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'Menopause live' is a service offered by the International Menopause Society to members. It offers, via e-mail, commentaries on recently published scientific papers that may be of interest to members of the IMS. The opinions expressed in these commentaries are those of the commentary authors and are not necessarily supported by the IMS.

If you are not currently a member and would like to join the Society, please see the Membership Application section.

Archive issues of Menopause Live are published below.

November 2008

Menopause live – 12 November, 2008
Metabolic syndrome in the menopausal transition

Menopause live – 19 November, 2008
Follicle stimulating hormone, estradiol, anti-Mullerian hormone and inhibin B in the menopausal transition

Menopause live – 24 November, 2008
Changes in serum estradiol through the menopausal transition and lower urinary tract symptoms

December 2008

Menopause live – 01 December, 2008
Lifetime exposure to estrogen and cognitive function

Menopause live – 09 December, 2008
Physical activity and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women

Menopause live – 15 December, 2008
The phytoestrogen genistein and cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women

Menopause live – 22 December, 2008
FRAX: A fracture risk assessment tool

January 2009

Menopause live – 08 January, 2009
Approach to the patient with menopausal symptoms

Menopause live – 14 January, 2009
Nurses for the care of menopausal women

Menopause live – 21 January, 2009
A rapid decline in the incidence of breast cancer following cessation of menopausal hormone therapy: sense or nonsense?

Menopause live – 28 January, 2009
Vertebral fracture risk reduction in women who lose femoral neck bone mineral density on teriparatide treatment

February 2009

Menopause live – 02 February, 2009
Smoking and hot flushes

Menopause live – 11 February, 2009
HRT and colorectal cancer

Menopause live – 16 February, 2009
New insights into mechanisms contributing to increased dementia risk in the WHI

Menopause live – 23 February, 2009
Weight loss and urinary incontinence

March 2009

Menopause live – 02 March, 2009
Dietary calcium and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status in relation to bone mineral density

Menopause live – 09 March, 2009
Tibolone increases the risk of recurrence in breast cancer patients, while relieving vasomotor symptoms and preventing bone loss

Menopause live – 16 March, 2009
Raloxifene and cardioprotection in early postmenopausal women

Menopause live – 23 March, 2009
Postmenopausal hormone use and breast cancer risk

Menopause live – 30 March, 2009
Approach to the patient with menopausal symptoms

April 2009

Menopause live – 06 April, 2009
HRT and sarcopenia

Menopause live – 20 April, 2009
Melanoma and HRT

Menopause live – 27 April, 2009
Colorectal cancer risk and soy food intake in women

May 2009

Menopause live – 04 May, 2009
Multivitamins to prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease

Menopause live – 11 May, 2009
Low-dose aspirin: does it prevent type 2 diabetes in women?

Menopause live – 20 May, 2009
HRT and the new incidence of diabetes mellitus

Menopause live – 25 May, 2009
The effect of proton pump-inhibiting drugs on mineral metabolism

June 2009

Menopause live – 01 June, 2009
Progression from impaired glucose tolerance to diabetes mellitus: association with cardiovascular risk factors, lifestyle and metformin

Menopause live – 08 June, 2009
Female contraception over 40: ESHRE Workshop summary

Menopause live – 15 June, 2009
Raloxifene and cardioprotection in early postmenopausal women

Menopause live – 22 June, 2009
The menopause transition and hormone use: effects on cognitive performance in midlife women

Menopause live – 29 June, 2009
Short-term suspension of hormone therapy and mammography recall

July 2009

Menopause live – 06 July, 2009
Colorectal Cancer Screening – 2009

Menopause live – 15 July, 2009
Randomized, controlled trials vs. observational studies on bisphosphonate therapy to reduce fracture risk in osteoporotic postmenopausal women

Menopause live – 22 July, 2009
Prevention of non-vertebral fractures with vitamin D

Menopause live – 27 July, 2009
Hormone therapy and ovarian cancer

August 2009

Menopause live – 03 August, 2009
Overdiagnosis of breast cancer due to screening?

Menopause live – 10 August, 2009
High weight or body mass index increases the risk of vertebral fracture

Menopause live – 17 August, 2009
Vegetarianism and the risk of cancer

Menopause live – 24 August, 2009
Type of exercise and bone protection

Menopause live – 31 August, 2009
Acupuncture for vasomotor menopausal symptoms

September 2009

Menopause live – 07 September, 2009
Malignancy in endometrial polyps

Menopause live – 14 September, 2009
Back pain and risk for future vertebral fractures

Menopause live – 21 September, 2009
Sleep breathing disorders in women

Menopause live – 28 September, 2009
Female sex hormones and osteoarthritis

October 2009

Menopause live – 05 October, 2009
The role of nitric oxide in prevention of osteoporosis: a novel therapy?

