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Hot flashes, night sweats and the body that suddenly changed the rules.
Menopause & HormonesEvidence check
Many women worry that menopause will blunt the effect of the new weight-loss injections. In a manufacturer-run analysis of the tirzepatide trials, postmenopausal women lost about 23% of their body weight versus 3% on placebo, close to the results in younger women. Here is what that analysis can and can't tell you.
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Black cohosh is one of the best-selling herbal supplements for menopause. A 2023 review found modest help for hot flashes, but federal experts note rare cases of liver damage and products that contained the wrong herb.
Menopause & HormonesMyth buster
Tell the screening team about your implants and bring suspected implant problems to the clinical conversation.
Discuss future bone health alongside the care for your treated fracture.
Menopause & HormonesComparison
A patch's purpose matters when discussing menopause treatment and pregnancy prevention.
Menopause & HormonesEvidence check
Creatine powder is being marketed to women in midlife for muscle, bones and brain. In postmenopausal women, a 2026 meta-analysis found small gains in lean mass and strength when creatine was paired with weight training. Two 2-year trials found it didn't improve bone density, and taken alone at a low dose it did little.
Menopause & HormonesWhat to expect
Since September 2024, U.S. mammogram results must tell you whether your breasts are dense. Dense tissue makes cancer harder to see and slightly raises risk. A Dutch trial found extra MRI halved missed cancers in women with extremely dense breasts, but the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says the evidence isn't enough to judge benefits and harms of routine extra scans.
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Being female and over 50 both raise the odds of dry eye. Artificial tears are the usual first step, but a 2023 outbreak of serious eye infections was linked to multi-use, preservative-free drops sold online. Here is how to buy and use them safely.
Menopause & HormonesExplainer
Elinzanetant is a newer nonhormonal pill for moderate to severe hot flashes, taken at bedtime. Its label calls for liver tests, warns about drowsiness, and in 2026 added a seizure caution.
Menopause & HormonesMyth buster
In England, check the exact medicine and your other prescription needs before buying.
Menopause & HormonesEvidence check
The headlines from the Women's Health Initiative linked hormone therapy to breast cancer, but the two trials pointed in opposite directions. After 20 years of follow-up, estrogen alone in women without a uterus was linked to fewer breast cancers and fewer breast cancer deaths, while estrogen plus a progestin was linked to more breast cancers.
Menopause & HormonesChecklist
Ask a doctor or pharmacist to check the exact supplement before you start it.
