Tag: menopause
The science of menopause could change women’s health
Researchers have said a study by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) in 2002 changed how many women and health care providers perceive hormone therapy. The study had shown a drop in prescriptions for menopause-related hormone therapy globally. Globally, prescriptions formenopausal hormone therapy dropped sharply. Researchers said the timing of hormone-therapy initiation is an important issue.
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Rapa Nui people did not destroy their island
A study has suggested that DNA damage is responsible for early menopause. The team, led by University of Iceland’s Anders Stefnsson, found that four of the genes they identified were linked to cancer as well as to a higher risk of cancer. Mutations in DNA can lead to cancer and ovarian ageing is related to DNA damage in a person’s eggs.
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