Menopause live – 12 October, 2009
Marital status and cancer survival

Menopause live – 19 October, 2009
New findings about hormone therapy and breast cancer risk

Menopause live – 26 October, 2009
The effect of HRT on intra-ocular pressure

November 2009

Menopause live – 02 November, 2009
Herbals for climacteric symptoms and risk of breast cancer

Menopause live – 09 November, 2009
Hypertension treatment 2009 – a new model?

Menopause live – 16 November, 2009
Voice, hearing, menopause and HRT

Menopause live – 23 November, 2009
Health-related benefits of green tea in an elderly population

Menopause live – 30 November, 2009
New-onset breast tenderness is not a useful predictor of breast cancer

December 2009

Menopause live – 07 December, 2009
Updated definition for metabolic syndrome

Menopause live – 14 December, 2009
Doctor, am I cured?

Menopause live – 21 December, 2009
Estrogen metabolites and breast cancer

January 2010

Menopause live – 04 January, 2010
Rethinking the impact of breast and prostate cancer screening. Part 1: The evidence

Menopause live – 11 January, 2010
Rethinking the impact of breast and prostate cancer screening. Part 2: The comment

Menopause live – 18 January, 2010
The effect of estrogen and alendronate on metaphyseal fracture healing in mice

Menopause live – 25 January, 2010
The effect of transdermal testosterone on mammographic density in postmenopausal women not receiving hormone therapy

February 2010

Menopause live – 01 February, 2010
Changes in cardiovascular risk parameters during the menopause transition

Menopause live – 08 February, 2010
Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of fractures

Menopause live – 15 February, 2010
Antidepressant use and risk of cardiovascular disease in the WHI study

Menopause live – 22 February, 2010
Read this, not that

March 2010

Menopause live – 01 March, 2010
Menopause in Asian women: perceptions and its multidimensional effects

Menopause live – 08 March, 2010
Differences in female bone density reference ranges between countries

Menopause live – 15 March, 2010
Low bone mass as a predictor for stroke

Menopause live – 22 March, 2010
Menopausal hormone therapy and risk of invasive colon cancer

Menopause live – 29 March, 2010
Combining therapies for osteoporosis

April 2010

Menopause live – 05 April, 2010
Risk of breast cancer in relation to the use of bisphosphonates

Menopause live – 12 April, 2010
Early risk of coronary heart disease for younger, postmenopausal HRT users?

Menopause live – 19 April, 2010
The menopausal transition stage and incontinence

Menopause live – 26 April, 2010
Lifetime exposure to estrogen and obstructive coronary disease in women

May 2010

Menopause live – 03 May, 2010
Does mammography reduce breast cancer mortality?

Menopause live – 10 May, 2010
Five-colors-a-day and cancer prevention

Menopause live – 24 May, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 24 Sep, 2010)
Various HRT regimens and risk of venous thromboembolism

Menopause live – 31 May, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 1 Oct, 2010)
Menopause management revisited

June 2010

Menopause live – 07 June, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 7 Oct, 2010)
Should we kill them all?

Menopause live – 14 June, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 14 Oct, 2010)
Women’s Health Initiative, osteoporosis prescribing and fracture incidence

Menopause live – 21 June, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 21 Oct, 2010)
Endogenous estradiol and coronary calcifications in postmenopausal women

July 2010

Menopause live – 05 July, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 5 Nov, 2010)
Symptoms of depression among pre-, peri- and postmenopausal women in Turkey

Menopause live – 12 July, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 12 Nov, 2010)
The search for an effective non-hormonal treatment for hot flushes continues

Menopause live – 19 July, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 19 Nov, 2010)
The fragile-bone dispute

August 2010

Menopause live – 09 August, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 9 Dec, 2010)
Stopping estrogen therapy

Menopause live – 16 August, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 16 Dec, 2010)
Menopause and irritable bowel syndrome

Menopause live – 23 August, 2010 (available to IMS members only - open release on 23 Dec, 2010)
A public health paper on breast cancer incidence that does not withstand scrutiny

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Menopause live

'Menopause live' is a service offered by the International Menopause Society to its members. It offers, via e-mail, commentaries on recently published scientific papers that may be of interest to members of the IMS. The opinions expressed in these commentaries are those of the commentary authors and are not necessarily supported by the IMS.

If you are not currently a member and would like to join the Society, please see the Membership Application section.

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