the first sign of malignancy, or it may not be the first change a woman notices. Learn the following lesser-known symptoms of breast cancer.
1. Itchy, sore, or reddened breasts
Skin that feels rashy or ho [...]
Hormone therapy may increase breast c...
A new study published in the March 29th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that women who take hormone therapy that includes estrogen and progestin are at increased risk of developing breast cancer and dying from it, especially if they start taking the therapy just as menopause begins.
Researchers followed nearly 4 [...]
